Residents in Ouachita Parish continue to clean up after Monday’s EF-2 tornado ripped through the area. Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director Neil Brown says the biggest challenges facing residents now are debris and power…

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Brown says many residents, including himself, may not get power restored to their home until Friday.

The latest campaign finance totals in the US Senate race show Republican challenger Bill Cassidy with one million dollars more in cash on hand than Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu. Political analyst Clancy Dubos points out Landrieu raised more money than Cassidy in the third quarter…

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Cassidy has four-point-four million on hand, while Landrieu has three-point-four million.

Could the Ebola outbreak in West Africa have an effect on the price we pay for chocolate? Michael Nelson with Elmer Candy Corporation in Ponchatoula doesn’t thinks so. He says the concern among some market analysts is that the Ebola crisis could spread from Liberia to Ghana, where almost two-thirds of the world’s cocoa beans are sourced…

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Nelson says you should know there is no way to contract Ebola from chocolate.

According to the latest economic projection numbers for Louisiana by Loren Scott & Jim Richardson, The Bayou State is projected to surpass 2 million overall jobs by 2015. Dr. Scott says there’s an industrial boom going on right now that is completely off the charts…

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Louisiana’s Economic Outlook projects the state to add 34,100 jobs next year.

Two nurses in Texas now have Ebola. Are Louisiana hospitals prepared to treat someone with the virus? Jeff Palermo reports..:
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The LSU Police Department is investigating an alleged rape that reportedly happened on Tuesday night October 7th on West Lakeshore Drive in an area north of the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The victim said she was approached by a group of males in that location and one grabbed her and raped her while the others watched. Anyone with information regarding this alleged assault is asked to contact LSUPD at 225-578-3231.

Louisianians are talking about the US Senate Debate last night. We spoke with political analysts who say there really wasn’t a winner or loser. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says a lot of people were focusing less on Senator Mary Landrieu and Col Rob Maness and More on Bill Cassidy because it was the Congressman’s first debate…:
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Hogan and others don’t think this debate will change voter’s minds.

Now we know what those horrible storms were all about in Monroe/West Monroe Monday as the National Weather Service confirms a tornado did indeed hit Ouachita Parish. NWS Meteorologist Bill Parker says an EF2 went right through the cities of Monroe and West Monroe…:
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ULM says all classes will remain closed until 11am tomorrow morning as Entergy’s plan to restore power to campus was delayed.

Northwestern State University Police are looking for a missing student from Baton Rouge. They are asking for the public’s help in locating Laura Larisey.

Following the US Senate race debate last night, many political observers are saying there were not really any surprises from Senator Mary Landrieu, Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy, and Retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness…

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That’s LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan.

A Geismar woman is dead after she reportedly tried to cross I-10 on foot in Ascension Parish in the overnight hours. 21 year-old April Tasker was struck by an 18 wheeler just before 3 AM…

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That’s State Trooper Jared Sandifer who says they do not suspect impairment on the part of the driver.

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With the second Dallas nurse caring for Ebola virus victim Thomas Duncan now testing positive for the disease, health care workers have growing concerns about Ebola in our state. Louisiana Hospital Association Vice President Ken Alexander says he’s confident the state’s health care industry is doing the right things…

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Thomas Duncan dies a week ago today.

The National Weather Service says there was a reason for all of the weather damage in Ouachita Parish Monday: An EF 2 tornado that got as wide as 3 football fields, with a path length of 9 miles and winds of 125 miles per hour…

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That’s National Weather Service Meteorologist Bill Parker. Many residents are still without power and it could be Friday before all the lights come back on.

The question is being asked today regarding the US Senate race is who won the debate last night? UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross thinks Senator Mary Landrieu AND retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness helped themselves last night. As for Congressman Bill Cassidy…

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LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan adds there were not really any defining moments in the debate.

