AM Newscall November 20th, 2014

Governor Bobby Jindal’s lawsuit against the federal government over Common Core will be heard in a Baton Rouge federal court today. Scott Carwile reports…

CUT 1 (30) “reporting”

______________________________________

Grambling State’s faculty senate is calling for interim president Cynthia Warrick’s immediate dismissal. Jeff Palermo has the story…

Cut 2 (32) “reporting”

______________________________________

November 20th is the Great American Smoke out and The Smoking Cessation Trust wants you to quit, today. Michelle Southern reports.

Cut 3 (30) “reporting”

______________________________________

Governor Bobby Jindal’s lawsuit against the federal government over Common Core will be heard in a Baton Rouge federal court today. The governor claims the Obama administration over reached their authority in trying to implement the controversial education standards in Louisiana. But Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the federal government has a wide reach under the US Constitution…

Cut 4  (10)  “education issues”

Jindal claims the federal government used education grant money and waivers to force Louisiana and other states to adopt Common Core. Ciolino says the governor definitely has an uphill battle because the federal government has the authority to oversee matters in many areas including education…

Cut 5  (06)  “almost unfettered”

Many education experts have said Jindal’s Common Core lawsuit has very little chance of succeeding. Ciolino says the federal government has used the commerce and spending clauses of the Constitution to broadly expand its powers…

Cut 6 (06)  “sorts of areas”

______________________________________

The faculty senate at Grambling State University has given a “no confidence” vote for interim president Cynthia Warrick and they are seeking her immediate dismissal. G-S-U faculty Senate President, Doctor Herbert Simmons Jr, says they are disappointed Warrick hired several administrators at a six-figure salary, when the university faces a three-point-seven million dollar deficit….

CUT 7 (07)  “to no avail”

Calls to Grambling’s administration seeking comment were not returned. Warrick was named as Grambling’s interim A-D in June. Simmons says Warrick has made significant decisions regarding pay and teacher work loads, without consulting faculty

Cut 8 (07)    “about that” 

A committee has been set up to find a permanent president for the Lincoln Parish school and April is the goal to name a new leader. But Simmons told University of Louisiana System President Doctor Sandra Woodley a change needs to happen now…

Cut 9 (10)       “Warrick on”  

(UL System President Sandra Woodley says they continue to support Warrick, as they search for the best possible person for the long-term leadership of Grambling.)

______________________________________

The Louisiana Cannabis Industry Association has endorsed Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy over democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu. Louisiana Cannabis spokesperson Jesse McCormick says in a debate last month Bill Cassidy  said he supports the legal use of medical marijuana, while Landrieu opposes it

Cut 10 (08)  they support” 

McCormick says because Cassidy is a doctor, he understands why there’s a need for marijuana to be legal for medicinal purposes

cut 11 (11)  “be available”

McCormick says the LCIA hopes there might be some new action regarding legalizing medical marijuana now that the Republicans have a stronger control of the house and the senate

cut 12 (08)  “do something”

______________________________________

November 20th is the Great American Smoke out and the Smoking Cessation Trust, or SCT, is urging smokers in Louisiana to take advantage of all the free products and services available to help them quit — TODAY. SCT CEO Mike Rogers says qualified applicants are entitled to certain “stop smoking” benefits which tobacco companies fund…:

Cut 13 (13)  “you don’t”

Rogers says in order to qualify for the free benefits you’d need to have started smoking cigarettes before September 1, 1988 and live in Louisiana. He says since their program started in 2012, over 22,000 citizens have received the benefit card…:

Cut 14 (07)  “for the trust”

Applicants who are approved will be eligible to receive cessation medications, nicotine replacement therapy, counseling and other services absolutely free. Rogers says about 25% of Louisianians smoke and about half of those people qualify for the program…:(To apply log on to www.smokefreela.org.)

Cut 15  (08)  “to go”

______________________________________

 

Southeastern Louisiana can win at least a share of the Southland Conference title with a win tonight against Nicholls  State. Lions head coach Ron Roberts says they can make history, by winning back-to-back Southland titles for the first time in school history

Cut 16  (08)  “conference championship”

S-L-U has an 8-and-3 overall record, six and one in the league. While Nicholls is winless on the season, but Roberts says in a rivalry game anything can happen…

Cut 17  (05)   “fire out quick”

Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Bryan Bennett is coming off a performance where he threw four touchdowns in a win over McNeese State. Nicholls State interim head coach Steve Axman says Bennett will be tough to contain

Cut 18 (13) “your offense”

Even though S-L-U is known for putting a lot of points on the board, Axman says he’s just as impressed with the Lions defense

Cut 19 (19)   “about that”

16:45 LRN Sportscast November 19

The Saints have made some roster moves in response to two starters going down with signifcant injuries. Wide receiver Brandin Cooks and safety Rafael Bush have been put on injured-reserve, which means they can’t play again this year. Bush joins fellow safety Jairus Byrd on I-R, to make up for that loss, New Orleans has added Terrence Frederick and Pierre Warren to their 53 man roster. Frederick was on the Saints practice squad and Warren was with the Black and Gold during training camp. The Saints return to the practice field tomorrow to get ready for their Monday night matchup with the Baltimore Ravens.

