State Police say an on-duty St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot by a fellow deputy yesterday during a domestic dispute in LaPlace. Eric Gill has the story…
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Sugar cane harvest season starts to ramp up with the beginning of grinding season today. Scott Carwile reports…
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The debate over how many debates there should be between Us Senator Mary and her main Republican challenger Congressman Bill Cassidy rages on. Jeff Palermo has the story
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State Police say an on-duty St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot by a fellow deputy yesterday during a domestic dispute in LaPlace. Spokesperson Melissa Matey says the St. John Sheriff’s Office received a call of a deputy involved in a domestic dispute brandishing a weapon. She says when officers arrived, they found that Lt. Nolan Anderson was armed…
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She says when deputies arrived, they found that Anderson had fired several shots in the air, and he then turned the gun on the officers. Matey says, at that point, the deputies were forced to take action…
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She says deputies then fired at Anderson. Anderson was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Matey says Anderson was a 25-year veteran of the sheriff’s office. She says this is a very tragic and difficult time for the St. John Sheriff’s Office…
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Sugar cane harvest season starts to ramp up with the beginning of grinding season today. American Sugar Cane League’s Jim Simon (SEE-moan) says this year’s start-up is a week to ten days later that normal. Simon says the crop looks to be a little short compared to the last few years…
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He says this year’s crop appears to be an average crop for the state, after a couple of year’s of bumper crops. Simon says weather conditions really affected Louisiana’s sugar cane beginning with the cold winter…
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He says a couple of sugar mills will begin operation today and all 11 mills in the state will be up and running by October 10. Simon says with the harvest getting into gear, you’ll begin seeing more trucks loaded with sugar cane on the roads. He asks drivers to be cautious…
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Baton Rouge Congressman and Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has agreed to two public debates before the November 4th election which Senator Mary Landrieu, says signals a lack of courage. But Cassidy says Landrieu’s record is well known and there’s no need to debate it over and over…:
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Cassidy, Landrieu and the other Republican challenger, Col Rob Maness, will appear together at a debate in Shreveport on October 14th and Baton Rouge on October 29th. Cassidy says meeting voters face to face is a better way to discuss the issues…
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Landrieu says debates are routine in elections and the fact that Cassidy is dodging so many speaks volumes…:
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Landrieu says she’s been traveling the state asking different media outlets to hold debates and invite Cassidy but he continues to decline…:
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Survey results released by the Louisiana Department of Education show that future teachers need more time in the classroom. The survey polled more than 6,000 educators. Superintendent John White agrees, but says the extra time in the classroom should be used for teaching and not observation…
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The survey found that half of teachers say they were not fully prepared for the realities of the classroom. White says it makes all the sense in the world that those preparing to be teachers, have taught under a mentor teacher…
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The survey also found that few school systems and teacher prep programs collaborate regularly to identify future employment needs of schools. White says the department is moving toward a model where the educator is a classroom teacher for a year, as an apprentice, under a mentor teacher before entering their own classroom…
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ULM has the opportunity to improve to 2-and-0 in the Sun Belt on Saturday when they host Troy at Malone Stadium. The Trojans are off to an 0-and-4 start and lost 66 to nothing against Georgia last week. But Warhawks Coach Todd Berry says Troy has had some tough breaks this season, but it’s still a quality football team…..
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The Warhawks are favorite by 13-and-half-points. But Berry says in today’s college football, anything can happen
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The Saints are back on the practice field, looking to even up their record at 2-and-2. New Orleans is preparing to face Dallas in Sunday night game and Quarterback Drew Brees says he hopes last week’s win over Minnesota is the start of a long winning streak
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Statistically, the Saints offense ranks in the top ten in the NFL in several important categories like total offense and points scored, but has not been as explosive as it has been in previous seasons. Brees believes this offense can achieve another level….
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