The LSU President is defending the university’s decision to adopt a holistic admission policy. Matt Doyle has more.

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For the first time in a long time, much of the state will see low temperatures into the 50s tomorrow morning. Rob Megnia, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says the summer heat has finally dissipated…

Cut 12 (08)   “…70-degrees”

The Secretary of State’s office is appealing the decision by The Office of State Procurement voiding a multi-million dollar contract that would have replaced the state’s aging voting machines.  Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says the Edwards administration rejected the contract, because a lobbyist for a losing bidder is a supporter of the governor. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says name recognition is lacking in the Secretary of State’s race, so the candidates are taking a risk by paying for commercial spots to attack Ardoin…

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Ardoin is one of nine candidates seeking election to the Secretary of State’s post. The election is November sixth.

A meter reader for Entergy has been fired after falsifying meter readings and now about four-thousand Entergy customers in southeast Louisiana are experiencing sticker shock with their latest bills. Entergy Vice President of Distribution Melonie Stewart says they are giving customers many months to pay the heavy bill.
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LSU President F. King Alexander is defending the university’s decision to use a holistic admission standards, in the wake of reports that 7.5 percent of the freshman class did not meet traditional GPA or ACT requirements. On Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster, Alexander said  while the new policy will help high out of state achievers make it to Baton Rouge, it won’t keep out locals.

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Previously the board of regents allowed for four percent of students to fall below the requirements.

A meter reader for Entergy has been fired after falsifying meter readings and now about four-thousand Entergy customers in southeast Louisiana are experiencing sticker shock with their latest bills. Entergy Vice President of Distribution Melonie Stewart after a rereading of the meters, they have the most accurate measure of the energy used by customers.

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The Office of State Procurement voids a multi-million dollar contract that would have replaced the state’s aging voting machines. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer found flaws in how interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin selected Dominion Voting Systems. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the candidates in the race will bring this up on why Ardoin shouldn’t be elected…

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Ardoin is one of nine candidates seeking election to the Secretary of State’s post. The election is November sixth.

For the first time in a long time, much of the state will see low temperatures into the 50s tomorrow morning. Rob Megnia, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says  another cold front is expected early next week…

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LSU President F. King Alexander is defending the university’s decision to use a holistic admission standards, in the wake of reports that 7.5 percent of the freshman class did not meet traditional GPA or ACT requirements. On Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster, Alexander says adopting these methods makes it easier to steal other state’s best students, who may not have all the curricular requirements.

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All but three SEC schools use the holistic approach.

The Office of State Procurement voids a multi-million dollar contract that would have replaced the state’s aging voting machines. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer found flaws in how interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin selected Dominion Voting Systems. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it doesn’t look good for Ardoin…

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The Secretary of State’s office is appealing the decision, calling the decision political.

A meter reader for Entergy has been fired after falsifying meter readings and now about four-thousand Entergy customers in southeast Louisiana are experiencing sticker shock with their latest bills. Entergy Vice President of Distribution Melonie Stewart…

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Stewart says there is no word on the meter reader’s motivation in the falsified readings, but customers will have several months to catch up on the back dated charges, as they may be a bit extensive.

And Governor John Bel Edwards is taking a trip to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in partnership with the National Governor’s Association. The governor will be taking Bayou businessmen, researchers, and other officials on a trip to try and spur some economic development with the small Mediterranean nation. A major aim of the trip is cyber security, an industry that Israel is known for. The governor will leave for the trip on October 26^th.

LSU President F. King Alexander is defending the university’s decision to use a holistic admission standards, in the wake of reports that 7.5 percent of the freshman class did not meet traditional GPA or ACT requirements. On Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster, Alexander said sometimes scores don’t tell the full story about a prospective student’s aptitude.

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Previously the board of regents allowed for four percent of students to fall below the 3.0 GPA and 22 ACT requirement.

The Office of State Procurement voids a multi-million dollar contract that would have replaced the state’s aging voting machines. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer found flaws in how interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin selected Dominion Voting Systems. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it may not look good for Ardoin, but it could be tough for opponents to capitalize on.

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About four thousand Entergy customers in southeast Louisiana may be experiencing some sticker shock at their latest bill.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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For the first time in a long time, much of the state will see low temperatures into the 50s tomorrow morning. Rob Megnia, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says the summer heat has finally dissipated…

Cut 12 (08)   “…70-degrees”

LSU President F. King Alexander is defending the university’s decision to use a holistic admission standards, in the wake of reports that 7.5 percent of the freshman class did not meet traditional GPA or ACT requirements. On Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster, Alexander says the process benefits not only those who’ve had family hardship, but also out of state students who excelled academically, but did not have a high school curriculum that included all of the classes necessary to attend LSU.
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A meter reader for Entergy has been fired after falsifying meter readings and now about four-thousand Entergy customers in southeast Louisiana are experiencing sticker shock with their latest bills. Entergy Vice President of Distribution Melonie Stewart says after a rereading of the meters, they have the most accurate measure of the energy used by customers.
Cut 7 (05)  “…energy they used.”
The Office of State Procurement voids a multi-million dollar contract that would have replaced the state’s aging voting machines. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer found flaws in how interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin selected Dominion Voting Systems. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the candidates in the race will bring this up on why Ardoin shouldn’t be elected…

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Ardoin is one of nine candidates seeking election to the Secretary of State’s post. The election is November sixth.

New Medicare cards will be on their way to Louisianan who get their healthcare from the feds. The new cards come with a few changes to better protect beneficiary’s identities and fight fraud. Regional Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services Jeff Hinson says when the new card comes in, the old card has to go.

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The Office of State Procurement voids a multi-million dollar contract that would have replaced the state’s aging voting machines. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer found flaws in how interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin selected Dominion Voting Systems. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this could hurt Ardoin’s chances in the Secretary of State race…
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Ardoin is one of nine candidates seeking election to the Secretary of State’s post.

A meter reader for Entergy has been fired after falsifying meter readings and now about four-thousand Entergy customers in southeast Louisiana are experiencing sticker shock with their latest bills. Entergy Vice President of Distribution Melonie Stewart…
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Stewart says customers will have to the pay the higher than normal bill, but will be given more time to do so.

The LSU President is defending the university’s decision to adopt a holistic admission policy. Matt Doyle has more.
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Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone says he will run for governor next year. The founder of an industrial contracting company has long been a prominent state Republican donor, and Jeremy Alford of La-Politics-dot-com says around the state capitol, he’s shown great interest in education issues…
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Rispone plans to make a full campaign announcement soon.

LSU President F. King Alexander is defending the university’s decision to use holistic admission standards, in the wake of reports that 7.5 percent of the freshman class did not meet traditional GPA or ACT requirements. On Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster, Alexander said sometimes scores don’t tell the full story about a prospective student’s aptitude.
Cut 3 (11) “…junior year”
Previously the Board of Regents allowed for four percent of students to fall below the 3.0 GPA and 22 ACT requirement.

The Golden Band from Tigerland is getting love from the cast of the Office for playing the hit show’s theme song at a recent halftime show. Matt Doyle has more.
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State Climatologist Barry Keim says if you think the weather is nice today, wait until tomorrow…
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Keim says the weather should be perfect for college football on Saturday.