Governor Bobby Jindal has made it official today announcing via social media that he is running for President. On his campaign website, BobbyJindal.com, the governor posted a video telling his three children about the big decision…:
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An announcement ceremony is being held this afternoon at 4pm in Kenner and most news stations will be carrying it live.

State Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announces the arrest of 36 suspected child predators as a result of a multi-state agency effort:
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He says “Operation Broken Heart” was part of a coordinated nationwide effort to apprehend those who engage in child sexual exploitation.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office says three people are dead, including a 3-year-old little girl, after a fatal domestic situation. Spokeswoman Ginny Higgins says they received a frantic 911 call from one of the victims, 72-year-old Leola Blanchard, who advised that she’d been shot by her husband, 58-year-old Clifford Blanchard…:
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She said Clifford Blanchard apparently also shot and killed his 3-year-old granddaughter before being fatally shot by his son, 32-year-old Scott Blanchard who was also injured. The investigation is ongoing.

Three people are dead, including a three year old, and one person was critically injured after a shooting in St. Martin Parish Tuesday night. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic disturbance just outside Breaux Bridge just before 8pm. A spokeswoman says all four had been shot and they are not looking for any suspects. Further details on this incident are being released at this hour.

Bogalusa authorities are investigating a double homicide. Assistant Police Chief Gene Crosby says they received a call yesterday in reference to a shooting in Washington Parish…:
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One of the victims has been identified through the media as Shannon Hudson, a Baton Rouge rapper known as Young Ready.

The Baton rouge Police Department says a man turned himself in Tuesday after he was wanted for allegedly stealing his dad’s identity to take out nearly $70,000 in loans. 29-year-old Gabadiah Jemar McClay was booked into parish prison on counts of forgery and identity theft according to a department spokesman.

The Louisiana chapter of the NAACP has written a letter to Governor Jindal asking that the “Sons of the Confederate Veterans” license plate be removed as an option here. The Office of Motor Vehicles says there are currently 160 of those plates, which feature a Confederate flag, on the road. LA-NAACP President Ernest Johnson…:
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Jindal, who is expected to announce he’s running for president today at 4pm, responded saying this issue could be taken up next legislative session.

The NAACP in Louisiana is asking Governor Jindal to stop the sale of the Sons of the Confederate Veterans license plate…:
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Jindal says this matter should be decided by states, not the federal government, and it’s possible lawmakers will address the plate in the next session.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Tuesday night shooting in Breaux Bridge, that they describe as a domestic disturbance, has left three people dead and another critically injured. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered three people fatally shot aged 72, 58 and a three year old little girl. We’ll have more on this as it develops.

According to a website called nerdwallet, consumers in The Bayou State pay the highest percentage of their annual salary for insurance in the country. Researcher Jeffrey Chu says homeowners insurance is sky high here because of weather issues and so is auto insurance because of the large number of claim rates…:
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Nerdwallet found that motorists here pay $7300 dollars a year for homeowners, health, life and auto insurance.

Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential announcement is slated to happen this afternoon at 4pm at the Ponchatrain Center in Kenner. It’s expected that Jindal will announce he’s seeking the Republican Nomination. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says even though Jindal’s polling low, he’s likely of the mind that you can’t win if you don’t run…:
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It’s expected that Governor Bobby Jindal will announce that he’s officially seeking the Republican Nomination this afternoon in Kenner. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Jindal will need to ramp up his name recognition as there are many voters in the US who have no idea who he is or what he’s about…

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Jindal would be the 13th announced candidate in the Republican field.

The Louisiana NAACP has written a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal requesting that the “Sons of Confederate Veterans” license plate, which feature a Confederate flag, be removed as an option here. LA-NAACP President Ernest Johnson says a Rebel Flag is a symbol best regulated to individual use and should not be sponsored by our state in any way…

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In a statement, the governor says the state legislature should decide this issue.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office says a domestic disturbance in Breaux Bridge has left three people dead and another critically injured. They say when officers responded, they found three people fatally shot: 58-year-old Clifford Blanchard, 72 year-old Leola Blanchard, and 3-year-old Ashlynn Blanchard. 32-year-old Scott Blanchard was also shot and transported to a local hospital. Authorities say since the shooting is domestic, they are not searching for any suspects. The investigation is ongoing.

A study determines that Louisianans lead the country for paying the highest percentage of annual income for insurance costs. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Governor Bobby Jindal’s Presidential Announcement is slated to happen this afternoon at 4pm at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. Michelle Southern reporting….

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The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Tuesday night shooting in Breaux Bridge, that they describe as a domestic disturbance, has left three people dead and another critically injured. When officers arrived at the scene, they discovered three people fatally shot: 58-year-old Clifford Blanchard, 72 year-old Leola Blanchard, and 3-year-old Ashlynn Blanchard. 32-year-old Scott Blanchard was transported to a local hospital. The investigation is ongoing, but authorities are not searching for any suspects.

