Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from the Secret Service after Speaker Mike Johnson continually called for her to step down after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

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Cheatle told a House Committee Monday the agency failed in protecting former President Donald Trump. Louisiana U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says it’s outrageous the public spotted the shooter before the Secret Service acted….

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A PAR survey says nearly one in five Louisianans receive food stamps. Brooke Thorington has more.

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If Vice President Kamala Harris becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, a former Louisiana congressman could be her choice for vice presidential running mate. Cedric Richmond, a New Orleans native and 1998 graduate of Tulane Law School is being considered for the position. Harris has reportedly requested vetting materials on Richmond who previously worked in the Biden Administration. In 2020 Richmond resigned from his position representing the 2nd Congressional District to join President Biden’s administration.

House Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton announces a Bipartisan Task Force will investigate the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Sean Richardson has the story.

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Cheatle testified in front of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee yesterday telling members she was the right person to lead the Secret Service despite the assassination attempt. Louisiana U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is glad Cheatle changed her mind and decided to step down…

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Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning double homicide just outside Amite. Around 5:00 AM Tuesday morning, Amite Police responded to a 911 call for help from a woman saying she had been shot. Police arrived at the mobile home on MLK Street to find a man and woman dead from gunshot wounds. The couple is believed to be live-in romantic partners in their late 20s. Their identities have not yet been released. Sheriff Gerald Sticker is asking for anyone with information to contact the Sherriff’s office.

Jimmy Genovese (Gen-o-vez) was introduced today as the 21st president of Northwestern State. Genovese says he left his job as a Louisiana Supreme Court Judge to help out his alma mater, which suffered a reported 22-percent drop in enrollment over the past four years…

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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned today, one day after saying the agency failed in protecting former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally. Louisiana U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says it’s outrageous the public spotted the shooter before the Secret Service acted….

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House Speaker Louisiana Republican Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a bipartisan House Task Force consisting of seven Republicans and six Democrats to investigate the assassination attempt and get answers to the American public.

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The task force will be empowered with all investigative authority of the House of Representatives including subpoena authority.

A Public Affairs Research Council survey says nearly one in five Louisianans receive food stamps. Brooke Thorington has more.

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The 21st president of Northwestern State University was introduced today. Jimmy Genovese (Gen-o-vez) has been an attorney or a judge during his adult life, but he believes he has the experience to run a university. The 74-year-old plans to sell Northwestern State as a great place to continue their education…

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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned after Speaker Mike Johnson continually called for her to step down after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. As a result, he’s announced a bipartisan House Task Force that will be empowered with all investigative authority of the House including subpoena authority.

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Closer to home Jimmy Genovese (Gen-o-vez) was introduced today as the 21st president of Northwestern State. Genovese was the lone finalist for the job to replace Doctor Marcus Jones. Genovese left the Supreme Court as a judge to lead his alma mater and he’s amazed at the support he’s received

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A Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana survey indicates nearly one in five Louisianans receive food stamps. Invest in Louisiana executive director Jan Moller says almost half of Louisiana households struggle to make ends meet, SNAP, which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is not meant to be a catchall, it’s to provide supplemental aid for food insecurity.

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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman who’s been diagnosed breast cancer says she found the lump when she did a self-exam. She urges woman to perform monthly self-exams in addition to annual mammograms. She says when you notice a change, talk to your doctor to rule anything out.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton announces a Bipartisan Task Force will investigate the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Sean Richardson has the story.
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Twenty-five year-old Aaliyah Jack’s bond has been set at nine million dollars. The Lake Charles woman is accused of killing her four-year-old son and abandoning her one-year one child. Jack was arrested in Mississippi after her four-year-old son was found in a pond at the Vinton Welcome Center. Jack told KPLC TV that she was on drugs.

According to a report from the Public Affairs Research Council, about 867-thousand low income residents each month receive food stamps and 45-percent of those recipients are children. That means one out of every five people in Louisiana relies on food stamps. Invest in Louisiana director Jan Moeller says this report shows why it was so important for the state to put up three-million dollars to pay for a federal EBT program that provides lunches to low-income children who are of school for the summer…
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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman has started undergoing chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer….
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Freeman expects to be in treatment for 10 to 12 months.

Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from the Secret Service after Speaker Mike Johnson continually called for her to step down after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
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Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a bipartisan House Task Force consisting of seven Republicans and 6 Democrats to investigate the assassination attempt.

A Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana survey indicates that one in five Louisianans receive food stamps also known as SNAP. Of those recipients about 45 percent are children Invest in Louisiana executive director Jan Moller says it shouldn’t be a surprise but should be alarming.
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The average SNAP benefit amount per household, which is based on household size and monthly income, is $373 a month since July 2023.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean has pleaded no contest to 15 felony counts for the disastrous mismanagement of his facilities during Hurricane Ida….
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The USA Today is reporting Kamala Harris is looking at former Louisiana Congressman and state representative Cedric Richmond as a potential running mate. Harris has reportedly requested vetting materials on the New Orleans native, who previously worked in the Biden Administration. The USA Today says Richmond is one of seven Democrats that Harris is vetting for the role.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned and Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The goals of the task force are to understand what went wrong, to ensure accountability and to prevent such agency failure from ever happening again. The task force will consist of seven Republicans and 6 Democrats

New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman who was diagnosed with breast cancer last month, says it was a self-exam that detected malignancy. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Two adults and two children were killed in a two-car crash Monday morning on U-S 61 near I-310 in St. Charles Parish. 33-year-old Mathieu Christophe of Laplace was struck head-on by 38-year-old Benjamin Alexis of Chalmette driving in the wrong direction. Trooper Jacob Pucheu (pee-shoo)…

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Pucheu says the children in the car were wearing seatbelts but were not properly restrained in a child car seat or booster seat.

Every Louisiana State Police Troop is a nationally recognized Child Seat Fitting Station. Contact your local office if you have any questions or would like to ensure your seat is installed correctly.

While many Louisiana Democrats have thrown their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Presidential nominee, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell isn’t immediately convinced she’s the best candidate.

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Kamala Harris is reportedly gaining enough support that she’ll secure the Democratic nomination for President. But north Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says there are several good candidates he would like to see compete for the Democratic nomination including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and….
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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman is battling breast cancer but she says it was caught early thanks to a self examination. Freeman says she has annual mammograms, but found a lump during a breast self-exam….
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She says a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis and has already undergone her first round of chemotherapy.

A driver heading the wrong way on U-S 61 in St. Rose near I-310 resulted in a head-on crash that killed four people, including two children, eight-year-old Benjamin Alexis the Third and five-year-old Charles Alexis of Chalmette. State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu says the children were wearing seatbelts, but they should have been in a booster seat…
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The fatal wreck happened yesterday morning before six AM. Impairment on behalf of both drivers is unknown at this time.

70-year-old Bob Dean, a former nursing home owner, pleaded no contest on Monday to 15 criminal counts for the disastrous evacuation of residents from his facilities during Hurricane Ida in 2021. Dean has avoided jail time as a Tangipahoa Parish judge sentenced him to three years’ probation. Legal Analyst Franz Borghardt…
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As Hurricane Ida was racing towards southeast Louisiana Dean decided to send more than 800 residents from seven of his nursing homes to a warehouse not equipped to house that many people. Multiple people died, and coroners deemed five of the deaths were storm-related.

While many Louisiana Democrats have thrown their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Presidential nominee, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell isn’t immediately convinced she’s the best candidate.
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State Representative Aimee Freeman of New Orleans is battling breast cancer. Brooke Thorington reports it was a self-exam that detected the malignancy…
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Two adults and two children were killed in a head on crash yesterday morning on U-S 61 near I-310 in St. Charles Parish. State Trooper Jacob Pucheu says 38-year-old Benjamin Alexis of Chalmette was driving the wrong way on US 61….
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Alexis and the other driver, 33-year-old Mathieu Christophe of LaPlace died at the scene. Alexis’ two children were killed and a third child is in critical condition.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean who transported more than 800 nursing home patients to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish before Hurricane Ida made landfall in 2021 has avoided jail time, even though he pleaded no contest to 15 felony counts. Several nursing home patients died as a result of his plan as the warehouse was not equipped to handle that many elderly and fragile people. The 70-year-old Dean was placed on three years probation and Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says Dean’s age is one reason why he was not sentenced to jail…
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CNN is reporting Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president. President Joe Biden endorsed Harris when he decided not to run for re-election and much of the Democratic Party is now rallying behind her. But north Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell believes there should be more of a competition for the Democratic nomination…
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Four people are dead, including two children, as a result of a head-on crash yesterday morning on U-S 61 near I-310 in St. Charles Parish. State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu says a third child is critically injured…
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The two children who died are eight-year-old Benjamin Alexis the Third and five-year-old Charles Alexis from Chalmette. Pucheu says they should have been in booster seats.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean has pleaded no contest to 15 felony counts for the disastrous mismanagement of his facilities during Hurricane Ida. Sean Richardson has more.
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According to a report from the Public Affairs Research Council, about 867-thousand low income residents each month receive food stamps and 45-percent of those recipients are children. That means one out of every five people in Louisiana relies on food stamps.