Governor Bobby Jindal did not poll well enough in recent national surveys to be among the ten candidates who will square off tomorrow night on Fox News in the first formal Republican Presidential debate. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Jindal may need to change his campaign strategy…

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National polls have the governor only getting only one to two percent of the vote.

Researchers have determined the size of the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico has grown to the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium executive director Nancy Rabalais says in order to reduce the size, more needs to be done by farmers to reduce the amount of nutrients that’s running off their fields into the Mississippi River and then into the Gulf…

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She says the “Dead Zone” is 28-percent larger than last year.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests a man in the brutal rape of a convenience store clerk in Sulphur. Emelie Gunn has more…

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This Friday and Saturday is Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday. During the holiday, the 4% state sales tax on the first 25 hundred dollars of each item a customer buys will be waived. Local sales taxes will still apply to purchases unless the local taxing authority has created its own exemption. Exceptions do apply. More info can be found at revenue-dot-louisiana-dot-gov-slash-taxholiday.

Governor Bobby Jindal will not be one of the ten republican presidential candidates who will appear in a primetime debate on national TV Thursday night. Jeff Palermo has the story….

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Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday takes place this Friday and Saturday. During the holiday, customers will not have to pay the 4% state sales tax on the first 25 hundred dollars of each item they buy. Local sales taxes will still apply to purchases unless the local taxing authority has created its own exemption. You can go to revenue-dot-louisiana-dot-gov-slash-taxholiday for more information.

A report on incarcerating the poor by the ACLU of Louisiana indicates there’s a common, unlawful practice of jailing people who don’t have enough money to pay court-ordered fines. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says by bringing the report to light she hopes that courts will learn what the law is and realize that jailing people because they are poor is counter-productive…

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She says a 1983 US Supreme Court ruling states judges must hold hearings to determine someone’s ability to pay before assessing a fine

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests 26-year-old James Domingue of Sulphur for allegedly locking up a convenience store clerk and raping her in a storage room. Spokesperson Kim Myers says this seems to be a random act from Domingue, who has a criminal background…

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Domingue faces charges of rape, kidnapping, and false imprisonment.

Governor Bobby Jindal will not participate in Thursday’s Republican Presidential debate. Jindal did not poll well enough in recent national surveys to be invited by Fox News. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says while missing the primetime debate is a blow to Jindal’s chances in gaining the republican nomination, its still early…

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National polls have the governor only getting one to two percent of the vote.

The ACLU of Louisiana has released a report on incarcerating the poor and it indicates there’s a common, unlawful practice of jailing people who don’t have enough money to pay court-ordered fines. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says this practice often sends financially stressed individuals into a downward cycle of incarceration…

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Esman says people who can afford the fines assessed against them don’t run the risk of incarceration.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests a 26-year-old man who allegedly locked up a convenience store clerk in Sulphur and raped her in a storage room. Spokesperson Kim Myers says James Domingue of Sulphur entered the business and locked the door unbeknownst to the clerk, then lured her to the back of the store pretending to search for an item…

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Myers says Domingue was arrested on charges of rape, kidnapping, and false imprisonment.

Researchers have determined the size of the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico has grown to nearly 17-thousand square kilometers. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium executive director Nancy Rabalais says that’s 28-percent larger than in 2014….

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The “Dead Zone” is now the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined.

Governor Bobby Jindal misses the cut as he will not participate in the first first formal Republican Presidential debate. Jindal did not poll well enough in recent national surveys to be among the ten candidates who will square off tomorrow night on Fox News. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says missing this debate is a blow to the Jindal presidential campaign…

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Jindal will be able to participate in a debate featuring secondary candidates Thursday afternoon.

Researchers have determined the size of the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is nearly the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium executive director Nancy Rabalais says the dead zone is bigger than anticipated, because more fresh water and nutrients flowed out of the Mississippi River basin than anticipated…

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The dead zone is an area of low oxygen in the Gulf, where sea animals are unable to live.

An ACLU of Louisiana report on incarcerating the poor indicates there’s a common, unlawful practice of jailing people who don’t have enough money to pay court-ordered fines. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says in 1983 the US Supreme Court ruled that judges must hold hearings to determine someone’s ability to pay before assessing a fine…

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Esman says these practices hurt communities by separating children from their parents, costing people their jobs, and they lead to needless fear.

Governor Bobby Jindal will not participate in a primetime republican presidential debate on Thursday. The governor failed to poll high enough in five recent national polls to be one of the ten candidates to appear in the Fox News debate. Jindal will have the opportunity to take part in a debate of second tier candidates, which will take place Thursday afternoon in Cleveland.

US crude oil prices went up slightly today to $45.55 a barrel, but crude prices have fallen 20 percent in the past month. LSU economist Doctor Loren Scott says this is having a negative impact on jobs tied to oil and gas. Scott says it’s difficult to forecast oil prices but he expects the price of crude to turn around in the near future…
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The Colorado State University hurricane forecast team has released their updated forecast for the 2015 hurricane season and it’s not much different than their June forecast….
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Terrebonne Parish deputies arrest a mother in Houma for allegedly leaving her 2-year-old unattended at a car wash. Major Malcolm Wolfe says they got a report about a small child walking alone in the parking lot and apparently the child was previously left alone in the vehicle.…:
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The mother, 33-year-old Sumer Boudloche is charged with child desertion.

Common Core standards see another school year kicking off this week and next in Louisiana. The department of education has a portal on its website that’s taking public comment on Common Core and a hearing is set for August 19th. The president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, Hollis Milton, would like to see the PARCC test go saying he believes the Aspire exams are a better standardized test for third through eighth graders…:
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He adds he doesn’t want to see major changes to Common Core.

St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta was indicted by a grand jury today on 22 counts which include malfeasance, extortion, obstruction and more. Peralta is accused of using parish employees to help him stalk his ex-wife and other offenses. He is charged with crimes in two other jurisdictions.

In its updated predictions, the Colorado State University forecast team still says the 2015 hurricane season is well below-average. Researchers originally predicted eight named storms with three hurricanes and one major hurricane. Lead author, Dr. Phil Klotzbach, says this update actually lowers those numbers…:
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They attribute the numbers to an El Nino which creates strong vertical wind shears that tend to break up storms.

A woman killed when she was run over by a train this morning near the Lincoln/Bienville Parish line has been identified. Bienville Parish Sheriff John Ballance says the Kansas City Southern Freight engineer sounded the horn, but 31-year-old Kanisha Womack was still too close…:
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The accident is under investigation.

Crude oil prices continue to fall and it’s wreaking havoc on economies in Louisiana. The current price for a barrel of US crude is just $45 — the lowest in 4 months. LSU economist Dr. Loren Scott says job losses are spread throughout the oil and gas industry and believes as we get into the fall, there will be a drop in oil production in the US..:
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He says while it’s difficult to predict what crude will do, he expects the price to turn around soon due to low supply increasing demand.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests a woman who is accused of leaving her 2-year-old in a hot vehicle was she was inside a Houma car wash. He was later seen running around the parking lot. Major Malcolm Wolfe says once deputies spoke to the mother, she slurred her speech and seemed to be on drugs…:
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33-year-old Sumer Lynn Boudloche is charged with child desertion.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested a man who is accused of raping a store clerk late last night. The cashier was in the store by herself and investigators believe 26-year-old James Domingue of Sulpher coaxed her into the back where he beat and raped her. He was located a few hours later and charged with rape, kidnapping, and false imprisonment.

The Colorado State University forecast team releases updated predictions for the 2015 hurricane season and it still looks below-average. Eric Gill reports…:
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