The Pelcians are off tonight after beating Sacramento 106 to 100 last night. Anthony Davis led the way with 28 points and nine rebounds. Ryan Anderson came off the bench and hit four three-pointers and finished with 22 points. New Orleans is at Denver on Friday night.

The LSU men’s basketball team beat Texas Tech 69 to 64 in overtime last night. Jordan Mickey led four players in double figures with 18 points.

USA Today released its annual report on college football coaches salaries. Les Miles is the seventh highest paid coach according to the ranking at four-three-million dollars. Nick Saban is the highest paid. His total pay is seven-point-one million.

A win for Louisiana Tech on Saturday and the Bulldogs will clinch the Western Division of Conference USA. Head Coach Skip Holtz says he’s talked to his team about staying focused on their opponent, Old Dominion, and not worrying about the division standings…
cut 20 (11) “…we want”

Southeastern Louisiana can win a share of the Southland title with a victory tomorrow night over Nicholls State. The Colonels need a win to avoid a winless season. Nicholls is led offensively by Michael Henry who has nearly nine-hundred yards rushing and is second on the team in receptions.

LRN Newscast 16:30 11-19-14

Baton Rouge Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. Eric Gill reports…
CUT 1 (26) “reporting”

A federal grand jury has handed down indictments to a total of 13 people from Louisiana and one from Texas in connection with a methamphetimine distribution ring in South Central Louisiana. Some defendants face up to 20 years in prison, while others face up to life inprisonment. The arrests are part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.

——————————
Two bodies were found in Lake Pontchartrain this morning and authorities believe they were on board a plane that crashed into the lake last week. New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Colonel Jerry Sneed, says the first body was located at 7:15 AM….
cut 12 (11) “off the coroner”
It is believed the two bodies are flight instructor Burt Lattimore of Chalmette and a student, Aftab Rab of Mandeville.

The Pilgrims Pride chicken plant in Natchitoches is listed as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty.says they obtained plant violation information from the feds through the Freedom of Information Act…
CUT 9 (11) “in the country”
That’s Farm Sanctuary director of policy, Bruce Friedrich (FREED-rick). Moving forward, Pilgrims Farms says they will ensure compliance with state and federal laws.

LRN newscast 15:30 11-19-14

The two bodies found in Lake Pontchartrain this morning are believed to be a flight instructor and student that were on board a Cessna plane that crashed into the lake last week. New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Colonel Jerry Sneed…
cut 14 (11) “that also”
The victims appear to be Burt Lattimore of Chalmette and Aftab Rab of Mandeville.

Two cousins have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a West St. John High School football coach early Sunday morning in Baton Rouge. Wtnesses say twenty-seven year-old Juan Joseph was trying to diffuse an esculating situation outside a night club when he was shot. BRPD arrested 25 year-old Kendric Cloud yesterday…
CUT 5 (05) Q: “of a firearm’
That’s Cpl. Don Coppolo, who says Kendric’s cousin, 25 year-old Lemark Cloud was the alleged get-away driver.

========================

Pilgrims Pride Chicken Plant in Natchitoches has been named one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. Farm Sanctuary and the Animal Welfare Institute director of policy, Bruce Friedrich (FREED-rick) says they had gotten reports of workers routinely throwing live birds into bags of dead on arrival birds…
CUT 10 (12) Q: “freeze to death”
In a statement, Pilgrim Farms says they have made voluntary corrective actions.

Record lows were hit in southeast Louisiana this morning, as Baton Rouge broke the record temperature dating all the way back to January 1930…
CUT 6 (04) “this morning”
That’s Andrew Ansorge (An-Sore-Gy) with the National Weather Service, who also says warmer weather for the state is on the way.

LRN Newscast 14:30 11-19-14

There’s been two arrests in connection with the shooting death of a West St. John High School football coach over the weekend in Baton Rouge. BRPD Cpl. Don Coppola says they’re are still putting the pieces together in the murder of Juan Joseph…
CUT 4 (10) Q: ‘of Mr. Joseph’
Two cousins; twenty-five year-old Kendric Cloud and Lemark Cloud have been charged in the case and were booked into EBR Parish Prison last night.

