LRN Newscast 15:30 09-29-14

A new poll from CNN shows Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu winning the primary, but trailing by three-percentage points in a runoff with Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says that could be good news for Cassidy…

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And even with Republican Rob Maness taking some votes away, Stockley says Cassidy has a good shot.

 

A car versus cow crash involving a 13 year-old driver in Beauregard Parish last night has killed an adult passenger, and injured another teen-ager. State Police report that 38 year-old Jason Mitchell of DeRidder was killed…

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That’s State Police Sgt. James Anderson who says it’s still unclear why a 13 year-old was driving.

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State and local officials are expressing outrage about rape victims are getting large hospital bills for treatment. Michelle Southern reports
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In his Monday press conference today, LSU head football coach Les Miles announced that freshman quarterback Brandon Harris will be the starting QB Satuday against fifth ranked Auburn. In the New Mexico State game Saturday night, Harris engineered 7 drives; with all 7 ending in touchdowns.

16:45 LRN Sportscast Sept 29

LSU Coach Les Miles announced today true freshman Brandon Harris will start at quarterback when the 15th ranked Tigers visit fifth ranked Auburn. Harris led LSU to seven consecutive touchdown drives when he replaced a struggling Anthony Jennings on Saturday. Miles explained why he chose to make the announcement today….
cut 30 (17) “…difficult decision”
Harris spoke with reporters following Saturday night’s win over New Mexico State. The former Parkway star gave a diplomatic response when asked if he should be the starter…
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A lot went wrong in the Saints 38-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys last night. For the third straight game, the defense failed to produce a turnover. Meanwhile, the offense turned it over three times. Coach Sean Payton says you can’t win many games when the turnover ratio is negative three…
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The 1-and-3 Saints host Tampa Bay this Sunday. The Bucs are also 1-and-3.

The Pelicans begin training camp tomorrow. New Orleans has aspirations to make the playoffs this season, but they can’t have injuries derail their season like they did last year. The team has already said forward Tyreke Evans could miss up to five weeks because of a hamstring injury. Evans sustained the injury during a pickup basketball game.

LRN Newscast 14:30 09-29-14

A CNN poll on Louisiana’s US Senate race has Democrat Mary Landrieu leading in the primary, but three-percentage points behind Republican Bill Cassidy in a runoff…

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In the 7 drives that LSU Quarterback Brandon Harris led the LSU offense Saturday night against New Mexico State, the result was 7 touchdowns. Good enough for Coach Les Miles to announce at his Monday press conference that Harris would be the starting QB for the Auburn game.

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There is a group of Louisiana lawmakers and other state leaders expressing outrage about Louisiana hospitals charging rape victims for care. Among them is Slidell Representative Kevin Pearson. He says it’s completely wrong that victims who have are getting these massive hospital bills…:

CUT 6 (09) “for the crimes”

Even though the standard rape kit at hospitals is free, the HIV and pregnancey test is not; including any medications that would be needed.
State Police are investigated a in Vernon Parish crash that killed two people Sunday morning; with on of the dead reportedly a Fort Polk soldier. The accident happened on US Highway 171…

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That’s State Trooper Scott Moreau.

PM Newscall September 29, 2014

A CNN poll on Louisiana’s US Senate race has Democrat Mary Landrieu as the leading vote getter in the primary, but three-percentage points behind republican Bill Cassidy in a runoff. Jeff Palermo has the story

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State and local officials are expressing displeasure over the fact that rape victims are getting large hospital bills for treatment. Michelle Southern reports.

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A CNN poll on Louisiana’s US Senate race shows democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu winning the primary, but trailing by three-percentage points in a runoff with republican Congressman Bill Cassidy. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this poll confirms what many analysts suspect

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Stockley says a closer look at the survey, which was conducted last week, also shows Landrieu will have to make sure registered democratic voters get to the polls and she needs more support from white voters

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Stockley says the poll shows Maness will take votes away from Cassidy on November fourth, but the US Representative from Baton Rouge should be pleased that the survey indicates he has a good shot at defeating Landrieu in the December runoff

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There is a group of Louisiana lawmakers and other state leaders expressing outrage about Louisiana hospitals charging rape victims for care. Among them is Slidell Representative Kevin Pearson. He says it’s completely wrong that women who have reported sexual assault are getting these massive hospital bills…:

CUT 6 (09)  “for the crimes”

A standard rape kit at a hospital has to be free under federal law, but they can still charge for HIV testing, pregnancy testing or medication that could prevent a rape victim from getting an STD. Pearson says it would be terrible if a woman didn’t report assault because she’s scared of the hospital bill…:

