Shell has announced they will cut an additional 2,800 jobs as crude oil prices continue to fall. The company previously announced a cut of 7,500 jobs. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says, as long as Saudi Arabia floods the market with crude oil, prices will not improve forcing oil companies to continue to cut back. He says Shell is not the only company making cuts…
CUT 4 (08) “across the board”
He says crude oil prices have plunged more than 66% since their 2014 peak of $114 a barrel.

The Baton Rouge Police Department says a Dairy Queen employee is under arrest for allegedly spitting on the hamburger of an officer. They say a Lt. with BRPD ordered his food and noticed a clear substance on top of the bun so he notified the manager who reviewed camera footage of the incident. 21-year-old Elijah Johnson faces many charges including mingling harmful substances and resisting an officer.

An officer involved shooting early this morning in New Orleans has left one man dead. NOPD Chief Michael Harrison says the incident began following a simple traffic stop. Harrison says they have viewed the body cam footage from Officer Fredrick Carter…
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He says officer Carter, who was not injured, will be reassigned pending the outcome of the investigation.

Republican US Representative Charles Boustany will announce his US Senate candidacy this afternoon from his home in Lafayette. He joins fellow GOP hopefuls Col Rob Maness and Congressman John Fleming. Treasurer John Kennedy is expected to announce and PSC member Scott Angelle’s name has been mentioned.

Long lines are expected at the post office today – the busiest mailing day of the year. USPS spokesman McKinney Boyd says, nationwide, they will process more than 600 million pieces of mail today alone. He says lots of folks went shopping over the weekend, wrapped up their packages Sunday, and today will drop them off at the post office.:
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He says package volume is already well above last year’s pace as more and more people choose to holiday shop online.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says a man who posted a picture of a harvested deer on Facebook is looking at hunting violations. They say 39-year-old Jacob Jones was cited for taking a six point buck with no basic or big game hunting licenses and failing to comply with deer tagging. LDWF agents were alerted to a picture of the deer on the man’s Facebook page after receiving anonymous complaints.

As crude oil prices continue to fall, Shell has announced they will cut an additional 2,800 jobs. Eric Gill reports…
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An early morning police shooting during a traffic stop in New Orleans has left the suspect dead. Chief Michael Harrison says Officer Fredrick Carter’s body camera shows him returning fire after the suspect shot at the officer. He says a firearm was found on the driver’s seat of the suspect’s vehicle. Officer Carter will be reassigned pending the investigation.

Shell has announced they will cut an additional 2,800 jobs as crude oil prices continue to fall. The company previously announced a cut of 7,500 jobs. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says, with crude oil prices below $40 a barrel, the entire industry is almost in a panic mode…:
CUT 3 (08) “Gulf of Mexico”
He says as long as Saudi Arabia floods the market with crude oil, prices will not improve forcing oil companies to continue to cut back.

Governor Bobby Jindal is speaking at the Baton Rouge Press Club today and is expected to talk about how Louisiana is stronger today than ever before. It’s part of Jindal’s statewide tour touring the accomplishments he’s made during his two terms. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Jindal is working to control how he’s remembered…:
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A Thibodaux man who was found guilty of raping and impregnating an 11-year-old child of his ex girlfriend will spend his life behind bars. Prosecutor’s say 27-year-old Joseph Riney won’t be eligible for parole on his mandatory life sentence for aggravated rape. During the trial, state police testified they were able to positively link Riney to the rape of the child and the baby boy through DNA evidence.

ULM announces that McNeese State’s Matt Viator will be the next Warhawk head football coach. Viator has lead the Cowboys to winning seasons in all ten of his years as head coach at McNeese and is one of the most successful coaches in the NCAA’s FCS division. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman is the voice of the Warhawks. He says Viator is a great hire…:
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Viator takes over for Todd Berry who was fired last month.

Governor Bobby Jindal’s statewide tour touting the accomplishments he’s made during his two terms as governor will make a stop at the Baton Rouge Press Club today. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says this tour is an attempt by Jindal to control how he’s remembered. He says Jindal’s term ends next month, but his eight years as Louisiana’s governor will still have an effect on how the state’s government is run…

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Alford questions whether the governor’s tour will sway the history books.

