U.S. Senator David Vitter is sending a message to President Obama, saying he needs to screen the motion picture “The Interview” with Congress right after the New Year. The film that mocks North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (oon) was pulled by Sony Pictures, because of threats and cyber attacks from North Korea. Vitter says that’s sending the wrong message to terrorists, and makes us lokk “weak.”

Chistmas is Thursday and many people are facing the Holiday Blues…
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The Louisiana State Fire Marshall’s Office is still investigating a house fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria Saturday afternoon. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says it’s unknown at this time if the home had working smoke detectors…
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Autopsies are pending on both girls. Browning says it will be after Christmas before the investigation is complete.

Baton Rouge Police are currently looking for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after taking her from a local park. Sgt. Mary Ann Godawa (ga-DOW-wa) says the incident happened on December 13, and they are looking for a gold or tan 4 door Maxima driven by a male suspect who reportedly lure te girl into the car…
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If you have any information about this case, call Crimestoppers.

The State Fire Marshall’s Office is still investigating what caused a fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria on Saturday. Eric Gill reports…:
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Baton Rouge Police are searching for a suspect accused of luring a 7-year-old from a park and sexually assaulted her. The incident happened on Tuesday, Dec. 13. The girl was playing at Gus Young Park when police say a man lured her over, grabbed her and forced her into his vehicle. Police reports say she was taken to an unknown location where he sexually assaulted her.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says two men are under arrest accused of selling high-grade weed out of their sno-ball stand. They say 37-year-old Jermaine Doucet and 32-year-old Bryant Fields, both from Opelousas, had been offering customers a side of “Hydro” marijuana to anyone willing to pay. The men were busted while under surveillance taken into custody and the drug sno-ball stand is now closed.

Over one hundred workers at a processing plant hear New Iberia that produces yams will have to find new work. McCall Farms told employees at the facility they are shutting operations down in south Louisiana and moving all sweet potato processing to a plant in South Carolina. Mike Tarantino is the director of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation…:
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An exact date on when the facility will close has not been given, but it’s expected to occur early next year.

The State Fire Marshall’s Office is still investigating what caused a fire that killed twin two-year-old girls in Alexandria on Saturday. Firefighters responded to the deadly blaze just before 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says this is still a very active investigation…:
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The children were at home with their father when the fire broke out. Autopsies are pending on both girls.

US Senator David Vitter wrote a letter to President Obama requesting that he show the movie “The Interview” at the White House with all members of Congress present. The film, which is a comedy that mocks the leader of North Korea, has been the center of controversy. The FBI says Sony pictures was hacked by the country and Vitter says a serious discussion needs to take place about how the US plans to take action against these typs of cyber attacks.

Baton Rouge Police are currently looking for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after taking her from a local park. Sgt. Mary Ann Godawa says the suspect forced the girl into the car and drove her to another location where the assault took place. She says they’ve been working non-stop to find this man…:
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She says the suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall and possibly drives a tan Nissan Maxima.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Bayou L’Ourse man accused of taking his 5-year-old daughter hostage and shooting their family dog. Authorities say Danny Ray Reding stayed up all night drinking with a friend before the incident took place.

Baton Rouge Police are currently looking for a suspect accused of sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl after taking her from a local park. Sgt. Mary Ann Godawa says it happened on December 13 when the girl was allegedly lured near the car of the suspect…:
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She says the suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6 feet tall with a medium to heavyset build and he could be driving a tan Nissan Maxima.

A weekend house fire in Alexandria has left two-year-old twins dead. The Alexandria Fire Department says the blaze was contained in the back of the home, where the twins bedroom was. The girls’ father was able to remove them from the fire. Both were taken to a local hospital where they succumbed to their injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

Now that winter has officially begun, lots of folks may start experiencing Holiday Blues. Michele Many (Main-EEE), a clinical social worker with the LSU Department of Psychiatry says it’s very common to become depressed during the Christmas season. She says this happens, in part, because we’re getting less UV exposure due to the shorter winter days…:
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Many says one of the best ways you can battle the “bah humbugs” is to take care of yourself physically and try not set standards that are impossible to live up to.

Gas prices keep skyrocketing down. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular dropped another 2 cents last night to $2.24 according to the American Automobile Association. That’s almost 14 cents less than this time last week and down 85 cents from last Christmas.

