Congressman Charles Boustany is suing author Ethan Brown and publisher Simon and Schuster for making prostitution allegations. Emelie Gunn has more…
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State Senator Troy Brown has entered a plea of “not guilty” to a domestic abuse charge. Brown is accused of biting his wife’s arm during an argument at their home in Ascension Parish. A trial date has been scheduled for December.

A federal judge has ruled state can not yet enforce a new law that prohibits strip clubs from hiring strippers under the age of 21. There is a suit seeking to get the law thrown out.

District Attorney Jerry Jones is retiring after 26 years as DA for Ouachita and Morehouse Parishes. He cites health reasons and says he hopes to remain practicing some type of law with his son…:
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Jones helped write several state laws that called stronger punishments for those victimize women and children.

Two Central Lafourche High school students have been arrested for wearing clown masks while riding around the school. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they have evidence that Jordan Boudreaux and Taylor Defelice were wearing the masks, because one of them posted it on Snap Chat.
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Congressman Charles Boustany has filed a lawsuit against the author and publisher of a new book that claims the US Senate candidate frequented a Jennings motel looking for prostitutes. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says very few public officials succeed in libel or defamation lawsuits.
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The author, Ethan Brown, stands by what he wrote.

Congressman Garret Graves is holding a town hall meeting in Baker tonight. Graves expects there will be a lot of discussion about the FEMA requirement to elevate flood damaged homes and what additional measures the federal government should take to protect residents from future floods.
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Longtime northeast Louisiana district attorney Jerry Jones will step down on November 1st, because of health reasons. Michelle Southern has more…
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Two south Louisiana teens have been charged with terrorizing after they were allegedly caught wearing a clown mask at Central LaFourche High School…
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LaFourche Parish Sheriff spokesperson Brennan Matherne says the 17-year-olds from Raceland face up to three years in jail if convicted.

Candidate for U.S. Senate, Congressman Charles Boustany, has filed suit against author Ethan Brown and publisher Simon and Schuster for claiming Boustany had relationships with prostitutes in a recently published book. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says it will be hard to prove Brown wrote these allegations knowing they were false.
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Congressman Garret Graves is holding a town hall meeting at 6 p.m. tonight in Baker to talk with flooded homeowners. Graves believes he’ll hear from victims wanting to recover but cannot because of government obstacles. He says many things are getting in the way of having families get back to a normal life.
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Two 17-year-olds have been charged for wearing a clown mask and riding around their Lafourche Parish high school. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they made it very clear that the creepy clown activity that’s been going on around the country won’t be tolerated here.
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The two were identified as Jordan Boudreaux and Taylor Defelice of Raceland.

In another clown incident, a 14-year-old Bossier Parish girl has been arrested for making clown threats online. Lt. Bill Davis with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says she was arrested for terrorizing on a fake Instagram page.
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Congressman Charles Boustany is suing the author and publisher of the book “Murder in the Bayou” because it contains allegations that the US Senate Candidate was involved with prostitutes.  Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino says there’s no way the suit will be settled before the November 8 election, but it makes a statement that Boustany is serious about putting these claims to rest.

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Author Ethan Brown stand by what he wrote in his book.

The Fourth Judicial District’s longest serving District Attorney, Jerry Jones, has announced he’s retiring after 26 years. During his 5 terms, Jones authored several pieces of legislation to support children and established programs like Teen Court and Juvenile Drug Court to give youth offenders a second chance.

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Two Central Lafourche High school students have been arrested for wearing clown masks while riding around the school. Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Brennan Matherne says they have evidence that Jordan Boudreaux and Taylor Defelice were wearing the masks, because one of them posted it on Snap Chat.

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Another teen has been arrested in Bossier parish in connection with the creepy clowning. Lt. Bill Davis with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says a 14-year-old’s Instagram threat from a fake account was enough to raise authorities’ concerns. He encourages parents to talk to their kids about being responsible online.

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The teen was charged with terrorizing.

Congressman Charles Boustany has filed a lawsuit against the author and publisher of a new book that claims the US Senate candidate frequented a Jennings motel looking for prostitutes. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says it’s difficult to prove an author intentionally lied. He says very few public officials succeed in libel or defamation lawsuits.

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The author, Ethan Brown, stands by what he wrote.

Congressman Garret Graves is holding a town hall in Baker tonight before he heads back to Washington in a few weeks to write legislation for more federal aid. He expects there will be a lot of discussion in the meeting about the FEMA requirement to elevate homes and what additional measures the federal government should take to protect residents in the future.

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Longtime northeast Louisiana district attorney Jerry Jones will step down on November 1^st, because of health reasons. Michelle Southern has more…

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Two south Louisiana teenagers have been charged with terrorizing after they were allegedly caught wearing a clown mask at Central LaFourche High School…

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LaFourche Parish spokesperson Brennan Matherne says the 17-year-olds from Raceland face up to three years in jail if convicted.

Congressman Charles Boustany is suing author Ethan Brown and publisher Simon and Schuster for making prostitution allegations. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office announces two high school students have been charged after wearing a clown mask while riding around Central Lafourche High School today. Students Jordan Boudreaux and Taylor Defelice, both age 17 and of Raceland, were charged with violating the law which prohibits the wearing of a mask in public outside of certain holidays. A 14-year-old in Bossier Parish was also arrested and charged with terrorizing for making clown threats online.

Longtime district attorney for the 4th Judicial District, Jerry Jones, announces he’s retiring from his north Louisiana post effective November 1st. During his five terms as DA, Jones helped pass numerous domestic violence laws that aim to help women. He says they really made a difference in Ouachita and Morehouse parishes…:
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Jones says his health does not allow him to continue in his position, as he was recently injured in a car accident.

Hurricane Matthew is churning through the Caribbean with maximum sustained winds remain near 145 mph, a dangerous category 4 storm. The National Hurricane Center says the forecast track brings Matthew near Florida’s east coast Thursday night and then threatens the entire US and Canadian east coast into next week. The University of Florida announced today that there has been no change in the status of Saturday’s LSU game in Gainsville.

Charles Boustany has filed a lawsuit against author Ethan Brown and the publisher of a book claims the congressman had relationships with prostitutes in Jefferson Davis Parish. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Boustany will have to prove Brown wrote these allegations with actual malice…:
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The book, “Murder in the Bayou” claims Boustany frequented a Jennings motel, the Boudreaux Inn, looking for prostitutes.

District Attorney Jerry Jones is retiring after 26 years as DA of the Fourth Judicial District. He cites health reasons and says he hopes to remain practicing some type of law with his son…:
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Jones is considered one of north Louisiana’s strongest advocates for women and young people.

A 14-year-old girl in Bossier Parish has been arrested on charges of terrorizing for allegedly setting up a fake Instagram account and making the infamous clown threat. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Bill Davis reminds the public that clown threats are no laughing matter…:
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Davis says today they are speaking to students at all of the high schools in Bossier Parish about this serious incident.

Former longtime Alexandria Mayor Ned Randolph died Tuesday at the age of 74. Randolph served 5 terms as mayor from 1986-2006 and in recent years had be battling Alzheimer’s disease. He was 74. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.