Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Eric Gill has more…

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A south Louisiana high school football coach was killed over the weekend in a shooting outside of a Baton Rouge night club. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Scott Richard, Executive Director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, says work restrictions within the ACA, limiting part-time workers to 30 hours a week, is a real problem…

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Richard says if substitutes work more than 30 hours a week, they must be offered health insurance. He says this makes finding substitutes more difficult, especially when a teacher is on an extended leave. Richard says, now, school systems are basically using existing staff to cover for teachers who are out…

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He says school districts want qualified teachers subbing in the classroom when needed. Richard says they plan to work with the state legislature to ease restrictions on retired teachers returning to work…

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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Jeanerette last night. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette Police officers responded to a suspicious person complaint. When they arrived, they learned the suspect had fled. Turner says the officers found the suspect a short time later…

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He says when officers caught up with the suspect, 42-year-old Lance Dauphine of Jeanerette, he brandished a knife at the officers. Turner says, as a result of the confrontation, Dauphine and one of the officer were taken to a local hospital…

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Detectives learned that the suspect was shot after stabbing the officer. Both individuals have been released from the hospital. Turner says Dauphine was immediately taken into custody upon his release… (Dauphine is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder of a police officer.)

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West St. John High School in Edgard is mourning the death of one of its football coaches, who was killed early Sunday morning outside of a Baton Rouge nightclub. Authorities say Juan Joseph, who served as the Rams’ quarterbacks coach, got into an argument with some other men, when someone in a car fired shots. West St. John Head Coach Robert Valdez is in disbelief

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The search continues for the man responsible for the fatal shooting. Joseph was 27-years-old and was the quarterback on West St. John’s 2003 and 2004 state title teams. Valdez says Coach Joseph will be missed

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Joseph leaves behind a four-year-old daughter and his wife is expecting the birth of their second child. The West St. John football team faces Varnado in a playoff game this Friday. Valdez says he’ll miss his quarterbacks coach

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Louisiana is once again hit with another chilly day and is facing more freezing temperatures tonight. The National Weather Service has issued more freeze warnings for much of the state from 11pm tonight to 9am tomorrow morning. Meteorologist Joe Rua says most of the northern and central part of the state will get temperatures in the mid 20s…:

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Rua says the freeze is expected to last several hours. He says these temperatures are highly unusual for this time of year…:

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Rua says this winter weather event will linger tomorrow before it moves east…:

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Entergy is launching new energy efficiency programs to help customers use less power and save money on their electricity bills. Scott Carwile has more…

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A research firm has already polled voters on the 2015 elections. Michelle Southern takes a look at the results.

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Mid-year budget cuts are coming in state government as a result of lower than anticipated revenues. Jeff Palermo reports…:

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It doesn’t look like Louisiana is out of the woods, yet, when it comes to freezing temperatures. State Climatologist Barry Keim says two fronts are now affecting Louisiana…

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He says the weather should clear up later today and more Canadian air will settle over the state. Keim expects highs to only get up to around 50 degrees statewide today and temperatures to once again drop below freezing overnight…

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He says the polar vortex is angry again and we have to brace for it. Keim says Wednesday will pretty much be a carbon copy of Tuesday with another hard freeze expected…

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Entergy is launching new energy efficiency programs to help customers use less power and save money on their electricity bills. Entergy Solutions Program Manager Heather Leblanc says this program provides customers a variety of ways to cut energy use at their homes…

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She says programs are also available for business owners. For more information and to sign up, go online to entergysolutionsla-dot-com. Leblanc says it all starts with an assessment…

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There are three different residential programs available for homeowners and two different tiers of assessment. Leblanc says the reason Entergy wanted to offer this is two-fold…

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It’s possible you haven’t thought about next year’s elections in Louisiana, but a research firm has already polled voters on the 2015 ballot. Multi-Quest pollster John Scurich says in the race for Governor, US Senator David Vitter leads with 25.9 percent followed by Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne with 10.9 percent. He says 53% are undecided

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Scurich says most voters will likely become more involved in next year’s races after the first of the year when the state Senate and Congressional races are over. Even so he says this early on, Vitter looks to be in good shape…:

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Scurich says Democratic State Representative John Bel Edwards came in at just 4 percent edging out fellow Democrat Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell at 3.8 percent. He says the wild card in next year’s gubernatorial race will be whether or not Democratic New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu decides to run…:

