Police in Alexandria say a teenager from Texas is charged in the bomb threats that were called in to Rapides Parish Schools yesterday. Michelle Southern has that…:
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There’s a chance LSU’s leading wide receiver Travin Dural will not play this Saturday against ULM. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Police in Alexandria say a teenager from Texas is charged in the bomb threats that were called in to Rapides Parish Schools yesterday. Lt. Bruce Fairbanks says around 10:40am Tuesday they were called out to Alexandria Senior High School in reference to a bomb threat…:
CUT 3 (13) “Bolton High School”
Fairbanks says the schools were cleared and they were able to develop 17-year-old Reuben David Byon of Fredricksburg, Texas as a suspect later that afternoon. He says they have no clue what the motive is at this time: (Right now Byon faces three counts of communicating false information of planned bombing on school property.)
CUT 4 (09) “for that suspect”
Fairbanks says they do know that Byon is from the area but he had been living in Texas for a period of time. He says another bomb threat was called into Pineville High and they are working to determine if the suspect could be charged in that one as well. Fairbanks says the penalty for calling in fake bomb threats is stiff:
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St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe issued a statement Tuesday saying they plan to cut about 300 jobs. The hospital is one of Ouachita Parish’s top 10 largest private employers. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman says he’s not happy to hear this news but it’s not really surprising…:
CUT 6 (08) “have to admit that”
St. Francis issued a statement saying they are taking steps to line up their expenses with expected revenue and they are working to continue to be as responsive to a changing health care environment. The hospital employs about 2,000 workers and Hoffman says they’ve always provided excellent service…:
CUT 7 (06) “to do”
Hoffman says the hospital is also considering closing its downtown facility and moving everything to St. Francis North on Highway 165 but there won’t be a final decision on that till the fall. He says it always hurts when you lose jobs…:
CUT 8 (08) “whole community”
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A 12-year-old boy from Pearl River is recovering from a rare alligator attack which took place in Lake Ponchartrain over the weekend. According to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Alligator Management Program, this is only the 14th alligator attack since 1966. LDWF spokesman Bo Boehringer says this doesn’t happen oftem but it can happen…:
CUT 9 (08) “can be encountered”
Boehringer says you should be extra careful if you’re swimming in natural water around a camp or residential development where people may clean or dump fish…:
CUT 10 (05) “in a given area”
Boehringer says gators are most active when the water is warm. He says alligator harvesting is going on right now and one of it’s purposes is to remove the largest predators from the water…:
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Republican US Senator David Vitter hopes President Barack Obama calls for an expanded US military effort against the Islamic State terrorist group. The President will spell out a plan tonight on how to deal with ISIS, who has been responsible for numerous killings and beheadings. Vitter says the terrorists in Iraq and Syria are a threat to our security and values
CUT 12 (09) “ISIS threat”
Vitter says he wants to hear a plan from the President tonight that’s focused on improved national security
CUT 13 (10) “political consideration”
US began limited air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq last month. The President is not expected to call for more ground troops, but Vitter says a comprehensive strategy is needed to deal with ISIS decisively
cut 14 (08) “our interests”