With the new school year fast approaching, the Louisiana Department of Health reminds parents to make sure their kids are up to date on their vaccines. Halen Doughty has more…
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President Donald Trump has nominated state Judge Terry Doughty of Rayville and Lafayette attorney Michael Juneau as federal judges in the Western District of Louisiana. There are now four vacancies in that district now that Patricia Minaldi retired to seek treatment for alcoholism.

The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State increased their storm prediction total by one and now anticipate 11 named storms for the remainder of the season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the total number of storms has been increased to 16. He says this isn’t a big change but it still shows conditions are conducive for an active season.
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The forecast says eight of those eleven storms will become hurricanes.
The LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will honor football legend Dr. Billy Cannon with a statue on the Baton Rouge campus. Cannon hopes the statue looks like he did in his glory days, young with a lot of hair….
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Cannon won the university’s only Heisman in 1959.

As students head back to school next week and the Louisiana Department of Health wants parents to make sure their kids are vaccinated. There are theories that vaccines can cause autism, but L-D-H immunization director, Doctor Frank Welch, says parents should get the facts about vaccines from their pediatrician…
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He says research shows vaccines do not cause health problems like autism.

The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State University is predicting 11 named storms for the rest of the season, eight of those expected to become hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the tropical Atlantic has been much warmer than normal and the absence of El Nino make for perfect hurricane conditions….
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LSU’s only Heisman Trophy winner, Dr. Billy Cannon, will be honored at the school’s Baton Rouge campus with a statue. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A 20-year-old Alexandria man has been arrested on charges of second degree murder in connection to the fatal shooting a 29-year-old man yesterday. Authorities in Rapides Parish say Desmond Harris was found by police at around 7 p.m. after they responded to the shooting that took place just before 2 p.m. The identity of the victim has not yet been released.

The state Department of Health reminding parents to make sure their kids are up to date on their vaccinations as the new school year approaches. LDH Immunization director Doctor Frank Welch says students entering sixth grade also need a meningitis vaccine. He says kids have to get that shot before they’re exposed to the disease….
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Louisiana law requires children age four or older entering kindergarten, pre-k or Head Start programs to receive vaccines for polio, measles, mumps, hepatitis and chicken pox.

Today 13 chefs will compete at the Great American Seafood Cook-off at the Morial Convention Center. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesster says the cook-off highlights the great seafood produced in America as opposed to the imports…
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Bonnie Breaux of St. Martinville is Louisiana’s representative at the cook-off.

The Colorado State Hurricane Forecast team is calling for 11 named storms for the rest of the hurricane season and eight those storms will be hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Three of the eight hurricanes are expected to be major.
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There is a 38-percent chance a major hurricane will make landfall along the Gulf Coast.

LSU has announced they are building a statue of the university’s only Heisman Trophy winner, Billy Cannon. Cannon led the Tigers to the national championship title in 1958. The 80-year-old credits the erection of the statue to the work of his former teammates, Warren Rabb and Jimmy Fields and Athletic Director Joe Alleva….
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Forecasters at Colorado State have upped their storm prediction total and now expect 11 named storms for the remainder of the season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the total number of storms has been increased from 15 to 16. While this isn’t a big change, he says it shows conditions are conducive for an active season.

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The forecast says eight of those eleven storms will become hurricanes.

With the new school year just around the corner, the Louisiana Department of Health urges parents to make sure their children up to date on their vaccines. State immunization director Dr. Frank Welch says preventable diseases can spread easily in schools because children congregate in small classrooms.

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Football legend Dr. Billy Cannon will be honored with a statue on LSU campus. The school’s only Heisman trophy winner graduated from the state’s flagship university in 1959. Cannon says he did not expect to receive this honor.

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Cannon led the Tigers to the national championship title in 1958.

Chefs have traveled far and wide for Saturday’s Great American Seafood Cook-off at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says this is a chance for the Bayou State to show off our fresh seafood, which blows the imports out of the water.

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Tickets are $10, and the event begins at 11:30 am.

The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State predicts we’ll see 11 named storms for the rest of the season, eight of those storms are expected to become hurricanes. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the tropical Atlantic has been much warmer than normal and the absence of El Nino make for perfect hurricane conditions….
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LSU announces they will build a statue of the school’s lone Heisman Trophy winner. Billy Cannon led the Tigers to a national championship in 1958. The 80-year-old thanks his former teammates, Warren Rabb and Jimmy Fields and Athletic Director Joe Alleva for pushing LSU to construct the statue….
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Alleva says Cannon is largely responsible for the emergence of big-time football at LSU.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is not pleased that crawfish have been found in one of their lakes and a retention pond…
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Thirteen chefs, including Bonnie Breaux from St. Martinville, will compete Saturday in the Great American Seafood Cook-off at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says they also have chefs from Alaska, Massachusetts and New Mexico…
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Tickets cost 10 bucks and it begins 11:30 AM.

The Colorado State Hurricane Forecast team is calling for 11 named storms for the rest of the hurricane season and eight those storms will be hurricanes. Three of the eight hurricanes are expected to be major. State Climatologist Barry Keim….
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The National Hurricane Center is currently watching two tropical waves, one of them is in the central Caribbean.

The LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has decided to honor football legend Dr. Billy Cannon with a statue. Cannon hopes the statue looks like he did in his glory days, young with a lot of hair….
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Cannon led the Tigers to a national championship in 1958.

A new school year is fast approaching, the Louisiana Department of Health reminds parents to make sure their kids are up to date on vaccinations….
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The state legislative auditor has started an investigation into the East Baton Rouge Mayor-President’s office. There are allegations Sharon Weston-Broome’s administration misused federal grant money for a crime-fighting program. U.S. Senator John Kennedy also wants more information from the mayor’s office on this subject.

The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State has upped their storm prediction total and now anticipate 11 named storms for the rest of the season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the total number of storms has been increased from 15 to 16. He says this isn’t a big change but it still shows conditions are conducive for an active season.
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The forecast says eight of those eleven storms will become hurricanes.

LSU’s only Heisman Trophy winner, Dr. Billy Cannon, will be honored with a statue at the Baton Rouge campus after a decision from the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame Committee. Cannon says receiving this honor is not something that you ever expect.
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Cannon won the Heisman in 1959.

As many students are heading back to school next week, the state Department of Health reminding kids to vaccinate their kids. Although there are theories that vaccines can cause autism, L-D-H immunization director, Dr. Frank Welch, says parents need to get the facts from their pediatrician.
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He says it’s Louisiana law that students must vaccinated.

Chefs from around the country will gather at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans tomorrow for the chance to compete and become the King or Queen of Seafood in the Great American Seafood Cook-off. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says this is Louisiana’s chance to show off our fresh seafood. He says it’s a win-win for the Bayou State and the chefs.
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So far 13 chefs have entered to compete.