LRN AM NEWSCALL DEC 1

Beginning next year, OPEC members will slow their crude oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day in an attempt to reduce the abundant supply. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The Transportation Task Force meets today as they are getting close to providing lawmakers with recommendations on how to improve the state’s highways. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Over the holiday season, we tend to pack on the pounds with all the food served in festive settings. Jeff Palermo has some tips to avoid gaining the extra weight…

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OPEC members have made the decision to slow crude oil production by 1.2 million barrels a day starting next year. The announcement led to an eight-percent increase in oil prices as they were trading at around 50-dollars a barrel. Executive Director for LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, David Dismukes, says it’s a nice sign for Louisiana’s oil industry, which has been lagging because of low oil prices.

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This is OPEC’s first cut in 8 years, and it will reduce production by over 32 million barrels a day globally. The state’s budget also counts on high oil prices to help boost state revenues. He says the rise in oil prices as a result of OPEC’s decision will only help a little.

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Based on latest numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission, seven thousand jobs have been lost in the Lafayette area over the last year and much of that is the result of the downturn in the oil industry. Dismukes says this announcement from OPEC is not enough to jump start drilling in this state.

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The state announces a scholarship opportunity for Phil Theta Kappa Honor society students attending community and technical schools and who would like to transfer into either Southern University Baton Rouge or Southern University New Orleans. Governor John Bel Edwards says the Pathway Scholarship awards up to 15-hundred dollars and it will give these students a chance to receive a four-year degree.

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Edwards says last year nearly 16-hundred LCTCS students transferred to four year institutes, and 747 of those went to either S-U-B-R or SUNO. He says they hope to see that number in the thousands in years to come. He says this agreement is a true win-win.

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Candidates for the award must also complete FASFA and maintain full-time enrollment and good academic standing once enrolled at Southern. Edwards hopes to be able to offer this opportunity to many more Louisiana students in the future.

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The Transportation Task Force meets today to further discuss recommendations on how to improve the states’ roads and bridge. Recommendations are expected to be released later this month for the legislature to consider. House Transportation Chairman and State Rep. Kenny Havard anticipates there will be a proposal to increase the state’s gasoline tax, which is currently at 20-cents a gallon…

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But Havard says he is concerned lawmakers will not support raising the gasoline tax. He says residents will also likely be skeptical that revenues from a higher tax will go towards better highways.

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Havard says another funding option that he would like to see move forward is a one-cent per gallon refinery tax, which will lessen the burden on Louisiana residents

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With all the delicious food we eat during the holiday season, it’s easy to pack on a few extra pounds. Exercise Researcher with LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center Dr. Neil Johannsen says watching the food you eat over the next month can help, like eating higher protein foods. He also says at holiday parties avoid overeating.

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Johannsen says after eating a big meal, try getting a little extra physical activity, instead of sitting on the couch watching football.

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Johannsen says instead of holiday shopping online, get out to the mall and walk around a little. He says the key to avoid holiday weight gain is staying active…

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The Saints are in the middle of preparations for the 7-4 Detroit Lions, who they host at noon in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Detroit has rallied from a deficit to win all seven of its games this season. Coach Sean Payton says the players are being made aware of the Lions ability to rally and win…

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In the past, when playing the Lions, teams had to prepare for Pro Bowl wide receiver Calvin Johnson. But he retired after last season. Payton says Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford still has plenty of targets…

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Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford might be having his best season of his eight-year NFL career. He’s thrown for 28-hundred yards, 19 touchdowns and five interceptions. Payton says Stafford is doing a good job in spreading the ball around…

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Louisiana Tech will attempt to win its first Conference USA title on Saturday when they face Western Kentucky in the league title game. The Bulldogs won the West Division to play in their second CUSA title game in three years. Tech Coach Skip Holtz says a key for them on Saturday will be not to give up the big play,…

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Louisiana Tech is coming off a 39-24 loss to Southern Miss. Holtz hopes a tough defeat the Golden Eagles will pay dividends this Saturday….

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18:30 Newscast Nov 30

Governor John Bel Edwards will be in Washington DC tomorrow to meet with congressional leaders to discuss more federal funding for Louisiana’s flood recovery. Edwards estimates it will take more than $3.7 billion for the state to recover from the two historic floods in March and August. So far, Louisiana has received $438 million in federal assistance.