A new Southern Media and Opinion Research poll shows Republican Senator David Vitter’s change in position on Common Core will benefit him. Scott Carwile reports…:
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The Baton Rouge Police Department is looking for a man they believe lured a 7-year-old girl into his car at a park then drove her to an unknown location and sexually assaulted her. The incident happened Saturday December 13th. The suspect is described as a black male about 6 feet tall with a medium to heavyset build — he’s possibly driving a gold or tan 4-door Nissan Maxima.

Before the end of the year you might want to think about your personal income tax situation. John Teriot with the Louisiana Society of CPAs says if you know you’ll have a big federal or state tax bill in the spring you can start paying it off now…:
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Theriot says now would also be a good time to let your employer know you want to up your contribution on your 401K or change your filing status on your W4.

Today is the first full day of winter and we all remember the bitter cold we experienced last year. Well State Climatologist Barry Keim says the climate prediction center’s forecast for the next three months indicates we could see a repeat..:
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He says if an El Nino forms we could see above normal rainfall and possibly frozen precipitation once again.

As 2014 winds down, there are some things taxpayers can do to help them financially. Michelle Southern reports…

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A Bayou L’Ourse man is under arrest accused of taking his 5-year-old daughter hostage and shooting their family dog. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office says after Danny Ray Reding stayed up all night drinking with a friend, he fired a revolver four times. He also fired a shot in the direction of his friend. Reding then locked himself in an upstairs bedroom with his daughter. The child was rescued unharmed and the dog survived. Reding faces attempted second degree murder and several other charges.

Winter is officially here and lots of people are wondering what kind of weather to expect. State Climatologist Barry Keim says says the wildcard this winter is that El Nino which hasn’t formed yet. Keim says if the El Nino does form the way they think it will, we’ll get more rain and even possibly some freezing rain like we saw last winter…

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He says the climate prediction center is giving the system a 60% chance of forming sometime this winter.

The Saints’ playoff hopes came to an end yesterday with a bitter 30-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The loss reflected the Saints disappointing season. They had four turnovers and the defense allowed Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan to throw for 322 yards. It’s the first time a Sean Payton coached team has missed the playoffs since 2008…

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The Saints finished their home schedule with 5 straight losses in the Dome.

A new Southern Media and Opinion Research poll shows that Republican Senator David Vitter’s change in position on Common Core is popular with voters, with 64-percent agreeing with him. Another Republican gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, says he supports the controversial education standards. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says Common Core will make next year’s governor’s race interesting…

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He says, politically, Vitter made the right move.

As 2014 comes to a close there are some things taxpayers can do to put them in a better financial position in the coming year. Louisiana Society of CPAs accountant John Theriot says before the new year, you might want to think about making charitable donations, so you can deduct it on your 2014 tax form…

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He also says now would be a good time to change your filing status on your W4.

The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office says a DeRidder couple, who are currently charged with second degree cruelty to a juvenile, could face murder charges when the child dies. 28-year-old Kevin Waller and 23-year-old Brittany Cooley are currently being held without bond in the Beauregard Parish jail. Cooley’s five-month-old daughter was taken to an area hospital with a fractured skull and severe bruising. The infant is being kept on life support so her organs can be donated.

It’s the first full day of winter and Michelle Southern tells us if we can expect cold and frozen precipitation like last winter…:

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A Southern Media and Opinion Research survey found that 64-percent of voters agree with Republican Senator David Vitter’s change in position on Common Core. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says opposing Common Core will help Vitter in his quest to become Louisiana’s next governor. He says the testing standards will be a main issue in the governor’s race…

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Vitter announced earlier this month that he now opposes the new educational testing standards.

It’s officially winter and many have not forgotten last year’s winter, which saw cold temperatures and some frozen precipitation. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we could see a repeat this year. He says the wildcard is the El Nino which has been in the forecast, but hasn’t formed yet. Keim says the climate prediction center is giving the system a 60% chance of forming sometime this winter…

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The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Bayou L’Ourse man accused of taking his 5-year-old daughter hostage and shooting their family dog. Authorities say after Danny Ray Reding stayed up all night drinking with a friend, he fired his gun four times, hitting the family dog. Reding also fired a shot in the direction of his friend. Reding then locked himself in an upstairs bedroom with his daughter. The child was rescued unharmed and the dog survived the injury. Reding is booked on multiple charges including attempted second degree murder.

The Black & Gold had a chance to win the NFC South on Sunday, but instead the Saints’ playoff hopes came to an end with a bitter 30-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. What makes it hurt even more is that New Orleans finishes the year with five straight losses at the Dome. Coach Sean Payton on the lack of home wins this year…

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It’s the first time a Payton coached team has missed the playoffs since 2008.