AM Newscall, December 1st, 2015

Will Governor-elect John Bel Edwards look to raise the state’s $7.25 minimum wage when he takes office next year? Jeff Palermo reports…

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The American Automobile Association says December could bring the lowest gas prices we’ve seen in 7 years.

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The Louisiana Department of Revenue’s 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty gets underway today. Eric Gill reports…

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Will Governor-elect John Bel Edwards look to raise the state’s minimum wage when he takes office next year? Edwards said during the campaign that he supports raising the minimum wage that currently sits at $7.25. Louisiana Budget Project Director Jan Moller says the new governor gives supporters of a minimum wage increase hope…

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Louisiana is one of five states that has not set a minimum wage, instead defaulting to the federal government’s rate. Opponents of a higher minimum wage say new mandates would have an adverse effect on the current state of the economy. But Moller says minimum wage increases have worked in other parts of the country…

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He says it’s too early to predict whether a minimum wage bill will make it to the governor’s desk. Moller says an LSU poll conducted last year shows that 72-percent of residents support increasing the minimum wage to at least $8.50 per hour…

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The American Automobile Association of Louisiana says the plunging prices at the pump have the state moving into a direction that could bring them to their lowest since 2008. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular is about $1.86. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman says we might reach a low point this month that we haven’t seen in nearly 7 years…:

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Redman says the earlier forecast by the US Department of Energy showed that by December we’d be looking at a national average of about $2.00, but it seems it will be even lower than that. He says this is coming at a great time for the motoring public as they put their budget together for the holidays…:

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Louisiana’s average prices are down about 4 cents from last week, 8 cents from last month and 72 cents lower than last year. Redman says, statewide, we could be in the $1.60 range by mid-December, and dropping…:

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After a brief suspension, the Louisiana Department of Revenue’s 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty gets underway today. Deputy Secretary Jarrod Coniglio (ca-nig-lee-oh) says this is the final amnesty period for at least 10 years. He says the delay was prompted by a mistake with with the information included in some of the original invitation letters sent out in early November…

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The amnesty will run through December 31st. Coniglio says their goal is to raise $50 million during the amnesty period. He says this is a great opportunity to clear the slate when it comes to delinquent taxes. Coniglio says the department is offering incentives to taxpayers to clear their bill…

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During the amnesty period, the Department of Revenue will waive 33-percent of the penalty and 17-percent of the interest owed when 100-percent of the tax debt is paid. Coniglio says you can even set up an installment plan if you cannot make full payment by December 31st…

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State police say they worked four fatal crashes over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend that resulted in ten fatalities. The youngest victim was a two month old infant from Baton Rouge, while the oldest was an 87-year-old man from Ville Platte.  L-S-P Sergeant Nick Manale says everyone needs to take safety precuations to prevent more fatalities

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Manale asks drivers to be vigiliant during this holiday period…

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Manale says if you happen to notice aggressive driving or impaired driving, don’t hesitate to call State Police…

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LSU sophomore quarterback Brandon Harris did not finish the season strong as he struggled in November and didn’t perform well in the win over Texas A&M. Harris completed just seven passes  for 83 yards and he was intercepted once in the win over the Aggies. Coach Les Miles says Harris looked much better earlier in the season

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Sophomore Malachi Dupre led the team in receiving during the regular season as he caught 39 passes for 602 yards and 6 touchdowns. Dupre says LSU’s passing game is still a work in progress…

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McNeese State is getting ready to host Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS playoffs. The Cowboys are a four-seed in the tournament and received a bye into the second round, while the Bearkats beat Southern Utah in a shootout 42-39. McNeese Coach Matt Viator hopes the week off will not hurt their play for Saturday’s game…

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Sam Houston used two quarterbacks to beat Southern Utah, Jeremiah Briscoe and Jared Johnson. Viator says Briscoe is a good passer, while Johnson is good running the football…

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16:30 Newscast November 30, 2015

LSU coach Les Miles will keep his job after Athletics Director Joe Alleva announced The Mad Hatter would return next season, even though it was widely speculated that Saturday would be Miles’ last game. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says it appears LSU President F King Alexander stepped in and now many are calling for Alleva to be fired for the way this was handled. But Worsham doesn’t think that will happen…

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If Miles was fired before January 1st, LSU would owe him 15-million dollars.