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Pearson believes part of the reason this is happening is because Louisiana privatized state hospitals which previously covered all medical expenses for rape victims. He says rape separates itself from other types of violent crimes because they so very often go unreported…:

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Louisiana State Police report that two people were killed, including a Fort Polk soldier, in a fiery single vehicle accident in Vernon Parish. Trooper Scott Moreau says the crash occurred near US Highway 171 early Sunday morning…

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He says the vehicle burst into flames upon impact. The passenger of the vehicle has not been identified at this time due to the severity of the burns incurred. Moreau says they have identified the driver…

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The identity of the driver will not be released until notification of next of kin, but Moreau says he was a soldier at Fort Polk. He says authorities are working diligently to find out what exactly happened…

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State Police say a 38-year-old passenger from DeRidder is dead after a 13-year-old driver hit a cow. Sgt James Anderson says troopers responded to a crash on Highway 112 about 10 miles east of DeRidder last night around 9:20pm…:

CUT 12 (13) “as a result of the crash”

Anderson says the victim is identified as 38-year-old Jason Mitchell Brooks and he was pronounced dead at the scene. He says there was another 16-year-old passenger in the vehicle and nobody was buckled up. Anderson says the reason the 13-year-old was driving is still under investigation…:

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Anderson says impairment is not suspected to be a factor in the crash and the condition of the cow is not known at this time. He says this incident is under investigation…:

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13:30 Newscast September 29, 2014

A CNN poll on Louisiana’s US Senate race shows democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu winning the primary, but trails Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy by three-percentage points in a runoff. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the survey also shows Landrieu will have to make sure registered Democratic voters get to the polls and she needs more support from white voters…

cut 4 (08) “that’s phenonmal”

The poll was conducted last week.

A group of Louisiana lawmakers and other state leaders are expressing outrage about Louisiana hospitals charging rape victims for care. Slidell Representative Kevin Pearson says rape separates itself from other types of violent crimes because they so very often go unreported…

cut 8 (14) “from the hospital for”

He says it’s completely wrong that sexual assault victims are getting these massive hospital bills.

Louisiana State Police report that two people were killed, including a Fort Polk soldier, in a fiery single vehicle accident in Vernon Parish early Sunday morning. Trooper Scott Moreau says says the vehicle burst into flames upon impact. The passenger of the vehicle has not been identified at this time due to the severity of the burns incurred. Moreau says they have identified the driver…

cut 10 (08) “at Fort Polk”

Moreau says authorities are working diligently to find out what exactly happened.

State Police say a 38-year-old passenger from DeRidder is dead after a 13-year-old driver hit a cow. Sgt James Anderson says the victim is identified as 38-year-old Jason Mitchell Brooks. Anderson says the reason the 13-year-old was driving is still under investigation…

cut 13 (10) “vehicle you’re in”

He says there was another 16-year-old passenger in the vehicle and nobody was buckled up.

12:30 Newscast September 29, 2014

A CNN poll on Louisiana’s US Senate race shows democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu winning the primary, but trailing by three-percentage points in a runoff with republican Congressman Bill Cassidy. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this poll confirms what many analysts suspect…

cut 3 (12) “neck and neck”

He says the survey shows Maness taking votes from Cassidy on November 4th.

A group of Louisiana lawmakers and other state leaders are expressing outrage about Louisiana hospitals charging rape victims for care. Slidell Representative Kevin Pearson says it would be terrible if a woman didn’t report assault because she’s scared of the hospital bill…

cut 7 (07) “should provide”

Pearson believes part of the reason this is happening is because Louisiana privatized state hospitals which previously covered all medical expenses for rape victims.

State Police say a 38-year-old passenger from DeRidder is dead after a 13-year-old driver hit a cow. Sgt James Anderson says troopers responded to a crash on Highway 112 about 10 miles east of DeRidder last night around 9:20pm…:

cut 12 (13) “as a result of the crash”

Anderson says the victim is identified as 38-year-old Jason Mitchell Brooks and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

In Forbes’ list of the 400 richest people in the United States, New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson comes in at number 386. The 2014 FORBES 400 lists Benson’s net worth at $1.6 billion. Benson is the only Louisianian to make the list.

11:40 Sportscast September 29

With Atlanta and Carolina both losing on Sunday, a win last night for the Saints would have put them at two and two and in a tie for first place in the NFC South. Instead, the Saints are tied for last in the division with Tampa Bay at one-and-three after a 38-17 loss to Dallas. Coach Sean Payton says it’s been a frustrating start to the season…
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For the third straight game, the Saints defense failed to produce a turnover. Meanwhile the offense turned it over three times.

