State Police Col Mike Edmonson says, in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, they would like more information about the refugees of the Syrian civil war who are in Louisiana. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Tensas Parish Sheriff’s Department says a St. Joseph man is behind bars accused of a Sunday fatal shooting. They say 26-year-old Ettrick Polk and 19-year-old George Smith were involved in an altercation when Smith pulled a gun and shot Polk twice. Polk was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Smith was booked in the Tensas Parish Jail on charges of second degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Much of the state is under a flash flood watch today and forecasters say there’s a possibility of severe storms as the result of a massive weather system that will move through Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’ve seen strong storm systems move through the state over the last couple of weeks, but this one has the greatest potential to produce damaging storms…

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He says November is the second highest month for tornadic activity in the state.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is sending out the last of three letters to notify drivers whose auto insurance lapsed at one point to pay their fines or be turned over to a collection agency. Over 300-thousand previous notices sent out went to the wrong address. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says to find out if State Police is looking for you, visit expresslane-dot-org…

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He says they have already cleared about 55-thousand notices.

In the final televised gubernatorial debate before the runoff, Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter, made their case as to why voters should cast their ballot for them in Saturday’s election. In Vitter’s latest television ad, he accuses Edwards of picking voters up from an adult night club in New Orleans on a party bus to early vote. In Edward’s response, he made a comment about Vitter’s sensitive past…

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All the polls are showing Vitter trailing in the final days leading up to the election. Vitter tried to make his case by pointing out that most of Edwards’ campaign money comes from trial lawyers…

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Saturday, polls will open at 7AM and will close at 8PM.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles continues to notify drivers whose auto insurance lapsed at one point by sending out the last of three letters to alert people to pay their fines or be turned over to a collection agency. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says they’re working hard to resolve everyone’s cases and have already cleared about 55-thousand notices…

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He says to find out if State Police is looking for you, visit expresslane-dot-org.

A flash flood watch is in effect for a good portion of Louisiana today and forecasters say there’s a good chance we could see severe storms because of a massive weather system that will move through the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim says be ready for anything…

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Keim says it’s not unusual to see a storm system of this magnitude move through the state in November.

In the final televised debate before the November 21st runoff, Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter, made their case to voters why they should be elected as the state’s next governor. Edwards says his experience in the military will be beneficial for Louisiana…

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Vitter’s prostitution scandal was brought up multiple times during the debate. The senator wasn’t afraid to address it in his final remarks, by explaining his family’s forgiveness is what motivates him to do his best for the state…

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The runoff election is Saturday. Polls will be open from 7AM til 8PM.

State Police Col Mike Edmonson says, in the wake of the terror attacks on Paris, they would like more information about the refugees of the Syrian civil war who are in Louisiana. The US State Department said 14 Syrian refugees had been resettled in the state this year. Edmonson says they don’t know much about the people who have come here…

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Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive order Monday telling state agencies not to accept the resettlement of any more Syrian refugees.

A flash flood watch is in effect for a good portion of Louisiana today. Forecasters say there’s a good chance we could see severe storms as result of massive weather system moving through the state.

According to numbers from the Secretary of State’s office, the number of early votes for Saturday’s runoff elections was up 16 percent from the primary. Ed Cervenak, director of the UNO Survey Research Center, says based on those numbers, the electorate seems to favor Edwards…:
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The latest JMC Analytics survey on the Louisiana gubernatorial race shows Democrat John Bel Edwards with 51% of the vote, Republican David Vitter with 35% and 13% still say they are undecided.The poll, which was conducted November 14th-16th, also shows Republican Billy Nungesser leading Democrat Kip Holden by 11 points in the Lt. Governor’s race, with 21% undecided. Couvillion says Holden has not done a lot of television advertising..:
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The Department of Revenue’s 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty period begins today. Over the next 30 days people have the opportunity to bring overdue taxes up to date with lessened interest charges. Deputy Secretary Jarrod Coniglio (ca-nig-lee-oh) hopes people will take advantage of this amnesty period because state law dictates another one cannot be offered for at least 10 years…
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Amid rumors to the contrary, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton says defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has not been fired. Fox Sports reported that sources had informed them that Ryan would be terminated following Sunday’s ugly 47-14 loss to Washington. Payton was asked about Ryan’s status at a news conference this morning…
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Payton did hint that some changes are on the horizon.

Governor Bobby Jindal issued an executive order Monday telling state agencies to not accept the resettlement of any more refugees of the Syrian civil war into Louisiana. The order comes after the US State Department said 14 Syrian refugees had been resettled in Louisiana so far this year. It called on State Police to “monitor and avert threats within the State of Louisiana.”

Amid rumors to the contrary, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton says defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has not been fired. Eric Gill reports…:
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Tonight’s televised debate between Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter is expected to be a heated one. Ed Chervenak is the director of the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center. He says polls are still showing Edwards with a double digit lead over Vitter and expects a higher hitting and tough debate…:
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JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillion says they found Vitter with 35% of the vote, and Edwards with 51% while 13% say they are undecided. He says the numbers have narrowed slightly from his last poll…:
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The debate beings at 6pm.

The statewide tax amnesty period kicked off today. Delinquent tax payers have 30 days to settle up with the state with lessened interest and penalties.

An executive order has been signed by Governor Bobby Jindal who wants to keep Syrian refugees from coming to Louisiana. State Police Col Mike Edmonson said today that the feds do a very poor job of communicating information about Syrian refugees who are coming into Louisiana. The state department says there are 14 currently residing in Louisiana.