Record low temperatures hit Southeast Louisiana this morning, but warmer weather is on the way. And with that, other changes for the weekend…
CUT 8 (10) Q: “across Louisiana’
That’s Andrew Ansorge (An-Sore-Gy) with the National Weather Service.
———————————
There have been two bodies found in Lake Pontchartrain this morning and authorities believe they were onboard a plane that crashed into the lake last week. New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Colonel Jerry Sneed, says there’s no official ID, but it appears the victims are flight instructor Burt Lattimore of Chalmette and his student Aftab Rab of Mandeville…
CUT 13 (07) Q: “plane is”
As the search for the plane is ongoing, the investigation of the crash continues.

USA Today released its annual report on college football coaches today, and LSU Head Coach Les Miles is the 7th highest paid coach with an annual four-point three million dollars. Alabama Head coach Nick Saban is the highest paid with an annual salary of seven-point-one million.

13:30 Newscast November 19th, 2014

Farm Sanctuary and the Animal Welfare Institute have listed the Pilgrims Pride plant in Natchitoches as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. Eric Gill has more…:
CUT 2 (30) “reporting”

Louisiana State Police say a pedestrian was struck and killed this morning around 1am in Lafourche Parish. They say a GMC Sierra was traveling on LA 316 in Houma when it hit 29-year-old Tyler Authement (Oh-De-Mah) who was walking in the same lane. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Impairment is not suspected on the part of the driver of the Sierra and no charges have been filed at this time.

Record temperatures were recorded throughout southeast Louisiana over night. Baton Rouge hit 27 degrees which broke the previous record of 28 degrees back in 1930. Andrew Ansorge (An-Sore-Gy) with the National Weather Service says the high pressure that settled the cold air in last night is going to start to move off to the east today..:
CUT 7 (09) “more moisture in”
He says more severe wet weather is expected throughout the state this weekend.

Two bodies were found in Lake Pontchartrain this morning and authorities believe they were on board a plane that crashed into the lake last week. New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Colonel Jerry Sneed, says the first body was located at 7:15 AM….:
CUT 12 (11) “off the coroner”
We’re still waiting to get positive ID but it’s believed to be flight instructor Burt Lattimore of Chalmette and Aftab Rab of Mandeville, who was taking flying lessons.

PM LRN Newscall

Baton Rouge Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. Eric Gill reports…

CUT 1 (26) “reporting”

===================

Farm Sanctuary and the Animal Welfare Institute have listed the Pilgrims Pride plant in Natchitoches as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. Eric Gill has more…

CUT 2 (30) “reporting”

===================

Baton Rouge Police have arrested two cousins in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. Cpl. Don Coppola says they arrested 25-year-old Lemark Cloud Monday night. He says 25-year-old Kendric Cloud was taken into custody Tuesday…

CUT 3 (12)  “of Mr. Joseph”

Kendric has been identified as the shooter in the death of Joseph, while Lemark is the alleged getaway driver. It is reported that both men have criminal histories. Coppola says the investigation is ongoing and little is known about the incident at this time…

CUT 4 (10)  “of Mr. Joseph”

It is reported that Joseph was trying to diffuse the situation when the shooting occurred. Lemark has been charged with accessory to second degree murder and other charges due to his involvement. Coppola says Kendric was booked into the East Baton Rouge Prison last night… (Kendric is charged with second degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, and felon in possession of a firearm.)

CUT 5 (05)  “of a firearm”

====================

Record lows were hit in southeast Louisiana this morning, but warmer weather is on the way. Andrew Ansorge (An-Sore-Gy) with the National Weather Service says Baton Rouge broke the record temperature dating all the way back to January 1930…:

CUT 6 (04)  “this morning”

Ansorge says this morning New Orleans tied the record of 31 degrees going back to 1951. But he says the high pressure that settled the cold air in last night is going to start to move off to the east today..:

CUT 7 (09) “more moisture in”

Ansorge says air will be moving in from the south through the remainder of the week into the weekend and along with it will be moisture…:

CUT 8 (10) “across Louisiana”

=====================

The Pilgrims Pride plant in Natchitoches is listed as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. The list was compiled by Farm Sanctuary and the Animal Welfare Institute. Farm Sanctuary director of policy, Bruce Friedrich (FREED-rick), says they obtained plant violation information from the federal government through the Freedom of Information Act…

CUT 9 (11)  “in the country”

He says Pilgrims Pride is responsible for almost a fifth of all poultry production in the United States and they have three plants on the list. Friedrich says one violation that put the Natchitoches plant on the list was the report of workers routinely throwing live birds into bags of dead on arrival birds…

CUT 10 (12)  “freeze to death”