Today marks the end of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane season and it was quite favorable for Louisiana as no storms threatened the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s been ten seasons since a major hurricane has made landfall in the United States. He says some are wondering if we’re moving into a period of less severe hurricanes…

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He says there were 11 named storms this hurricane season, one below the long term average.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says a teenager came home from a hunting trip over the weekend, and discovered her step-father, mother and two young half brothers dead in an apparent murder suicide. Col John Forunato says the 18-year-old had been gone since Friday, and returned to her Marrero home Sunday morning…

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He says they believe 46-year-old David Mata stabbed to death his 40-year-old wife and their two boys, age 2 and 4, before taking his own life.

Today is Cyber Monday and many are taking advantage of huge online sales. According to the research firm ShopperTrak, Black Friday sales fell 10-percent this year and LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice feels that online shopping played a factor in that…

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Rice says the online shopping celebration is a growing trend.

16:45 LRN Sportscast November 30

Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham believes LSU President and Chancellor F King Alexander is a big factor in Les Miles keeping his job as head coach of the Tigers. If Miles was fired before January 1st, LSU would owe him 15-million dollars. Worsham says the buyout of Miles’ contract was too tough of a pill to swallow for Alexander, even though private donors would have paid the buyout…
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Alexander is pushing the state legislature for more state funding to help the academic side of the university. Some are now calling for athletic director Joe Alleva to be fired for mishandling this situation. Worsham doesn’t see that happening…
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LSU coaches were busy today on the recruiting trail. Defensive tackle Rashard Lawrence of Neville said on twitter that Frank Wilson, Bradley Dale Peveto and Ed Orgeron visited him today.

Louisiana Tech finished the regular season with an 8-4 record after losing to Southern Miss in the regular season finale on Saturday. It’s been projected Tech will get an invite to the New Orleans Bowl. Bulldogs Coach Skip Holtz says the team will wait to hear its fate…
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December sixth is when the team is expected to find out its bowl assignment.

In college basketball action tonight…LSU is at Charleston as the Tigers look to snap a two-game losing streak. So far through five games, freshman Ben Simmons is averaging 16 points, 14 rebounds and six assists a game.

Also tonight…ULM hosts Chattanooga. The Warhawks are 2-and-2 and looking to bounce back from a ten point defeat to Houston.

15:30 Newscast, November 30th, 2015

Today marks the end of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane season and it was a good one for Louisiana as no storms threatened the state. Eric Gill reports…:
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The New Orleans Police Department says Napoleonville State Senator Troy Brown was arrested over the weekend for allegedly punching a woman in the face. They say the alleged battery occurred following the Bayou Classic at a New Orleans hotel as the victim waited for an elevator. Brown has stated he does not remember what happened, but he is very remorseful about the situation.

Shoppers are enjoying some great deals today on the ever popular Cyber Monday. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Cyber Monday says the online shopping celebration is a growing trend…:
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Cyber Monday celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.

How did Les Miles keep his job as head coach of the LSU football team? It appeared Miles was coaching his final game on Saturday, but after the victory, AD Joe Alleva announced The Mad Hatter will return. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says it looks like LSU’s president saved Miles’ job…:
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Some are now calling for Alleva to be fired, but Worsham doesn’t see that happening.

 

14:30 Newscast November 30, 2015

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an apparent murder suicide in Marerro that has left four dead. Col John Fortunato says the deceased are identified as 46-year-old David Mata, 40-year-old Kelli Mata, 4-year-old Caden Mata, and 2-year-old Liam Mata…

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He says they have no idea why David Mata would commit such a horrific act. All four were pronounced dead from apparent stab wounds.

There is a lot of online shopping going on today as Cyber Monday is upon us. Although Cyber Monday shopping is a growing trend, LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says as shoppers become more savvy to finding deals online, Cyber Monday could begin to lose some of its luster…

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Cyber Monday sales reached a record $2.68 billion in 2014.

Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham believes LSU President and Chancellor F King Alexander is a big factor in Les Miles keeping his job as head coach of the Tigers. If Miles was fired before January 1st, LSU would owe him 15-million dollars. Worsham says the buyout of Miles’ contract was too tough of a pill to swallow for Alexander, even though private donors would have paid the buyout…

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Alexander is pushing the state legislature for more state funding to help the academic side of the university.

The 2015 Atlantic Hurricane season ends today and it was quite favorable for Louisiana and the United States as no major storms made landfall. State Climatologist Barry Keim says forecasters were were pretty accurate with their predictions this season…

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He says you can thank EL Nino for keeping hurricanes at bay this season.

13:30 Newscast, November 30th, 2015

We got out of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season, ending today, with just four hurricanes, two major hurricanes and none threatening the US. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the last hurricane to hit Louisiana was Cat 1 Isaac in 2012. He says some are wondering if we’re moving into a period of less severe hurricanes…:
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It’s been ten seasons since a major hurricane has made landfall in the United States.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office believes a man killed his wife and two children before taking his own life in Marrero over the weekend. The deceased are identified as 46-year-old David Mata, 40-year-old Kelli Mata, 4-year-old Caden and 2-year-old Liam Mata. Col John Fortunato says they believe David Mata stabbed to death the three victims before killing himself and they have no idea why…:
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He says the investigation is ongoing.

LSU Coach Les Miles gets to keep his job even after it was widely speculated that this past Saturday would be his last game in Tiger Stadium. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham believes LSU President F King Alexander stepped in because it would look bad to the legislature if they paid the $15 million dollars to buy Miles out of his contract. There are still questions whether offensive coordinator Cam Cameron will return. His contract is set to expire after the bowl game.

Doing a little online shopping today? There are some great deals out there today as the ever popular Cyber Monday is underway. Black Friday sales fell 10-percent this year and LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice feels that online shopping played a factor in that…:
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Last year, sales on Cyber Monday reached a record $2.68 billion.

 

12:30 Newscast, November 30th, 2015

It appeared LSU’s Les Miles was set to lose his job, but he remains the Fighting Tigers head coach. Jeff Palermo looks at how that happened…:
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Today marks the end of the 2015 Atlantic less-than-eventful Hurricane Season. We had 11 named storms, four of those hurricanes, two major hurricanes, but non threatened the US. State Climatologist says you can thank wind shear and the El Nino…:
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Today is Cyber Monday, a day where retailers promote huge online sales. The annual online shopping spree celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Cyber Monday shopping is a growing trend…:
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Last year, sales on Cyber Monday reached a record $2.68 billion.

The New Orleans Police Department says Napleonville Senator Troy Brown was arrested over the weekend and charged with domestic abuse battery for allegedly punching a woman. Brown has released a statement that says he doesn’t remember what happened due to alcohol consumption and a car accident he was in in 1991.

 

LRN PM Newscall November 30

Today marks the end of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane season and it was a good one for Louisiana as no storms threatened the state. Eric Gill reports…

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It appeared LSU’s Les Miles was set to lose his job, but he remains the Fighting Tigers head coach. Jeff Palermo looks at how that happened….

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Today marks the end of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane season and it was quite favorable for Louisiana as no storms threatened the state. State Climatologist Barry Keim says forecasters were were pretty accurate with their predictions this season…

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He says there were 11 named storms this hurricane season, one below the long term average. Four of those storms became hurricanes, two major hurricanes, but none threatened to make landfall in the United States. Keim says you can thank wind shear created by El Nino for that…

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He says the last hurricane to make landfall in Louisiana was Category 1 Hurricane Isaac in 2012. It’s been ten seasons since a major hurricane has made landfall in the United States. Keim says some are wondering if we’re moving into a period of less severe hurricanes…

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So how did Les Miles keep his job as head coach of the LSU Tigers. It appeared Miles was coaching his final game in Tiger Stadium on Saturday, but after the victory, athletic director Joe Alleva announced Miles would return for another season. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says LSU’s president saved Miles’ job…

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If Miles was fired before January 1st, LSU would owe him 15-million dollars. Worsham says for LSU president and chancellor F King Alexander, who is pushing for more state funding to help the academic side of the university,  the 15-million dollar buyout was too tough of a pill to swallow, even though private donors would have paid the buyout

