LRN Newscast 14:30 10-24-14

A New Orleans-area man is being monitored for signs of the Ebola virus. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says the man did travel to an infected country…

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And now reports that officials are monitoring 2 more people from Marrero who have returned for an infected area, just to make sure.
A West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested for allegedly using his badge to have sex with prostitutes. Baton Rouge Police Department Corporal L Jean McKneely says -after a tip – they found out Deputy Florian Deutsch (doich) had arranged to meet a prostitute at a motel Thursday…

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Deutch has been fired from the The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Department.
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A record number of people are expected to be inside Tiger Stadium Saturday for the LSU/Ole Miss game. Michelle Southern reports.

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Hammond Police are on the hunt for a blue 2005 Dodge Caravan with Florida plates, after the a report of a woman going into the Racetrac store, asking people if they wanted to buy a child. The older, possibly Hispanic woman was accompanied by a 10 – 11 year old child. If you have any any information, contact Hammond Polcie or 9-1-1.

PM LRN Newscall October 24

A record number of people are expected to be inside Tiger Stadium Saturday for the LSU/Ole Miss game. Michelle Southern reports.

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A New Orleans-area man, who recently traveled to an Ebola-infected country, is being monitored by the Department of Health and Hospitals. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Tomorrow will be the biggest day of the season on the LSU campus as 3rd ranked, undefeated Ole Miss comes to town. It’s also Homecoming and university officials are urging fans to arrive early and attend ESPN’s College Gameday. Parking Director Adam Smith says it’ll help everyone if you plan to come to campus earlier than you normally would…:

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Kickoff for the LSU-Ole Miss game is scheduled for 6:15pm and the game will be televised on ESPN. Activities will start early as the GameDay crew will be live from the parade grounds starting at 8am. Smith says, some fans are finding this inconvenient, but the postgame plan will be the same with a southbound contraflow planned on Nicholson…:

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Smith says you can get live traffic and parking updates online at lsusports.net/parking. The game is sold out as a record crowd of over 102,000 fans are expected for the contest between the SEC West Division rivals. Smith says that’s a lot of people to be in one place so he requests the purple and gold nation to be patient…:

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A West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested for allegedly using his badge to have sex with prostitutes. Baton Rouge Police Department Corporal L Jean McKneely says their investigation began when informants told detectives that a law enforcement officer was coercing them into having sex. He says Deputy Florian Deutsch (doich) arranged to meet a prostitute at a motel Thursday…

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McKneeley says their investigation revealed that this was not Deutsch’s first time to proposition a prostitute. He says Deutsch would use Backpage-dot-com to make contact with these individuals…

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He says Deutsch would inform the prostitutes he was a police officer and if they had sex with him, he would not arrest them. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office fired Deutsch when BRPD informed them about the arrest. McKneely says Deutsch was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison…(Deutsch is charged with malfeasance in office, prostitution, and abuse of office.”

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The Department of Health and Hospitals is monitoring a New Orleans-area man for signs of the Ebola virus. State Health Officer, Dr. Jimmy Guidry, says the Centers for Disease Control informed them about a man who had recently traveled to one of the Ebola-infected countries. Guidry says DHH immediately followed up with the man…

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Guidry says the man agreed to be monitored for 21 days to make sure he doesn’t come down with any symptoms. The man is considered to be low risk for Ebola since he had no contact with any Ebola patients while abroad. Guidry says the CDC leaves it up to state health officials and the individual whether or not the individual will remain confined to their home during the 21-day Ebola monitoring period…

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Guidry says two Louisiana residents have recently returned from Ebola-impacted areas and both agreed to stay home for the 21 days. He says as we learn more facts about Ebola, some of the fear associated with the virus is subsiding. Guidry says there are no cases of Ebola in Louisiana and he feels comfortable that medical personnel are prepared if a case should develop in the state…

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For the tenth time in the television show’s history, ESPN College GameDay will broadcast live tomorrow morning on the LSU campus. Host Chris Fowler says of course they’ll talk a lot about the game between the Tigers and Ole Miss and they’ll also highlight the great tailgating that goes on before the game…

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The Tigers head into tomorrow night’s game as a slight underdog against the undefeated Rebels. Fowler says the match-up is intriguing because LSU is tough to beat at home, and they are trying to knock off a national title contender

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ULM will play its first home football game since September 27th when they take on Texas State tomorrow night in Malone Stadium. The Warhawks are 3-and-3 on the season, but rank last in the Sun Belt for points per game. Warhawks Quarterback Pete Thomas says they’ve been working to correct that…

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The Warhawks are 2-and-1 in the Sun Belt and in the middle of the pack in conference standings. Thomas says winning the conference and playing in a bowl game are two goals that are still in reach

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13:30 Newscast October 24, 2014

A New Orleans-area man, who recently traveled to an Ebola-infected country, is being monitored by the Department of Health and Hospitals. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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The Hammond Police Department says they are searching for two people accused of trying to sell a young girl at a gas station this morning. They say a 911 call came in with a woman saying she was at the Race Track and a man and woman were going around asking people if they wanted to buy the girl who appeared to be about 10 years old. Cops are looking for a dark blue dodge van with license plate BSXR89.