Governor Jindal signs New Orleans Senator J.P. Morrell’s legislation into law that attempts to help law enforcement on college campuses investigate accusations of sexual assault. Morrell says this is the first instance in the country where a state has set up procedure for public colleges to follow when there’s a report of a sexual assault and how the victim can be helped…

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He says this legislation will make sure every law enforcement official in the state knows how to handle a sexual assault case.

According to the consumer website Nerdwallet, Louisianians pay 18 percent of their annual salary for insurance, the highest percentage in the country. Researcher Jeffery Chu says even though these costs are high and hard to avoid, there are a lot of ways to save money on insurance…

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Chu says unfortunately they’ve discovered many people are overpaying on insurance.

Governor Bobby Jindal is expected to announce that he’s running for the Republican presidential nomination this afternoon at 4pm at the Ponchatrain Center in Kenner. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Jindal has been putting his team in place and plotting strategy and the next step will be aggressively campaigning…

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Cross says one of the biggest challenges from here will be raising money and getting his team together.

Governor Jindal signs legislation into law by New Orleans Senator J.P. Morrell that attempts to help law enforcement on college campuses investigate accusations of sexual assault. Morrell says one bill requires the board of regents to develop a uniform sexual assault policy and the second will train college and university police officers on how to investigate a sexual assault case…

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According to the consumer website nerdwallet, Louisianians pay the highest percentage of their annual salary for insurance in the country. Researcher Jeffery Chu says we spend about 18 percent of our median yearly earnings on insurance for a couple of reasons…

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Nerdwallet found that a Louisianian pays 7,300 dollars a year for homeowners, health, life, and auto insurance.

The Louisiana NAACP has penned a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal asking that the “Sons of Confederate Veterans” license plate, which features a Confederate flag, be removed as an option here. LA-NAACP President Ernest Johnson says there have been many major retail outlets who have stopped selling Confederate flags…

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Johnson says a Rebel Flag should not be sponsored by our state in any way.

Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential announcement is slated to happen this afternoon at 4pm at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. It’s expected that Jindal will announce he’s seeking the Republican Nomination. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says even though Jindal’s polling low, he’s likely of the mind that you can’t win if you don’t run…

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Jindal is one of many candidates with their eye on the Republican presidential nomination.

The Louisiana chapter of the NAACP has written a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal asking that the “Sons of the Confederate Veterans” license plate be removed as an option here. LA-NAACP President Ernest Johnson…:

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The Office of Motor Vehicles says there are currently 160 of those plates, which feature a Confederate flag, on the road.

Governor Jindal signs legislation into law that attempts to help law enforcement on college campuses investigate accusations of sexual assault. Both measures are sponsored by New Orleans Senator J.P. Morrell. He says one of the bills requires the board of regents to develop a uniform sexual assault policy that colleges must file when there is a report of sexual assault…

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Morrell says the second bill will train college and university police officers on how to investigate a sexual assault case.

State Police say a 2-year-old child is dead after falling out of a vehicle driven by his monter in Acadia Parish Monday night. The incident claimed the life of little Mitchell Watson of Church Point…
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That’s Master trooper Brooks David (dah-VEED) who says impairment is not suspected on the part of 32 year-old Amber Watson, but they are trying to figure out if the 2 year-old was properly restrained.

Shreveport Police say a one year old child has died after a large dresser tipped over and fell on top of her. Corporal Marcus Hines says they were called out to the apartment just after 8 pm Monday, and it appears the little girl was playing with two other siblings while the mother was sleeping Mon…
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Thibodaux Representative Dee Richard finally gets legislation signed by Governor Bobby Jindal, giving state lawmakers approval authority over state consulting contracts…
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The Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP has sent a letter to Governor Jindal asking him to remove the Sons of the Confederate Veterans license plate. This on the heels of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley asking for the removal of the Confederate Flag outside theie capitol, following the hate crime shooting in Charleston.

Detectives in Acadia Parish are investigating the death of a two year baby, who reportedly fell out of the front seat passenger window in a vehicle being driven by his mother. Police do not suspect impairment on the part of 32 year-old Amber Watson, but they are trying to determine if little Mitchell Watson was properly restrained…
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That’s Master Trooper Brooks David (dah-VEED)

Thibodaux Police have made arrest of a man for heroine possession, while a child related to him sat unrestrained in the back seat of his vehicle. Twenty-nine year-old Tyrone Scott allegedly switched license plates, then tried to flee on foot from officers, after he was pulled over. Scott faces a combination of drug, resisting arrest and motor vehicle violation charges.
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After several attempts, Thibodaux Representative Dee Richard finally gets legislation signed by Governor Bobby Jindal that gives state lawmakers approval authority over state consulting contracts. Richard says -this time around- he made a deal with the governor over the SAVE act to get his bill signed…
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Richard says the law will put an end to wasteful contracts.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner is still searching for the cause of death of a man shot with Taser guns by two Baton Rouge police officers. Dr. Beau Clark says in the preliminary autopsy of Kevin Bajoie, he found other physical evidence along with wounds connected to the Tasers.
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Bajoie died on Saturday after an altercation with police that lead to the tasing.