“Heaven has a wall, a gate, and a strict immigration policy.  Hell has open borders.  Let that sink in”  That’s messaged a Louisiana-based grocery store chain printed in its circular that is seeing quite a bit of feedback.  Owner of Mac’s Fresh Market Reggy McDonald says the message wasn’t meant to be politically controversial, but to start a conversation about salvation.

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McDaniel says while he’s received negative pushback from the ad, he estimates 80% of the feedback has been positive.
A 19-year-old south Louisiana man was fatally shot last night when a bullet entered his mother’s home in Lockport. Alton Adams of Bayou Blue was pronounced dead at the scene. LaFourche Parish Sheriff’s office spokesperson Brennan Matherne says witnesses reported hearing several gunshots
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Anyone with information on who pulled the trigger is urged to call crime stoppers.

Student loan borrowers in Louisiana’s two biggest cities have some of the highest rates of late payments in the nation…

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Time is running out for lawmakers in DC to cut a funding deal to prevent yet another government shutdown by the 15th. The debate still centers on money for an additional physical border wall. Congressman Steve Scalise says the actual deadline is even sooner than Friday.

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Baton Rouge and New Orleans are in the top ten most likely cities for people to me more than 90 days late on student loan payments, as more than 20 percent of borrowers have been delinquent. Student Loan Hero analyst Kali McFadden says those who take out loans and drop out before getting their degree are far more likely to be late.

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Investigators with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Brayton Galentine of Lafayette, who is wanted in connection with a burglary and vehicle theft last month. Authorities say it didn’t take long to figure out it was Galentine, as he left his own vehicle outside of the house he stole a car from. Major Ginny Higgins says the stolen vehicle was found torched a few days later, and Galentine is facing serious time if convicted.

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The state has ordered the Drax Morehouse Biomass wood pellet plant near Bastrop, to install air pollution controls following a challenge by environmental groups.

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Louisiana took home some gold at last night’s Grammys as Lafayette native Lauren Daigle won for best contemporary Christian Music Performance for her song, “You Say” and also won best contemporary Christian music album, “Look Up Child.” New Orleans native PJ Morton tied with Leon Bridges for best traditional R-and-B performance for his song “How Deep is Your Love.” Buddy Guy won for best traditional blues album.

Lafayette native Lauren Daigle was one of the big winners at last night’s Grammys as she won for best contemporary Christian Music Performance for her song, “You Say” and also won best contemporary Christian music album, “Look Up Child.”
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New Orleans native PJ Morton tied with Leon Bridges for best traditional R-and-B performance for his song “How Deep is Your Love.” Buddy Guy won for best traditional blues album.

Baton Rouge and New Orleans rank in the top 10 for adults who go more than 90 days without making a payment on their student loan. But Student Loan Hero analyst Kali McFadden says most of the individuals who become delinquent are able to stay away from defaulting…
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McFadden says Louisiana households make far less than the national average, which is a main reason why people fall behind on their student loans.

The state department of environmental quality has ordered the Drax Biomass Plant in Morehouse Parish to install pollution control systems to reduce smog-forming emissions. Environmental Integrity Project Attorney Keri Powell says this good news for the community and it should lead to better health…
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Shreveport Representative Sam Jenkins has filed legislation that creates the crime of aggressive driving and a motorist could be charged with this crime when committing three or more different offenses that are associated with aggressive driving. Jenkins says his proposed law would punish drivers who commit this offense with hundreds of dollars in fines, possibly a prison sentence and the offender would have to participate in a court-approved driver improvement program…
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The bill will be heard in the legislative session that begins in April.

