The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign kicks off today, running through New Year’s Day. Don Molino has the story.

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Impeachment moves to the House floor as the Judiciary Committee approves two Articles. Matt Doyle has more.

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Law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols through New Year’s Day with the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission executive director Lisa Freeman says it isn’t just alcohol impairment that is a concern as prescriptions can effect a driver’s motor skills or mental alertness.

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Freeman says of the 16 people killed on Louisiana roads during last year’s holiday season, 12 deaths were attributed to alcohol-related crashes.

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Nationally, 285 people were killed over the holidays in drunk driving-related crashes in 2018.

Freeman says the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is an effective one, with a dipping trend in drunk driving fatalities on the national level as well as on the state level.

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The House Judiciary Committee votes to send two Articles of Impeachment to the House floor for an Impeachment vote sometime next week.

Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson sits on the Committee and railed against the decision. He says the President’s actions related to Ukraine don’t meet the constitutional bar for Impeachment.

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The Articles focus on Abuse of Power related to an alleged scheme to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals, and Obstruction related to the Administration’s refusal to cooperate with the Impeachment inquiry…

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Johnson says the fast pace of the hearings are due to pressure on Democratic lawmakers by their base to deliver an Impeachment by Christmas.

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New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond also sat on the Committee. He voted to Impeach.

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Equipment to stabilize the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans will be arriving next week.  New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says engineers are close to finalizing the plan and the process should be completed near the end of February.

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McConnell says the safety of the crews is the number one priority throughout the process of trying to recover the remains of those killed in the October collapse, so stabilization is crucial.

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McConnell expects demolition crews to be working deep into 2020.

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After seven years at the reigns of LSU, University President F. King Alexander is stepping down.   Alexander has been selected to be the next president of Oregon State University.  Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says a highlight of Alexander’s tenure will be his handling of years of higher education budget cuts.

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Alexander faced criticism for his embrace of holistic admissions during his tenure.  But Erwin says it will likely looked back as a solid move for LSU.

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Erwin says Alexander had to make some big decisions in handling the school’s athletics.

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Alexander’s last day is December 31^st and will be appointed at Oregon State on July 1, 2020.  The institution has named Dean of the LSU Law Center Thomas Galligan as the interim successor.

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The House Judiciary Committee votes to send two Articles of Impeachment to the House floor for an Impeachment vote sometime next week.

Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson sits on the Committee and railed against the decision. He says the President’s actions related to Ukraine don’t meet the constitutional bar for Impeachment.

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New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond also sat on the Committee. He voted to Impeach.

Equipment to stabilize the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans will be arriving next week. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says the safety of the crews is the number one priority throughout the process of trying to recover the remains of those killed in the October collapse, so stabilization is crucial.

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The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign kicks off today, running through New Year’s Day. Don Molino has the story.

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After seven years at the reigns of LSU, University President F. King Alexander is stepping down.   Alexander has been selected to be the next president of Oregon State University.

Alexander’s last day is December 31st and will be appointed at Oregon State on July 1, 2020. The institution has named Dean of the LSU Law Center Thomas Galligan as the interim successor.

Equipment to stabilize the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans will be arriving next week.  New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says engineers are close to finalizing the plan and the process should be completed near the end of February.

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The House Judiciary Committee votes to send two Articles of Impeachment to the House floor for an Impeachment vote sometime next week.

Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson sits on the Committee and railed against the decision. Johnson says the fast pace of the hearings is due to pressure on Democratic lawmakers by their base to deliver an Impeachment by Christmas.

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Law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols through New Year’s Day with the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission executive director Lisa Freeman says of the 16 people killed on Louisiana roads during last year’s holiday season, 12 deaths were attributed to alcohol-related crashes.

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After seven years at the reigns of LSU, University President F. King Alexander is stepping down.   Alexander has been selected to be the next president of Oregon State University.  CABL President Barry Erwin says a highlight of Alexander’s tenure will be his handling of years of higher education budget cuts, yet LSU still emerging strong.

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Law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols through New Year’s Day with the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission executive director Lisa Freeman says it isn’t just alcohol impairment that is a concern as prescriptions can affect a driver’s motor skills or mental alertness.

Cut 3 (10) “…on the roadways.”

Nationally, 285 people were killed over the holidays in drunk driving-related crashes in 2018.

The House Judiciary Committee votes to send two Articles of Impeachment to the House floor for an Impeachment vote sometime next week.

The Articles focus on Abuse of Power related to an alleged scheme to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals and Obstruction related to the Administration’s refusal to cooperate with the Impeachment inquiry…

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Fans back in Joe Burrow’s hometown of Athens, Ohio say they couldn’t be prouder of the LSU gunslinger’s imminent Heisman Trophy. Matt Doyle has the story…

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After 7 years at the helm of LSU, University President F. King Alexander is expected to step down. It appears he will be taking on the role of President of Oregon State University.

After 7 years at the helm of LSU, University President F. King Alexander is expected to step down. It appears he will be taking on the role of President of Oregon State University.

The House Judiciary Committee votes to send two Articles of Impeachment to the House floor for an Impeachment vote sometime next week. Northwest Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson sits on the Committee and railed against the decision. He says the President’s actions related to Ukraine don’t meet the constitutional bar for Impeachment.

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New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond also sat on the Committee. He voted to Impeach.

Law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols through New Year’s Day with the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission executive director Lisa Freeman says the campaign is an effective one, with a dipping trend in drunk driving fatalities.