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Mid-year budget cuts are coming in state government as a result of lower than anticipated revenues. The shortfall for this fiscal year ending June 30th is 171 million dollars and Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says higher education will likely take the brunt of these cuts…:

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Alford says the budget picture will not get better anytime soon because
economists from around the nation are predicting a recession in 2015…:

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Louisiana’s budget woes only get worse as the state spent $141 million more than it brought in last year, and next year’s shortfall is projected to be $1.4 billion. Alford says you can expect the budget situation to dominate the conversation for the next couple of years:

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LSU’s offense failed to score a single point on a frigid night in Fayetteville as they lost to the Razorbacks 17-0 on Saturday. The Tigers only rushed for 36 yards and had 123 total yards as LSU fell to 3-and-4 in the SEC. Coach Les Miles didn’t have many answers after the game…

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Terrence Magee was LSU’s leading rusher and he only had 24 yards on seven carries. The senior from Franklinton says losing two in a row is no fun

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LSU had another bad night throwing the football. Quarterback Anthony Jennings threw for only 87 yards and sacked four times. He also had a fumble. Miles says he thought about bringing back-up QB Brandon Harris into the game…

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A frustrating season for the Saints, became more aggravating on Sunday with a 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s second straight loss at home, New Orleans hasn’t done that since 2012, when Head Coach Sean Payton was suspended for a season. Payton takes the blame for the team’s inconsistent season

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Quarterback Drew Brees threw for 255 yards, but it only resulted in one 4th quarter touchdown. The Saints defense allowed former LSU running back Jeremy Hill to rush for 152 yards. And the Bengals converted 9-of-13 times on 3rd down. Payton says that’s unacceptable…

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We’re two weeks away from the Black Friday shopping frenzy and some retailers have already revealed their special deals. Eric Gill has more…

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The second enrollment period to acquire health insurance through the Affordable Care Act begins Saturday. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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We’re two weeks away from the Black Friday shopping frenzy and some retailers have already revealed their special deals. Best Buy, Walmart, and Target are a few of the stores that have already released their Black Friday sales ads. Assistant Professor of Marketing at LSU, Dan Rice, says these stores want to get into people’s minds early…

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He says these stores want to get out there early to make sure somebody else doesn’t beat them to the punch. Rice says this is a situation where one releases their ad early and others follow suit…

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He says stores typically advertise deep discounts on electronics for Black Friday. But Rice says you should always keep your eyes open because you could find great deals before or after Black Friday…

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Open enrollment begins Saturday for those seeking health insurance through the federal Affordable Care Act. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says 101-thousand residents are insured through Obamacare and that will likely go up with this second enrollment period, because the penalty is higher this year for those who go uninsured

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Donelon says another change is that an additional insurer will be selling plans on the federal Marketplace, giving many Louisiana residents up to six different insurance companies to choose from…

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The Department of Health and Human Services estimates an eight-percent rate increase on the most popular plans. Donelon reminds residents you could be eligible for federal assistance, if you do purchase a policy through the federal marketplace

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More freezing temperatures are expected across the state as we get into the weekend. A freeze warning has already been issued from 10PM tonight until 9AM Saturday for a large portion of southeast Louisiana. Phil Grigsby, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, predicts overnight lows in the area to be colder than last night…

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Grigsby expects a harder freeze for north Louisiana and residents there should really tend to plants, pipes, and pets. He says temperatures will rise a little over the weekend with afternoon highs on Saturday in the sixties. Grigsby says Sunday could bring highs approaching 70 degrees in some areas along with some rainfall…

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But he says this slight warming trend will not last very long. Grigsby says right after the rain moves through, another pretty strong cold front will follow…

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The Hammond Police Department says they are looking for a robber who allegedly stole a large amount of perfume from a retail store. Lt. Vince Giannobile says the incident took place this week at ULTA Beauty in the mall…:

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Giannobile says the suspect was spotted and when mall officials approached him he ran off…:

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Giannobile says one of their officers believes they know who the burglar is because he’s previously committed the same crime at the same store dressed as a woman…:

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The US House passed legislation Friday approving the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. The bill was sponsored by Baton Rouge Congressman Bill Cassidy. House Republican whip, Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise, says the pipeline is all about jobs and American energy security…

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The bill passed on a 252 – 161 vote. This move is viewed as an effort by Republicans to boost Cassidy’s chances in the Senate runoff election against Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu. Landrieu has pushed the Senate to vote on this issue next week. Scalise says the Keystone Pipeline is an issue that brings people together…

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