New Orleans is back home this Sunday to face Tampa Bay. The Bucs rallied to beat Pittsburgh 27-24 yesterday. Former LSU Tiger Russell Shepard had two catches for 30 yards.

Saturday was not a good night for LSU Quarterback Anthony Jennings as he threw two interceptions and one fumble and fans were chanting for Coach Les Miles to replace him with Brandon Harris. Once Harris got into the game, he led the Tigers to seven straight scoring drives. Coach Les Miles was asked if Jennings lost his confidence…
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Miles also didn’t say after the game if Harris will start this Saturday against Auburn.

Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Bryan Bennett is playign with a lot of confidence. Bennett accounted for 301 yards of offense and four touchdowns in the Lions 63-7 win over Incarnate Word. Bennett was named today as the Southland Conference Offensive Player of the Week.

11:30 Newscast September 29, 2014

A group of Louisiana lawmakers and other state leaders are expressing outrage about Louisiana hospitals charging rape victims for care. Among them is Slidell Representative Kevin Pearson. He says it’s completely wrong that women who have reported sexual assault are getting these massive hospital bills…

cut 6 (09) “for the crimes”

A standard rape kit at a hospital has to be free under federal law, but hospitals can still charge for HIV testing, pregnancy testing or medication that could prevent a rape victim from getting an STD.

Fort Polk has received the most supporting public comments of any Army base in the country facing military cutbacks, according to the Army Environmental Command. Michael Reese, with Fort Polk Progress, says this is the first step in the force reduction process with the next step being a public listing session in March…

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Reese says the Army will make an announcement next June.

Louisiana State Police report that two people were killed, including a Fort Polk soldier, in a fiery single vehicle accident in Vernon Parish. Trooper Scott Moreau says the crash occurred near US Highway 171 early Sunday morning…

cut 9 (08) “really, really bad”

The identity of the driver will not be released until notification of next of kin, but Moreau says he was a soldier at Fort Polk. The passenger of the vehicle has not been identified at this time.

State Police say a DeRidder man is dead after sustaining injuries in the crash of a truck driven by a 13-year-old in Beauregard Parish. Authorities say the truck struck a cow standing in the roadway of LA 112, causing the unlicensed driver to lose control of the vehicle and then strike a tree. 38-year-old Jason Brooks died as a result of the crash. The 13-year-old driver and a 16-year-old passenger received moderate injuries. No one in the vehicle was restrained.

10:30 Newscast September 29, 2014

Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann is holding a Town Hall Meeting today on Common Core at Sam Houston High School. Michelle Southern reports…

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Election day is November 4th and if you want to cast a ballot and have not registered to vote, time is running out. Louisiana’s US Senate race has been identified nationally as one which could ultimately determine control of the upper house. If you want to vote in the upcoming election, the deadline to register is October 6th.

US Senate candidate Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy released a television ad over the weekend featuring former supporters of incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu who say they will now vote for Cassidy because of Landrieu’s support of Obamacare. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says attaching Landrieu to Obama is a smart strategy for Cassidy…

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The election is November 4th.

According to the Army Environmental Command, Fort Polk has received the most supporting comments of any of the 30 Army bases across the country facing military cutbacks. Michael Reese, with Fort Polk Progress, says out of about 110,000 comments received this year, over 34,000 comments supported Fort Polk. He says they learned last year that community support of the base makes a big difference…

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The Vernon Parish Army base avoided significant cutbacks last year, losing only about 250 troops.

09:30 Newscast September 29th, 2014

Bill Cassidy is running new commercials now which show former Senator Mary Landrieu supporters speaking out against the incumbent in the US Senate race. One of the women says she voted for Landrieu before, but when the Senator voted for Obamacare she knew she’d made a mistake. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Obamacare is the main issue of this Senate race…:
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A Lake Charles lawmaker is holding a Town Hall meeting today to get people together for a talk on Common Core. Representative Brett Beymann says they’ll have people on hand today at Sam Houston High School who have done extensive research on Common Core and will be happy to answer any questions or concerns…:
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The meeting will begin at 5:30 this evening.

Other than the Saints tough loss to the Cowboys last night which puts them at one and three so far on the season, another big sports discussion today in Louisiana is the quarterback starting spot at LSU. Anthony Jennings had a horrible start against New Mexico State Saturday and fans were chanting for Coach Les Miles to put in Brandon Harris. Miles was asked if Jennings lose his confidence…:
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Meanwhile Harris threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers 63-7 victory.

Don’t forget to register to vote if you haven’t already. There’s a hotly contested US Senate race going on in Louisiana which is getting national attention and if you want to cast a ballot November 4th you need to sign up before next Monday.