Baton Rouge and New Orleans are in the top ten most likely cities for adults to be more than 90 days late on student loan payments, as more than 20 percent of borrowers have been delinquent. Student Loan Hero analyst Kali McFadden says that’s largely due to the fact that Louisiana households make 11,000 dollars less per year than the national average….
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The state department of environmental quality has ordered Drax Biomass in Morehouse Parish to reduce its smog-forming pollutants that’s being released from its wood pellett manufacturing plant. Environmental Intergrity Project attorney Keri Powell says the state is requiring Drax to submit their preconstruction permit applications withing three months…
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Shreveport Representative Sam Jenkins has filed legislation for the upcoming session that targets motorists who engage in aggressive driving…
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An Alexandria grocery store is facing backlash on social media for what they printed on an ad mailer. Mac’s Fresh Market put on the mailer in bold letters that Heaven has a wall, a gate and a strict immigrant policy, hell has open borders. Let that sink in. One Facebook post says how about we build a wall around your store.

Three Louisiana based artists took home Grammy’s last night. Lafayette native Lauren Daigle won in two categories, best contemporary Christian music album and best contemporary Christian music performance for “Look up Child” and “You Say” respectively. New Orleans native PJ Morton tied with Leon Bridges for best traditional R-and-B performance for his song “How Deep is Your Love.” Pointe Coupee Parish native Buddy Guy won for best traditional blues album.

State Representative Sam Jenkins, a democrat from Shreveport, has filed a bill for the upcoming session that creates the crime of aggressive driving. Jenkins says the penalty for careless operation is minimal, while vehicular injury or homicide carries heavy penalties, but he wants something in the middle…
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Under the proposal, offenders would have to participate in a driver improvement program.

Sudent loan borrowers in Louisiana’s two biggest cities have some of the highest rates of late payments in the nation…
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The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office knows who committed a recent burglary at home in St. Martinville, because the suspect left his own vehicle in the victim’s driveway…
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That’s Major Ginny Higgins who says 21-year-old Brayton Galentine of Lafayette is wanted for breaking into a victim’s home and stealing their Ford Fusion.

Student Loan Hero ranks Baton Rouge and New Orleans in the top 10 for most likely cities for people to be more than 90 days late on student loan payments, as more than 20-percent of borrowers have been delinquent. Analyst Kali McFadden on why there are so many in Louisiana who are delinquent on student loan payments…

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According to the report, Louisiana students graduated with 27,210 dollars of student debt on average, a little less than the national average.

Investigators with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 21-year-old Brayton Galentine of Lafayette, who is wanted in connection with a burglary and vehicle theft last month. Major Ginny Higgins says Galentine is accused of breaking into a home in St. Martinville and stealing keys to the home owners Ford Fusion, but he left a pretty incriminating piece of evidence behind.

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Higgins they don’t have a motive in the crime.

The state has ordered Drax Morehouse Biomass Plant, a wood pellet plant near Bastrop, to install air pollution controls following a challenge by environmental groups. Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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student loan borrowers in Louisiana’s two biggest cities have some of the highest rates of late payments in the nation…

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 Shreveport Representative Sam Jenkins has pre-filed legislation to target hostile motorists who engage in aggressive driving.

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The state has ordered Drax Morehouse Biomass Plant, a wood pellet plant near Bastrop, to install air pollution controls following a challenge by environmental groups.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Baton Rouge and New Orleans are in the top ten most likely cities for people to me more than 90 days late on student loan payments, as more than 20 percent of borrowers have been delinquent.

Student Loan Hero analyst Kali McFadden says that’s largely due to the fact that Louisiana households make 11,000 dollars less per year than the national average.

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According to the report, Louisiana students graduated with 27,210 dollars of student debt on average, a little less than the national average.

McFadden says for-profit college attendees and two year college alums are more likely than four year college grads to be delinquent, but those who take out loans and drop out before getting their degree are most likely of all, and that’s a significant problem in the Bayou State relative to the rest of the nation.

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McFadden noted that while borrowers in Louisiana’s two biggest cities were far more likely than those in other cities to be late with payments…

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Representative Sam Jenkins has prefiled an aggressive driving bill that would create a more middle of the road punishment for impatient drivers.  Jenkins says charges like careless operation of a vehicle are very minimal, while vehicular injury or homicide carry heavy penalties, but he wants something in the middle…

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The representative says he hopes this will prevent road rage and get drivers who are charged enrolled into driving improvement schools.  Jenkins says in some cases this misdemeanor could also lead to serious repercussions…

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Jenkins says after viewing research from the National Highway Transportation Safety Board he noticed other states had enlisted laws to address poor driving behavior but Louisiana was lacking in proactive measures…

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Jenkins says the legislation will be reviewed by the committee of administration for criminal justice who will then present the bill to the legislature during the next session.