Democrat Foster Campbell is making a hard push in the final days before the runoff, as the US Senate candidate has raised $2.5 million for his campaign in just one month. Jeff Palermo has more…

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A Bossier parish foster parent has been arrested on charges of rape. Lt. Bill Davis with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Terral Parfait lives alone and has been a foster parent for quite some time. He says so far, Parfait has been charged with three counts of 1st degree rape.

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Parfait is also charged with possession and production of child porn.

A Baton Rouge college student has been arrested, accused of murdering and dismembering his parents in Tennessee. Knox County Sheriff Major Michael Maclean says they believe 29-year-old Joel Michael Guy Junior turned violent Thanksgiving weekend during an argument about money.

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MaClean says the victim’s body parts were placed in acid solution in an attempt to cover up the crime.

 

17:30 Newscast Nov 30

A Baton Rouge college student has been arrested for allegedly murdering and dismembering his parents at their home in Tennessee. Knox County Sheriff Major Michael MaClean says 29-year-old Joel Michael Guy Junior went home for Thanksgiving and stabbed his parents, then tried to cover up the crime.

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Guy was arrested at his apartment in Baton Rouge.

Democratic US Senate candidate Foster Campbell announces he’s raised more than $2 million for his campaign in the last month. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects Campbell will use this money to hit the airwaves hard with ads attacking Republican John Kennedy. But he doubts it will be enough for Campbell to win the race.

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The Feral Hog Management Task Force met today to discuss ways to control the state’s wild hog population. Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries veterinarian Dr. Jim LaCour says the state has dedicated 360-thousand dollars towards the problem.

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He estimates there are more than half a million feral hogs in the state.

The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season comes to an end today. This was the first above average season since 2012. NOAA’s lead hurricane forecaster, Gerry Bell, says he can’t stress enough to coastal residents the importance of being prepared every year for hurricane season.

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Five named storms made landfall in the US this season.

16:45 LRN Sportscast November 30th

LSU has lost one of its two quarterback commitments. Myles Brennan from Mississippi posted on social media that he is re-opening his recruiting process. This news comes one day after LSU offered a scholarship to five-star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who is an Alabama commitment. LSU’s offer raises the speculation that Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Lane Kiffen could be coming to LSU.

Les Miles is reportedly a candidate to be the next head coach at Houston. The chairman of the Houston board of regents said Miles is among a list of candidates to replace Tom Herman, who left for Texas.

The Saints are getting ready to host the Lions this Sunday. Detroit is 7-4 on the year, but they’ve only scored 30 or more points twice this season. New Orleans running back Mark Ingram has been named NFC Offensive Player of the week. Ingram had 14 carries for 146 yards and a touchdown. He also caught a 21-yard touchdown pass. Ingram did not practice today, becuase of a toe injury.

It’s UL-Lafayette versus ULM this Saturday. The Warhawks are coming off a bye week, so with this being the final game of the regular season, Head Coach Matt Viator says they are treating this game like a bowl game…
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It’s been reported that if the Cajuns can win this Saturday, they’ll head to the New Orleans Bowl.

Grambling State has hired Paul Bryant to be the school’s athletic director. Bryant is currently the A-D at South Carolina State and also served in that capacity at Stillman College and Eureka College. Grambling has not had a permanent A-D since 2014.

Tonight in college basketball…Grambling is at Miami, while Louisiana Tech visits California. Cal has won 23-straight games at home.

Last night in college hoops, LSU beat Houston 84-65.

16:30 Newscast Nov 30

A Baton Rouge college student has been arrested for allegedly murdering and dismembering his parents at their home in Tennessee over the Thanksgiving weekend. Knox County Sheriff Maj. Michael Maclean says 29-year-old Joel Michael Guy Jr. viciously stabbed his parents several times before putting their body parts in acid in an attempt to cover up the crime. Guy was arrested at his apartment in Baton Rouge, but it’s unclear which school he was attending.

The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case of a 51-year-old Air force Veteran who is accused of raping several foster children in his care. Michelle Southern reports..:

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The Feral Hog Management Task Force met today to discuss ways to control Louisiana’s wild hog population. Dr. Jim LaCour with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the current control methods aren’t working, and the taskforce is discussing better ways to reduce the hog population.