According to the latest poll on Louisiana’s runoff elections Saturday, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell could be in some trouble keeping his seat. The incumbent trails fellow GOP opponent Jeff Landry by 21 points in the JMC Analytics survey. Pollster John Couvilion says Landry is advertising more and it was a bad sign for Caldwell to get just 35% in the primary…:
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In the governor’s race, Democrat John Bel Edwards had 51% of the vote and Republican David Vitter had 35%. The final debate is this evening.

Even though rumors were going around all morning that the Saints had fired defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, Head Coach Sean Payton says not so fast. Payton said Monday morning there had been no staffing changes..yet. New Orleans lost an ugly game to Washington yesterday allowing 514 yards of total offense and NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the time has come for the Saints to let Ryan go…
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The Saints are entering the bye week with a 4-6 record.

Starting today and for the next 30 days delinquent tax payers in Louisiana will have an opportunity to settle up with the state with lower taxes and penalties. Tax amnesty runs through December 15th. Deputy Secretary Jarrod Coniglio (ca-nig-lee-oh) on the incentives…:
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More information is available at ldrtaxamnesty-dot-com.

In the wake of the deadly terrorist attacks on innocent people in Paris, Governor Bobby Jindal is joining several other states in issuing executive orders to keep Syrian refugees out. State Police Col Mike Edmonson says there is no indication any threat exists here with regards to Syrian refugees and he’s been in constant contact with the FBI since the Paris attacks.

JMC Analytics is out with a new survey on Saturday’s runoff elections. Eric Gill takes a look at the results…:
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The Secretary of State’s Office says 16% more people turned out to early vote for Saturday’s runoff than did for the October primary. The director of the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center, Ed Chervenak, says when you compare the early voting figures from the primary to the runoff, there was an increase in African-American voters and registered democrats, which would benefit Edwards over his Republican opponent David Vitter..:
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He expects tonight’s televised debate will be a harder hitting one than the others.

Widespread reports of the firing of Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan slowed down after Head Coach Sean Payton told reporters this morning that staff changes had not been made. The Saints lost to Washington yesterday 47-14. Payton did hint that changes are coming…:
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The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and State Police are holding a news conference at this hour to discuss Governor Bobby Jindal’s executive order aimed at keeping Syrian refugees out of the state. Jindal says State Police has already received information that Syrian refugees are in Louisiana and they have the authority to monitor and avert all threats within the state. Louisiana joins several other states now seeking to keep Syrian refugees out following the deadly terrorist attacks in Paris last week.

Amid rumors to the contrary, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton says defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has not been fired. Fox Sports reported that sources had informed them that Ryan would be terminated following Sunday’s ugly 47-14 loss to Washington. Payton was asked about Ryan’s status at a news conference this morning…
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Payton did hint that some changes are on the horizon.

JMC Analytics conducted a survey on Saturday’s runoff elections between November 14th-16th. The poll showed Republican Billy Nungesser leading Democrat Kip Holden by 11 points with 21% undecided in the Lt. Governor’s race. Pollster John Couvillion says Holden hasn’t done a lot of advertising…:
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In the governor’s race, the poll found Republican David Vitter trailing Democrat John Bel Edwards by 16 points with 13% undecided. Vitter and Edwards are slated to face off in a televised debate tonight at 6pm.

The Department of Revenue’s 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty period begins today. Over the next 30 days people have the opportunity to bring overdue taxes up to date with lessened interest charges. Deputy Secretary Jarrod Coniglio (ca-nig-lee-oh) this is a prime opportunity for some to get squared away with the revenue department…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal has signed an executive order which instructs state agencies to take all available steps to stop the relocation of Syrian refugees to Louisiana. State Police Col Mike Edmonson and GOHSEP director Kevin Davis are expected to meet this afternoon to address the executive order and Syrian refugees in Louisiana.

Saints coach Sean Payton said today that defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is currently with the team and that, as of right now, no staffing changes have been made. Payton says he plans to meet with the coaches and General Manager Mickey Loomis later today about any possible moves…:
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Coach Payton did say that “continuing on the same course we’re on right now” is not something the Saints would do. He says it’s hard to find anything on the tape in the 47-14 loss to the Redskins that went well…:
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The latest JMC Analytics survey on the Louisiana gubernatorial race shows Democrat John Bel Edwards with 51% of the vote, Republican David Vitter with 35% and 13% still say they are undecided. Pollster John Couvillion says the numbers have narrowed slightly from his last poll…:
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The poll shows Republican Billy Nungesser leads Democrat Kip Holden by 11 points in the Lt. Governor’s race. In the Attorney General election, incumbent Buddy Caldwell polled just 25% to fellow GOP opponent Jeff Landry who came out with 46%.

Governor Bobby Jindal has issued an executive order to stop Syrian refugees from entering into Louisiana. Jindal tweeted out a letter that he sent to President Obama saying that, in light of the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, Louisiana should not be kept in the dark about Syrian refugees entering into our state. He says it’s irresponsible to place individuals who possibly have ties to ISIS into the state without Louisiana’s knowledge or involvement.

After Sunday’s dismal performance against the Redskins, Saints head coach Sean Payton is reportedly going to announce the firing of defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says how the team lost to Washington, 47-14, sealed Ryan’s fate. He says a couple of factors worked against Ryan in this game…:
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The Saints’ defense gave up 514 yards of total offense to the Redskins Sunday.

Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bell Edwards will meet in another televised debate this evening. Eric Gill reports…:
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According to numbers from the Secretary of State’s office, the number of early votes for Saturday’s runoff elections was up 16 percent from the primary. Ed Cervenak, director of the UNO Survey Research Center, says based on those numbers, the electorate seems to favor Edwards…:
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