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Investigators with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Brayton Galentine of Lafayette, who is wanted in connection with a burglary and vehicle theft last month.  Major Ginny Higgins says Galentine is accused of breaking into a hom in St. Martinville and stealing keys to the home owners Ford Fusion, but he left a pretty incriminating piece of evidence behind.

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Higgins says it doesn’t appear the suspect knew the home owner and as far as a motive…

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Higgins says the stolen vehicle was found torched a few days later.  Galentine is facing serious time if convicted.

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Higgins encourages anyone who knows of the suspect’s whereabouts to contact law enforcement or submit a tip through Crime Stoppers.

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Louisiana has ordered a wood pellet plant near Bastrop to install air pollution controls following a challenge by environmental groups. Environmental Integrity Project attorney Keri Powell says when the Drax Morehouse Biomass Plant opened in 2015, it drastically underestimated it’s pollution output and had been exceeding it’s allowed emissions by four times to 1000 tons annually.

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Powell says the abundance of volatile organic compounds emitted into the air can result in a plethora of health issues.

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Powell says the state is requiring Drax to submit their preconstruction permit applications within three months, but the plant is now asking the state to give them a free pass for violating its emissions limit for the next year.

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The US Supreme Court has frozen a Louisiana law, set to kick in today, that would have required abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. Connor Ferril has more.

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More details have arrived in the marijuana bust of Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata. Jefferson Parish Sherriff Joe Lopinto says the search was triggered by a seizure of a package headed to Onyemata’s residence.

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The IRS is warning the public about “ghost preparers” ahead of filing taxes, where someone will prepare a return for a fee and leave the tax payer with an inaccurate return before vanishing.  IRS spokesperson Raphael Tulino says it’s important to find a credible pro when filing, but if you feel that may may have been scammed, he’d like you to fill out a form so law enforcement can be aware of the potential “ghost preparer.”

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A rideshare driver for Lyft has been arrest and accused of kidnapping and raping an intoxicated passenger in Jefferson Parish. Lopinto says Hamad broke the responsibility he had to the passenger in getting her home safely.

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Authorities say 30 year old Yousef Hamed picked up the victim from a bar and instead of taking her to her home, he then took her to his home in Harvey and raped the woman. Hamed’s bond was set at $400,000.

A rideshare driver for Lyft has been arrest and accused of kidnapping and raping an intoxicated passenger in Jefferson Parish.  Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says the incident happened late last month, and was being investigated by New Orleans Police.  Upon the receiving evidence to track down the driver, NOPD turned to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s deputies where the crime had occurred.

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Authorities say 30 year old Yousef Hamed picked up the victim from a bar and instead of taking her to her home, he then took her to his home in Harvey and raped the woman.

It’s been frigid in north Louisiana, but National Weather Service Shreveport meteorologist Mario Valverde says expect temperatures to begin rising starting midday today. Valverde says once the warm up happens, it is likely premature to packing away your winter clothes for the year.

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The IRS is warning the public about “ghost preparers” ahead of filing taxes, where someone will prepare a return for a fee and leave the tax payer with an inaccurate return before vanishing.  IRS spokesperson Raphael Tulino says ask questions when going through the process and word of mouth is always the best way to go to avoid the scam.

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The US Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, has temporarily halted the implementation of a Louisiana law that would have required that abortion providers have admitting privileges at a local hospital.  Attorney General Jeff Landry says it’s interesting to note the four liberal justices on the court were joined by a Chief Justice who was appointed by President George W Bush.

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The regulation, passed back in 2014, has been blocked repeatedly, but last month was ruled constitutional by an Appellate Court.

constitutional by an Appellate Court.