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LaCour estimates there are up to 700-thousand feral hogs in Louisiana.

The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season comes to an end today, after 5 named storms made landfall in the US. NOAA lead hurricane forecaster Gerry Bell says the storms formed over the tropical Atlantic, which is why the Gulf was spared for part of the year.

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This year was the first above average season since 2012.

15:30 LRN Newscast November 30th

Authorities say a Baton Rouge college student brutally murdered and dimembered his parents in Tennessee during the Thanksgiving Day weekend. Knox County Sheriff Major Michael MaClean says they believe 29-year-old Joel Michael Guy Junior turned violent during an argument about money….
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MaClean says the victim’s body parts were placed in acid solution in an attempt to cover up the crime. Guy was arrested in Baton Rouge.

An above-average hurricane season comes to a close today. There were 15 named storms and seven hurricanes this year. NOAA’s lead hurricane forecaster, Gerry Bell, on why we saw an active season…
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Even though we saw 5 named storms this year, the tropics in the Gulf were quiet.

A Bossier Parish foster parent has been arrested on three counts of first-degree rape. Lt. Bill Davis, with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s office, says 51-year-old Terral Parfait’s victims were young children under his foster care and there could be more victims and encourage others who may know something to come forward…
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Parfait is also an Air Force veteran.

The Feral Hog Management Task Force met today to discuss ways to control the wild hog population in Louisiana. State Wildlife and Fisheries Veterinarian Dr. Jim LaCour says the hogs continue to be a major problem…:
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LaCour says they estimate there’s at least 500-thousand feral hogs in the state.

14:30 Newscast Nov 30

A Baton Rouge college student is under arrest for murdering and dismembering his parents in Tennessee. Knox County Sheriff Major Michael MaClean says 29-year-old Joel Michael Guy Junior went home for the Thanksgiving weekend and viciously stabbed his parents and tried to cover the crime up.

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It’s unclear what school Guy was attending.

Democratic US Senate candidate Foster Campbell announces he’s raised $2.5 million in campaign funds in the last month. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says voters don’t care about money, they vote based on a candidate’s platforms.

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He says Campbell’s biggest challenge will be winning a statewide race in a red state.

Controlling the state’s wild hog population is the topic of today’s meeting of the Feral Hog Management Task Force. Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries vet Dr. Jim LaCour says the legislature has dedicated 360-thousand dollars towards the problem.

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The LSU AgCenter estimates there are over half a million feral hogs in the state.

The first above average Atlantic Hurricane Season since 2012 comes to an end today. NOAA’s lead hurricane forecaster, Gerry Bell, says he can’t stress enough to coastal residents the importance of being prepared every year for hurricane season.

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Five named storms made landfall this season, the most since 2008 when6 storms hit the coast.

LRN PM Newscall November 30th

Democrat Foster Campbell is making a hard push in the final days before the runoff, as the US Senate candidate has raised $2.5 million for his campaign in just one month. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case of a 51-year-old Air force Veteran who is accused of raping several foster children in his care spanning several years. Michelle Southern reports..:

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The Feral Hog Management Task Force meets today to discuss ways to control the wild hog population in Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Veterinarian Dr. Jim LaCour says it’s a big problem in the state.

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The taskforce was created during the 2016 regular legislative session and is comprised of 11 members from different departments.  LaCour says current methods to control feral hogs are just not working. He says the goal of the taskforce is to discuss best methods of control.

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The LSU Ag Center estimates there are over half a million, or as many as 700-thousand feral hogs in the state. LaCour says the legislature has dedicated 360-thousand dollars towards the problem…

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Today is the last day of the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season which was the first one considered “above-normal” for the first time since 2012. This year, there were 15 named storms, including 7 hurricanes – 3 of which were major. NOAA’s lead hurricane forecaster, Gerry Bell, says there were several factors which lead to the active season…:

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Five named storms made landfall in the US during 2016, the most since 2008 when 6 storms hit. Hermine was the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida since Wilma in 2005. Bell says the reason the Gulf was spared for the most part this year is because the storms formed over the tropical Atlantic which tend not to track this way…:

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Bell says that he can’t stress enough to the millions and millions of coastal residents the importance of being prepared every year for hurricane season…:

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Democratic US Senate candidate Foster Campbell says he’s raised $2.5 million in campaign funds in the last month, but will dollars be enough to secure a victory? Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says while Campbell has raised a decent amount of money, the Democrat’s biggest hurdle is trying to win a statewide election in a red state.