In a statement, Pilgrims Farms says the plant has addressed the concerns raised through voluntary corrective actions to ensure compliance with their internal policies and state and federal laws. But Friedrich says it’s not enough for the company to say we’ll do better next time…

CUT 11 (09)  “of the law

=====================

Two bodies were found in Lake Pontchartrain this morning and authorities believe they were on board a plane that crashed into the lake last week. New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Colonel Jerry Sneed, says the first body was located at 7:15 AM….

cut 12 (11) “off the coroner”

Sneed says a second body was located a short time later . We are still waiting to hear a positive ID on the two bodies, but it’s believed to be flight instructor Burt Lattimore of Chalmette and Aftab Rab of Mandeville, who was taking flying lessons. …

cut 13 (07) “plane is”

Sneed says they found the first body about a mile away from the runway where the Cesna 172 took off. He says they are still searching for the plane…

cut 14 (11) “that also”

12:30 Newscast November 19th, 2014

Baton Rouge Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. Eric Gill reports…
CUT 1 (26) “reporting”

Louisiana State Police say a Coushatta woman who wasn’t buckled up died in a crash last night in Red River Parish. They say 44-year-old Salley Giddens was hit from behind when she was stopped waiting to turn into a private drive on Highway 71. Her car was thrown into the opposite lane of traffic and hit by a truck. LSP says Giddens wasn’t restrained and suffered fatal injuries in the crash.

Farm Sanctuary and the Animal Welfare Institute have listed the Pilgrims Pride plant in Natchitoches as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. Farm Sanctuary director of policy, Bruce Friedrich (FREED-rick), says, for one, they found Pilgrims was allowing animals to freeze to death because of bad weather protocol. The plant said in a statement corrective actions are being taken but Friedrich says that doesn’t cut it…:
CUT 11 (09) “of the law”

Gas prices keep dropping. We’re down another cent from last night to $2.69 for a gallon of regular according to the American Automobile Association.

11:40 LRN Sportscast November 19

The Saints have played wide receiver Brandin Cooks on injured reserve, which ends his rookie season. Cooks had surgery on his broken thumb earlier this week. Safety Rafael Bush is also on I-R with a broken fibula. Defensive back Terrence Frederick and safety Pierre Warren have been added to the team’s 53-man roste. Warren was with the Saints during training camp.

It’s the final home game of the year this Saturday for the Ragin Cajuns, who will face Appalachian State. Coach Mark Hudspeth is hopeful they’ll have the biggest crowd of the season…
cut 18 (16) “….to ask”
U-L Lafayette is undefeated in Sun Belt play, while the Mountaineers are five and five, but 4-and-2 in the league.

Nice win for the LSU men’s basketball team last night as they rallied to beat Texas Tech 69-64 in overtime. The Tigers trailed by 12 points at halftime, and scored four points in four and half-seconds in the final minute to tie the game. Jordan Mickey and Jarrell Martin led the way for LSU with double-doubles. Martin had 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Mickey had 18 points and 14 boards.

Also last night….McNeese state walloped Louisiana College 90 to 63. Austin Lewis set a new school record with 11 blocked shots. Also last night,. Grambling defeated Lyon College 55-49.

Anthony Davis had 28 points to help the Pelicans beat Sacramento 106-100 last night. Davis also had nine rebounds and three blocked shots. Ryan Anderson contributed 22 points off the bench as he hit four three-pointers. The Pels four-game road trip continues Friday in Denver.

11:30 Newscast November 19th, 2014

Baton Rouge Police have arrested two cousins in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. Cpl. Don Coppola says they arrested 25-year-old Lemark Cloud Monday night. He says 25-year-old Kendric Cloud was taken into custody Tuesday…:
CUT 3 (12) “of Mr. Joseph”
He says Cloud was the alleged getaway driver.

Record lows were hit in southeast Louisiana this morning, but warmer weather is on the way. Andrew Ansorge (An-Sore-Gy) says Baton Rouge broke the record temperature dating all the way back to January 1930…:
CUT 6 (04) “this morning”
He says the high pressure that brought the cold in is moving off to the east today and south winds will bring in moisture and more severe weather is expected to move through the state this weekend.

The Pilgrims Pride plant in Natchitoches is listed as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. The list was compiled in part by Farm Sanctuary and policy director Bruce Friedrich (FREED-rick) says they got plant violation information from the federal government through the Freedom of Information Act…:
CUT 9 (11) “in the country”
He says violations include workers throwing chickens in the same bags as dead birds.

Louisiana’s Unclaimed Property Program returned a record $35.5 million last fiscal year, according to State Treasurer John Kennedy. Currently the state has over $635 million in unclaimed property. If you think some of that is yours, you can search online at www-dot-LATreasury-dot-com.