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Some are now calling for athletic director Joe Alleva to be fired for mishandling this situation. Worsham doesn’t see that happening…

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Today is Cyber Monday, a day where retailers promote huge online sales. The annual online shopping spree celebrates its tenth anniversary this year. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Cyber Monday shopping is a growing trend…

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Last year, sales on Cyber Monday reached a record $2.68 billion. According to the research firm ShopperTrak, Black Friday sales fell 10-percent this year and Rice feels that online shopping played a factor in that…

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But he says just because you find a discounted item on Cyber Monday, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s at its best price of the year. Rice says as shoppers become more savvy to finding deals online, Cyber Monday could begin to lose some of its luster…

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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says a teenager came home from a hunting trip over the weekend, and discovered her step-father, mother and two young half brothers dead in an apparent murder suicide. Col John Fortunato says the 18-year-old had been gone since Friday, and returned to her Marrero home Sunday morning…:

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The deceased are identified as 46-year-old David Mata, 40-year-old Kelli Mata, 4-year-old Caden Mata and 2-year-old Liam Mata. He says cops arrived and discovered the Mata’s dead from apparent stab wounds in the living room, and their children in separate bedrooms laying in bed, also pronounced dead from apparent stab wounds…:

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According to media reports, Mata pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife Kelli in 2010, and in 2002 David Mata pleaded guilty to possessing 1,000 anabolic steroid tablets. Fortunato says they believe David Mata killed his wife and their kids before taking his own life. He says they have no idea why David Mata would commit such a horrific act…:

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LRN Sportscast 11:40 November 30

So how did Les Miles keep his job as head coach of the LSU Tigers. It appeared Miles was coaching his final game in Tiger Stadium on Saturday, but after the victory, athletic director Joe Alleva announced Miles would return for another season. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says it appears LSU’s president saved Miles’ job…
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There are still questions whether offensive coordinator Cam Cameron will return. His contract is set to expire after the bowl game. Miles was noncommittal about Cameron’s future, but he expects the offense next year to feature running back Leonard Fournette….
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LSU linebacker Deion Jones was named SEC defensive Player of the Week. Jones had eleven tackles and a half sack.

A bad performance for the Saints yesterday as they were kept out of the end zone in a 24-6 loss to the Houston Texans. New Orleans had just 268 yards of total offense and the Black and Gold’s record fell to 4-and-7. Quarterback Drew Brees remains optimistic the Saints can make a run at the playoffs, but they ahve undefeated Carolina coming to town…
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McNeese State is getting ready to host Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State in the second round of the FCS Playoffs. The game will take place Saturday night in Cowboy Stadium. It was just three weeks ago, when McNeese beat the Bearkats.

The Ragin Cajuns wrap up the regular season this Saturday against Troy. Coach Mark Hudspeth announced today that third string QB Jordan Davis will start after completing all seven of his passes and rushing for a 20-yard touchdown run in mop-up duty against Appalachian State.

11:30 Newscast, November 30th, 2015

Today marks the end of the 2015 Atlantic Hurricane season, and it was a good one for Louisiana as no storms threatened the state. Eric Gill reports…:
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Today is cyber Monday and the Attorney General’s Office is offering some tips to keep online holiday shoppers secure. They say using private wireless connections that are password protected are best, and the website you’re buying from is secure before you enter your credit card information. They say it’s important to always keep records of your online purchases.

LSU coach Les Miles will keep his job after AD Joe Alleva announced The Mad Hatter would return next season, even though it was widely reported that Saturday would be Miles last game. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says it appears the LSU President stepped in and now many are calling for Alleva to be fired for the way this was handled, but doesn’t think that will happen:
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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says a teenager came home from a hunting trip over the weekend, and discovered her step-father, mother and two young half brothers dead in an apparent murder suicide. Col John Forunato says the 18-year-old had been gone since Friday, and returned to her Marrero home Sunday morning…:
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He says they believe 46-year-old David Mata stabbed to death his 40-year-old wife and their two boys, age 2 and 4, before taking his own life.