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Campbell has made it clear that a majority of his campaign donations have come from individuals, not political action committees. But Pinsonat says voters don’t care about the money, they vote based on candidate’s platforms.

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Pinsonat expects Campbell will use the nearly $1.5 million he has on hand to hit the airwaves hard in the last few days before the runoff. He says Campbell will likely run ads that depict Kennedy as the candidate for elitists and big corporations, but it’s unlikely it will be enough for a win.

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A Bossier Parish Air Force veteran is behind bars, accused of raping and sexually exploiting young boys in his foster care. Lt. Bill Davis with Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Terral Parfait was arrested after one of his victims came forward.

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Davis says Parfait lives alone and has been a foster parent for quite some time. He says so far, Parfait has been charged with three counts of 1st degree rape.

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Davis says hundreds of floppy disks, flash drives, VHS, and DVDs were also seized from the suspect’s home where they found images of known child pornography produced of the boys that were in his care. He encourages parents to come forward who know their children have been in foster care with Parfait or have had any interaction with him at all…:

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A Baton Rouge college student is under arrest for murdering and dismembering his parents in Tennessee. Knox County Sheriff Major Michael MaClean says 29-year-old Joel Michael Guy Junior went home for the Thanksgiving weekend and viciously stabbed his parents and tried to cover the crime up….

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Guy was arrested last night in Baton Rouge at his apartment on Nicholson Drive. MaClean says they believe he turned violent during an argument about money….

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It’s unclear which college Guy was attending. LSU says they have no record of him attending classes on their campus.

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13:30 Newscast, November 30th, 2016 *Age Correction on Guy*

Democrat Foster Campbell is making a hard push in the final days before the runoff, as the US Senate candidate has raised $2.5 million for his campaign in just one month. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Authorities say a man from Baton Rouge has been charged with two counts of first degree murder for allegedly killing and dismembering his parents over Thanksgiving at their home in Tennessee. Officials with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office say the victims are Lisa and Joel Guy and their son, 29-year-old Michael Guy, is accused in the deaths, cutting up and dissolving the bodies in an acidic chemical.

A Bossier Parish Air Force veteran is behind bars, accused of raping young boys in his foster care. Lt. Bill Davis with Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says 51-year-old Terral Parfait was arrested after one of his victims came forward…:
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He says investigators located hundreds of pictures and videos of the rapes inside Parfait’s home and fear there are more victims out there.

The Feral Hog Management Task Force meets today to discuss ways to control the wild hog population in Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Veterinarian Dr. Jim LaCour…:
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The LSU Ag Center estimates there are over half a million, or as many as 700,000 feral hogs in the state.

12:30 Newscast, November 30th, 2016

Democratic US Senate candidate Foster Campbell says he’s raised $2.5 million in campaign funds in the last month, but will dollars be enough to secure a victory? Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says while Campbell has raised a decent amount of money, the Democrat’s biggest hurdle is trying to win a statewide election in a red state…:
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Pinsonat expects Campbell will use the nearly $1.5 million he has on hand to hit the airwaves hard in the last few days before the runoff.

Today is the last day of the 2016 hurricane season which produced 15 named storms, the most in 4 years. NOAA’s lead hurricane forecaster, Gerry Bell, says the reason the Gulf was spared for the most part this year is because the storms formed over the tropical Atlantic which tend not to track this way…:
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The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an extremely disturbing case of a 51-year-old Air force Veteran who is accused of raping several foster children in his care. They say the investigation began after one of the victims came forward, and during questioning of 51-year-old Terral Parfait, he admitted to everything. Parfait faces many charges including three counts of 1st degree rape of three boys under the age of 12 — and cops fear there are more victims out there.

The Feral Hog Management Task Force meets today to discuss ways to control the wild hog population in Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Veterinarian Dr. Jim LaCour says the hogs continues to be a major problem…:
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