A pedestrian trying to cross the interstate in Ascension Parish in the overnight hours was struck and killed by an 18 wheeler. The driver of the truck is 67 year-old Wilhelm Salewski of Dayton Texas…

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That’s Louisiana State Trooper Jared Sandifer who says 21 year-old April Tasker of Geismar was pronounced dead at the scene.

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A second Dallas hospital worker has tested positive for Ebola. Both workers contracted the virus while providing care to Thomas Duncan, who died from the disease a week ago today. With those events, people are asking are Louisiana hospitals prepared to handle Ebola?

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That’s Louisiana Hospital Association Vice President Ken Alexander.

It was -in fact- a tornado that touched down in Monroe and West Monroe Monday. Bill Parker from the National Weather Service says it was an EF-2 tornado, with winds of 125 miles per hour…

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Some residents may not have power until Friday because of downed power lines and the time needed for clean-up.

The big question lingering after last night’s US Senate race debate is who were the winners and losers? Eric Gill has more on that…

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The former police clerk of Sorrento has just been name the new police chief to fill the unexpired term of Earl Theriot, Jr., who stepped down in February. Fern Barnett will be sworn into office. Meanwhile, the New Orleans Police Department has a new head man, and it’s interim Superintendent Lt. Michael Harrison. That announcement was made last night.

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In the events following a second hospital worker in Dallas being diagnosed with the Ebola virus, officials here want to be prepared. Louisiana Hospital Association Vice-President Ken Alexander says what happened in Texas will help the health care learning curve with the virus…

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And learning from those processes is critical.

The National Weather Service confirms that a, F-2 tornado DID hit Ouachita Parish Monday. The tornado was part of the severe weather activity that did widespread damage to Monroe and West Monroe.

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That’s NWS Meteorologist Bill Parker.

Who do you think was the “winner” in last night’s US-Senate debate..and was there a loser? LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says a lot of people were focusing on Congressman Bill Cassidy’s performance because it was his first debate with Senator Mary Landrieu and Col Rob Maness…:
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UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says one thing that intrigued him about the debate was how much the candidates disagreed with each other on certain issues…:
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The next debate will held one week before the November 4th election.

Gas prices are being nice to our wallets these days. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular in Louisiana is $3.03 which is down nearly a dime from this time last week.

There are now two Texas health care workers who have the Ebola virus. So are Louisiana hospitals prepared to treat an Ebola patient? Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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A trial date has been tentatively scheduled for the two suspects who are accused in the dismemberment case of the Bourbon Street dancer in 2012. 41-year-old Terry Speaks arrived in New Orleans this morning from New York where he was serving time for another crime. 30-year-old Margaret Sanchez is also charged with the murder. A trial date is scheduled January 12th but prosecutors did not indicate which suspect will be first.

Now that we know a second Dallas hospital worker has tested positive Ebola, many Louisianians are wondering if we’re prepared to handle a patient with the virus. Louisiana Hospital Association Vice President Ken Alexander says he’s confident the health care industry in Louisiana is doing everything it can to properly prepare for Ebola case in this state:
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National Nurses United is concerned about the new case, and questions whether nurses have been adequately trained and have the protective gear to take care of Ebola patients.

The cause of death of a woman whose body was found under a house in Houma early last Friday morning has been determined as blunt force trauma according to officials. They believe 22-year-old Dashata Brown was killed in a domestic violence incident with her boyfriend, 42-year-old Michael Tucker who is charged in her death. Investigators still don’t know the victim got under the house.

Louisiana State Police is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident which occurred on I-10 just before 3am in Ascension Parish. Trooper Jared Sandifer says 21-year-old April Tasker of Geismar was stopped on the side of the road next to her car when for unknown reasons she attempted to walk across the interstate…:
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Sandifer says Tasker was hit by an 18-wheeler and pronounced dead at the scene.

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has confirmed it was an EF-2 tornado that went through Ouachita Parish during Monday’s storms that caused widespread damage throughout the area. They say it traveled 9 miles and was 300 yards at its widest point.