Tomorrow will be the biggest day of the season on the LSU campus as 3rd ranked, undefeated Ole Miss comes to town. Parking Director Adam Smith says they want fans to come early and enjoy ESPN’s College GameDay which starts at 8am. He says they know some fans find the contraflow on Nicholson inconvenient, but the postgame plan will be the same:
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Kickoff for the LSU-Ole Miss game is scheduled for 6:15pm and the game will be televised on ESPN.

With Halloween a week away you might be thinking about getting decorative contact lenses as part of your costume, but federal officials are sending out a warning. ICE Homeland Security Investigations spokesman Bryan Cox says it’s important for people to understand that contact lenses are regulated as a medical device…:
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12:30 Newscast October 24, 2014

The Department of Health and Hospitals is monitoring a New Orleans-area man for signs of the Ebola virus. State Health Officer, Dr. Jimmy Guidry, says the Centers for Disease Control informed them about a man who had recently traveled to one of the Ebola-infected countries. Guidry says DHH immediately followed up with the man…:
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Guidry says there are no cases of Ebola in Louisiana and he feels comfortable that medical personnel are prepared if a case should develop in the state.

Kenny Henderson is out as executive director of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association. Henderson has led the LHSAA, which governs high school athletics, since 2007. His contract was set to expire next summer, but past-president of the LHSAA, Todd Guice, says both sides felt now was the time for a change.

A former Deputy with the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office lost his job after his arrest alleging he was meeting up with prostitutes from Backpage.com. The Baton Rouge Police Department made the arrest and Cororal L’Jean McKneely says they were monitoring the free classified website Deputy Florian Deutsch (doich) was using…:
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Deutsch is charged with malfeasance in office, prostitution, and abuse of office.

ESPN’s College Gameday is setting up on the LSU Parade Grounds. That’s where they’ll broadcast a three-hour pregame show tomorrow morning, prior to tomorrow night’s LSU-Ole Miss game which kicks off at 6:15pm.

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ESPN’s College Gameday is setting up on the LSU Parade Grounds. That’s where they’ll broadcast a three-hour pregame show tomorrow morning, prior to tomorrow night’s LSU-Ole Miss game. How big will the two defenses play tomorrow. The Tigers want to put pressure on Ole Miss Quarterback Bo Wallace, while the Rebels will look to add to the 15 interceptions they’ve already collected this season.

Other games of note tomorrow….Louisiana Tech is at Southern Miss, ULM hosts Texas State and Southeastern Louisiana is at Stephen F Austin.

Saints Coach Sean Payton is known for using motivational tactics. Well this time he’s used a cartoon to fire up his players for Sunday night’s game against Green Bay. The cartoon was placed in each player’s locker and it shows one man in a tunnel with a pickaxe inches away from finding diamonds, but giving up, while another man was running full speed towards the diamonds. The words “Never Give Up” are on the bottom.

Kenny Henderson is leaving his post as executive director of the Louisiana High School Atheltic Association. It’s said to be a mutual decision between Henderson and the LHSAA executive committee. Past President of the LHSAA and Ouachita Parish High principal Todd Guice would not say why Henderson will not serve out the remainder of his contract. There’s been unrest within the LHSAA about the recent split of public and private school football playoffs, but Guice says that one issue is not the reason for Henderson’s departure…
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Guice says the search for Henderson’s replacement has already started.

The game of the night in high school football last night was in Shreveport as Byrd remained undefeated with a 24-17 win over Parkway in overtime.

11:30 Newscast October 24, 2014

A West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy has been arrested for allegedly using his position to have sex with prostitutes. Baton Rouge PD Corporal L Jean McKneely says informants told detectives that a cop was coercing them into having sex. He says Deputy Florian Deutsch (doich) arranged to meet a prostitute at a motel Thursday…:
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He says they believe Deutsch was using BackPage.com to make contact with prostitutes. The suspect was fired after his arrest.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office says a security officer in charge of catching and reporting shoplifters at Wal-Mart was arrested for allegedly stealing over $500 in store merchandise. They say Joshua Faulk took DVDs, CDs, closting, electronics and food while he was working loss pervention duties for the store. He was booked for theft.

State health officials say they are monitoring a New Orleans area man for signs of the deadly Ebola virus. Department of Health and Hospitals spokeswoman Olivia Watkins confirmed Thursday that the federal Centers for Disease Control alerted the state to the individual who had just returned from a visit to an Ebola affected country.