Now that all military jobs are available for women in the United States, 21-year-old Pvt. Journae King of Laplace made history in the Louisiana Army National Guard as the first woman to enlist as a field artillery soldier. King’s recruiter, Staff Sgt. Robert Gregoire says opening jobs to women makes sense because he’s seen female soldiers complete tasks just like their male counterparts during drills…

cut 11 (08) “them serve”

He says King possesses many qualities that make a great soldier.

An early morning police shooting during a traffic stop in New Orleans has left the suspect dead. Chief Michael Harrison says Officer Fredrick Carter’s body camera shows him returning fire after the suspect shot at the officer. He says a firearm was found on the driver’s seat of the suspect’s vehicle. Officer Carter will be reassigned pending the investigation.

Intrastate commercial air service returns in Louisiana today for the time since 2004. Michelle Southern reports…

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Governor Bobby Jindal has been traveling the state touting the accomplishments he’s made during his two terms as governor and today he is scheduled to speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says here are some good and bad things associated with Jindal’s time in office and the governor will focus on the good in the last weeks of his term. But he questions whether the governor’s tour will sway the history books…

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Intrastate commercial air service returns to Louisiana today as New Orleans based GLO airlines is now offering flights between Louis Armstrong International Airport and Shreveport Regional Airport. Louisiana Tech takes on Arkansas State in the New Orleans Bowl this weekend and Trey Fayard, founder and CEO of GLO, hopes Bulldog fans take advantage of their service…

cut 5 (08) “to have them”

You can see the daily flight schedule and book online at FlyGLO.com.

Candidates are stacking up in the 2016 US Senate Race for the seat being vacated by David Vitter. Republican Congressman Charles Boustany is formally announcing today joining fellow GOPs US Rep John Flemming and retired Air Force Col Rob Maness. Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy is expected to run and Scott Angelle’s name has been mentioned. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat…

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The election will be held November 8th, 2016.

21-year-old Pvt. Journae King of Laplace made history by becoming the first woman in the Louisiana Army National Guard to enlist as a field artillery soldier. King’s recruiter, Staff Sgt. Robert Gregoire, says even though she knew the position would be challenging, King stepped up to the plate…

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King was studying at Southern University when she decided to enlist.

US Representative Charles Boustany holds a press conference this afternoon at his Lafayette home to announce he’s running for US Senate. The republican joins fellow GOP Congressman John Fleming who announced last week. It’s also possible state treasurer John Kennedy and PSC Member Scott Angelle will also join the race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says they all have name recognition and the ability to raise money…
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Another republican, Rob Maness, who ran last year for US Senate, is planning to run as well.

There was a fatal police shooting in New Orleans this morning. Chief Michael Harrison says one of his officers, Fredrick Carter, fatally shot a suspect during a traffic stop in New Orleans east. Harrison says the officer’s body camera shows Carter returning fire after the suspect shot once at the officer.

Bobby Jindal speaks to the Baton Rouge press club today as he tours the state touting his accomplishments during his eight years as governor. Eric Gill has more.
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Twenty-one-year-old Private Journae King of Laplace has made history as she’s the first woman to enlist as a field artillery soldider with the Louisiana National Guard. Her recruiter, Staff Sergeant Robert Gregoire, says King possess many qualities that make a great soldier…
cut 12 (07) “….intelligent person”
King is able to enlist as a field artillery sholdier because the Pentagon recently opened all military jobs to women.

Bobby Jindal’s tour around the state where he’s touting his accomplishments during his eight years as governor continues today with an appearance at the Baton Rouge press club. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Jindal wants to make sure he’s remembered well…
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Jindal was in Shreveport and Monroe last week highlighting his economic development achievements.

For the first time since 2004, intrastate commercial air service returns to Louisiana. New Orleans-based GLO airlines begins daily flights between Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans and Shreveport Regional Airport. GLO CEO Trey Fayard says there is a major demand for a link between north and south Louisiana…
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The aircraft seats 30 people and there are two roundtrip flights daily during the week and once on Saturday and Sunday.