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The people of Athens, Ohio have been cheering on hometown hero Joe Burrow all throughout the LSU QB’s record-breaking season, and can’t wait to watch him take home the Heisman on tomorrow night. Burrow frequented Gigi’s Country Kitchen during his high school quarterbacking days and owner Travis Brand says Athens is Ohio State country, but this year you could find of Purple and Gold peppered throughout the community.

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The 2019 LHSAA Prep Classic kicks-off today in the Superdome. Six championship games over the next two days. Two teams will try to complete undefeated seasons. At 7 PM tonight, St. James will face Jennings for the 3A title. The Wildcats are trying to win their first state championship since 1979. St. James Head Coach Robert Valdez says the St. James community has felt this has been the year since the summertime…

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After 7 years at the helm of LSU, University President F. King Alexander is expected to be stepping down as it appears he will be taking on the role of President of Oregon State University.

The people of Athens, Ohio have been cheering on hometown hero Joe Burrow all throughout the LSU QB’s record-breaking season. Burrow frequented Gigi’s Country Kitchen during his high school quarterbacking days and owner Travis Brand says the community rallied around the QB during his years leading Athens High. Brand was at one of the games with his daughter who was a cheerleader…
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Law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols through New Year’s Day with the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission executive director Lisa Freeman says of the 16 people killed on Louisiana roads during last year’s holiday season, 12 deaths were attributed to alcohol-related crashes.

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Fifty-four years after the storm’s landfall on southeast Louisiana, Hurricane Betsy is upgraded to the Category 4 storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the reclassification comes as weather researchers are reanalyzing Atlantic hurricane seasons and are having a better interpretation of historic data.The latest report of the reanalysis of 1961 to 1965 also located more storms.

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Hurricane Betsy was blamed for about 75 deaths.

The Board of Regents and BESE sets a goal of ensuring that every high school freshman by 2025 will graduate with at least one college credit or job skill credential. Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says the policy is another example of the state sending a clear signal to students that a high school diploma will not be enough in the future knowledge economy.

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The people of Athens, Ohio have been cheering on hometown hero Joe Burrow all throughout the LSU QB’s record-breaking season, and can’t wait to watch him take home the Heisman on Saturday. Burrow frequented Gigi’s Country Kitchen during his high school quarterbacking days and owner Travis Brand said he was beaming last season as Burrow was asked about GiGi’s by ESPN after a game…

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The official Heisman ceremony will be held Saturday night.

The 2019 LHSAA Prep Classic kicks-off today in the Superdome. Six championship games over the next two days. The Class 2A title game between Many and Ferriday is the only one featuring a one versus two seed. Many Coach Jess Curtis says his team lost its first three games, but since then they’ve won 11 in a row…

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Law enforcement agencies are stepping up patrols through New Year’s Day with the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign.  Louisiana Highway Safety Commission executive director Lisa Freeman says it isn’t just alcohol impairment that is a concern as prescriptions can effect a driver’s motor skills or mental alertness.

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Freeman says of the 16 people killed on Louisiana roads during last year’s holiday season, 12 deaths were attributed to alcohol-related crashes.

Fifty-four years after the storm’s landfall on southeast Louisiana, Hurricane Betsy is upgraded to the Category 4 storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the review of historical data is going to help broaden the understanding of storms and hopefully make forecasting better in the future.

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A former Roman Catholic Church deacon in New Orleans was indicted Thursday on a charge that he raped an altar boy nearly 40 years ago. 84-yr-old George Brignac was charged by a grand jury yesterday with one count of aggravated rape. He was arrested in September. The alleged victim came forward as an adult, Louisiana has no time limit for prosecuting such offenses involving a victim younger than 12.

The Board of Regents and BESE sets a goal of ensuring that every high school freshman by 2025 will graduate with at least one college credit or job skill credential. Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says Dual enrollment credits CAN be an out of pocket expense in some school districts, but a task force has been created to find a way to make sure no student has to pay for the opportunity…
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Hurricane Betsy has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm, 54 years after landfall. Kevin Barnhart talked to State Climatologist Barry Keim to find out why…
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Hell Hath No Fury… A Winn Parish woman is accused of setting fire to her boyfriend’s house after he told her & a teen companion to move out. 25-yr-old Courtney Weaver was charged with simple arson. An 18-yr-old male was also charged. Both are guests of the Winn Parish jail.

The Board of Regents and BESE sets a goal of ensuring that every high school freshman by 2025 will graduate with at least one college credit or job skill credential. Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says making sure all high school grads have post-secondary credits will inspire more of them to attend college…
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A Bossier parish murder case will be featured this weekend on the cable TV show, “Murder For Hire”. The episode will feature the case of Shelia Mills — a Bossier Parish woman who hired a hitman (who was, in fact, an undercover deputy) in 2008 to kill her husband, Scott Mills. Sunday evening at 6 pm on Oxygen.

It’s been 54 years since Hurricane Betsy hit Louisiana; doing a billion dollars in damage and killing 75 people. Now weather experts have retroactively upgraded Betsy to a category 4 storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the review of historical data is going to help broaden the understanding of storms and hopefully make forecasting better in the future…
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LSU quarterback Joe Burrow named Associated Press college football player of the year. Last night Burrow received two honors at the HomeDepot College Football Awards – one for best QB & one for best overall player. He is expected to be awarded the Heisman Trophy tomorrow night in New York City.