Tomorrow will be the biggest day of the season on the LSU campus as 3rd ranked, undefeated Ole Miss comes to town. It’s also Homecoming and university officials are urging fans to arrive early and attend ESPN’s College Gameday. Parking Director Adam Smith says it’ll help everyone if plan to come to campus earlier than you normally would…:
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Kickoff for the LSU-Ole Miss game is scheduled for 6:15pm and the game will be televised on ESPN.

 

10:30 Newscast October 24th, 2014

The Louisiana Gubernatorial Primary takes place one year from today. Jeff Palermo takes a look at the race…:
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A West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputy is under arrest for allegedly using his badge to proposition prostitutes. The sheriff’s office fired Florian Deutsch (Doych) of Port Allen after being notified of his arrest by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Apparently the suspect was busted at the Motel 6 on Airline Highway in Baton Rouge after he was contacted by a known “Backpage” prostitute.

The Shreveport Police Department has identified the man who was killed in a single vehicle crash last night. They say 39-year-old old James Cizek died when his vehicle ran off Interstate 220 and fliped several times.

The Secretary of State’s Office says early voting for the November 4th Election is going good so far. Tom Schedler says so far the number of people that have cast a ballot is at 75% of what the state saw two years ago for the Presidential election. He says that’s promising for overall participation…:
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Tomorrow will be the biggest day so prepare for long lines and Scheduler says you can help move things along by filling out a ballot before you go into the booth.

Gas prices continue their steady drop falling another two cents last night. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular is $2.92 according to the American Automobile Association.

09:30 Newscast October 24, 2014

We’re now about halfway through the early voting period for the November 4th election and Secretary Of State Tom Schedler says there’s been good participation among voters. Michelle Southern reports…

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A New Orleans-area man is being monitored by the Department of Health and Hospitals for signs of the Ebola virus. The Centers for Disease Control informed DHH that the man had just returned to the state after a visit to an Ebola-impacted country. Health officials says the man has no symptoms and is being monitored out of an abundance of caution.

The former Mayor of Sorrento was arrested Thursday after officials say a search warrant turned up child pornography inside his residence. Attorney General Criminal division director Kurt Wall says the search of 41-year-old Wilson Longanecker Jr.’s home lasted several hours…

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Longanecker is charged with 40 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles and obstruction of justice.

If you’re thinking about getting decorative contact lenses as part of your Halloween costume, federal officials are sending a warning. ICE Homeland Security Investigations spokesman Bryan Cox says unregulated and poorly constructed lenses sold without a medical doctor’s signature can pose serious health risks to consumers…

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Cox says under federal law, contact lenses can not be sold without a prescription.

08:30 Newscast October 24, 2014

Authorities arrest the controversial former mayor of Sorrento on 40 counts of possessing child porn. Scott Carwile reports.

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The Department of Health and Hospitals is monitoring a New Orleans-area man for signs of the Ebola virus. DHH was informed by the Centers for Disease Control that the individual had just returned to the state from an Ebola-impacted country. Health officials say the man is at low risk and are monitoring him out of an abundance of caution.

Secretary Of State Tom Schedler says, so far, there’s been good participation in the early voting period for the Novemeber 4th election. Saturday will by far be the biggest day of early voting so you can expect long lines at the polls and Schedler encourages voters to take an important step to help move things a long…

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Voting locations will be closed on Sunday and the last day to early vote will be Tuesday.

The gubernatorial primary election in Louisiana is now one year away and things have been relatively quiet in the race. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says you should really see the gubernatorial race kick off after Mardi Gras…

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He says it’s not surprising that this race is laying dormant since we’re in the middle of Senate and Congressional races across the state.

07:30 Newscast October 24, 2014

The Louisiana Gubernatorial Primary is one year from today. The biggest question mark at this point in the Governor’s race is whether or not Democrat New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will join the field. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Landrieu will probably wait until after the holiday season to make up his mind…

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Republicans Senator David Vitter, Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle, and Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, as well as Democrat State Representative John Bel Edwards have announced their intent to run for Governor.

The early voting period for the November 4th election is about halfway done and Secretary Of State Tom Schedler says there’s been good participation. Schedler says he hopes he’s wrong with his 50% voter turnout prediction…:

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The controversial former Mayor of Sorrento was placed under arrest Thursday after officials say they found child pornography inside his residence. Attorney General Criminal division director Kurt Wall says 41-year-old Wilson Longanecker Jr. is charged with 40 counts of possessing pornography involving juveniles and obstruction of justice…

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Wall says this was a joint law enforcement effort by the AG’s Cyber Crime Unit, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security and State Police.

Halloween’s a week away if you’re thinking about getting decorative contact lenses as part of your costume, federal officials are sending out a warning. ICE Homeland Security Investigations spokesman Bryan Cox says under federal law, contact lenses can not be sold without a prescription…

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He says these lenses could pose serious health hazards to consumers.