Twenty-one-year-old Pvt. Journae King of Laplace has made history in the Louisiana Army National Guard as she’s the first woman to enlist as a field artillery soldier. Emelie Gunn reports…:
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US Representative Charles Boustany will officially enter next year’s US Senate race today. The repbulican has scheduled a press conference for this afternoon in front of his Lafayette home.

The state has been dealing with near record high temperatures in some cases and the National Weather Service says the warm air is bringing in the next big storm system mid-weekend. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says the squall line moving across the state Saturday evening into Sunday brings with it a threat of damaging winds and the chance for isolated flash flooding…

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He says it’s hard to believe it’s December when you look at the temperatures these days.

Former Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau has been named interim president of the University of Louisiana System. Reneau, who was president of Louisiana Tech for 26 years before retiring in 2013, says he’s honored to have been asked to help out on a temporary basis…

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Current UL-System President Sandra Woodley announced her resignation in November.

Two high school state football champions were crowned Friday in the Mercedes Benz Superdome. In Class 1-A, Kentwood took home the trophy after defeating Haynesville 40-7. In the Class 2-A final, Kinder upended Mangham 35-20. Today … Lutcher and St. James will play for the Class 3-A title. Edna Karr faces Neville for the 4-A championship. And the Class 5-A championship game will have John Ehret taking on Zachary. Today’s championship games begin at noon.

Crawfish season is underway and early reports say the mudbugs are bigger then normal and you can thank this weather. Emelie Gunn reports…

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Construction of the equipment needed to dispose of 16 million pounds of M6 propellant stored at Camp Minden in Webster Parish continues. LSU-Shreveport Chemistry professor Brian Salvatore says about 90-percent of what’s needed to conduct the contained burn is on site. Salvatore says the assembly of the contained burn chamber will be finished in January with test burns starting in February…

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He says they expect the disposal to be complete in January of 2017.

Louisiana’s been dealing with near record high temperatures in some cases and the National Weather Service says the warm air is bringing in the next big storm system mid-weekend. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says it’s hard to believe we’re in December when you look at the forecast these days…

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Hansford says there is a marginal risk for severe weather moving across the state starting Saturday evening in some areas then into Sunday.

Crawfish season is underway and reports say the mudbugs are a lot bigger than normal for this time of year. Scott Landry, spokesman for Seafood Palace in Lake Charles, says if the warm weather keeps up, it will be a great crawfish season. He expects business to be great this season because everyone loves a bigger sized crawfish…

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Landry says so far, the crawfish are larger than they’ve been in several years.

Former Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau has been named interim president of the University of Louisiana System. Reneau will serve as president until the board finds a permanent replacement for Sandra Woodley, who is resigning as president at the end of the year. Reneau was president at Tech for 26 years before retiring in 2013…

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Woodley will stay on in an advisory role through March 15th.

We’ve seen near record high temperatures for this time of year and the National Weather Service says the warm air is bringing in a chance for severe weather this weekend. Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says there’s a large disturbance moving across the southern plains on Sunday, which has opened up the Gulf of Mexico bringing these warm and humid conditions…

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He says the system will clear out to start the work week.

Former Louisiana Tech president Dan Reneau has been named interim president of the University of Louisiana System. Reneau served as president of Louisiana Tech for 26 years. He originally joined the faculty at Tech in 1967 as an assistant professor of chemical engineering…

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Reneau will take on the roll of president until the board finds a permanent replacement for Sandra Woodley, who is resigning as president at the end of the year.

The disposal process of the 16 million pounds of M6 propellant stored at Camp Minden in Webster Parish will begin next year. LSU-Shreveport Chemistry professor Brian Salvatore toured the construction site and says now they are waiting on the biggest contained burn chamber in the world. He says it will travel to Louisiana through the river system and be unloaded at the port of Nachitoches…

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He says they expect the disposal to be complete in January of 2017.

Crawfish season is underway and early reports say the mudbugs are much bigger than normal for this time of year . Scott Landry, spokesman for Seafood Palace in Lake Charles, believes there are a couple of reasons crawfish are so big so early in the season…

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He says if the weather keeps up, it will be a great crawfish season.