It’s been a month since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, and gas prices are slowly starting to go down after about 28% of refining capacity was knocked out because of the storm. Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy, says with the switch-over to winter-blend gasoline, demand beginning to slow and Gulf Coast refineries coming back, consumers can expect to see much lower prices at the pump next month…:
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A councilwoman in Arcadia has been suspended from her position after she was convicted of stealing more than 37-thousand dollars when she was the town water clerk. Louisiana Inspector General Stephen Street says Patricia Hampton was found guilty of theft charges from an investigation sparked by an audit…:
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Street says Hampton took payments for water bills and collecting them for her personal use.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested for allegedly running over and killing his brother with his vehicle early this morning. 30-year-old Stephen Hebert is charged with negligent homicide and DWI in the death of the victim, 32-year-old Kirk Hebert. Investigators say Stephen Hebert was semi-conscious in the driver’s seat of his Dodge truck with his brother, Kirk, pinned under the rear driver’s side tire. He told cops they’d both been drinking.

An Oklahoma man has been arrested in Lafayette for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her then demanding she drive him to an ATM. Cpl. Karl Ratcliff with the Lafayette Police Department says detectives were able to receive surveillance video showing that 22-year-old Devon Bell was the suspect they were looking for…:
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Bell is charged with home invasion, sexual battery, aggravated kidnapping, and criminal trespassing.

It’s been a month since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, knocking out nearly 30% of the nation’s refining capacity, but motorists are now starting to see consistent declines in gas prices. That’s according to Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst at GasBuddy. He says we’re likely about to start seeing the downward momentum accelerate…:
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DeHann says the current statewide average for a gallon of regular in Louisiana stands at $2.35.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with negligent homicide after his brother was found dead pinned underneath the wheel of a truck. They say investigators arrived on the scene in a parking lot to find 30-year-old Stephen Hebert half-conscious in the drivers seat of a vehicle, and his brother, 32-year-old Kirk Hebert dead below the truck. Stephen Hebert said he last remembers the victim being in the front seat, and they’d been drinking.

An Oklahoma man has been arrested in Lafayette for allegedly breaking into a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her then demanding she drive him to an ATM. Cpl. Karl Ratcliff with the Lafayette Police Department says they were able to catch 22-year-old Devon Bell after a dispatcher remembered a recent call about a suspicious person in the neighborhood…:
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Bell is charged with home invasion, sexual battery, aggravated kidnapping, and criminal trespassing.

A Louisiana lawmaker does not agree with fellow House member Kenny Havard’s suggestion that the state should stop providing the Saints with tax dollars since players did not stand during the national anthem Sunday. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says Havard must have forgotten that legislators take an oath to uphold the constitution…:
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James hopes Havard is only seeking attention because he feels it’s obvious the protesting athletes are not disrespecting our military.

Congressman Clay Higgins says it’s sickening to watch NFL players refuse to stand during the national anthem…:
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Higgins says these athletes have the right to disrespect the national anthem and he has the right to turn off the TV.

There’s yet another reality show with northeast Louisiana ties that is quickly becoming the latest TV craze. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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LSU announces that its opening game next season against Miami, originally scheduled for Saturday September 1st, will now be played the following Sunday on ABC as part of ESPN’s five-day college football kickoff weekend showcase. The contest will be played in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; and will be the third year in a row that the network has aired a prime-time game on the Sunday of Labor Day weekend.

Baton Rouge Rep. Ted James strongly disagrees with a fellow lawmaker who wants to cut state tax dollars to the Saints…
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Congressman Clay Higgins says the NFL is now dead to him. He says there was a time when the league was patriotic, but there are players showing blatant disrespect for the flag…:
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He says players have a right to protest, and he has the right to turn off the TV.

Once again Louisiana ranks in the top five for the rate of women who are murdered by men. Executive director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Mariah Wineski, says one factor is inadequate funding for domestic violence services, for those seeking immediate safety…:
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Wineski says another factor is easy firearm access for abusers.

There’s a new reality TV show based in northeast Louisiana and this one is called Rednecks 4 Hire and airs during the weekend on the C-W channel. The show follows David Yelton and his two friends as do nasty jobs that nobody wants to deal with and cameras don’t stop rolling, even if one of them gets hurt….
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Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says fellow House member Kenny Havard is wrong to suggest that the state should stop providing tax dollars to the Saints because some players refused to stand during the national anthem. He hopes this is just grandstanding, but suspects Havard is not alone with this sentiment:
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Havard said he doesn’t feel the Saints deserve rewards if the players aren’t going to be appreciative.

There are at least two restaurants which say they are no longer going to broadcast future NFL games because of the protests. They are Sarita’s Grill and Cantina in Denham Springs which says the programming will be barred until further notices. WOW Cafe & Wingery of St. Bernard in Chalmette also said on social media that decided to turn the Saints Panthers game off on Sunday because some players chose to sit during the anthem.

The Violence Policy Center says a new report shows that Louisiana ranks in the top five for women who are murdered by men. It found that in 2015, the state has the third highest rate in the country. Executive director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Mariah Wineski, says state and federal law prohibit many abusers from possessing firearms, but Louisiana lacks any consistent process for actually implementing these prohibitions..:
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She also blames inadequate funding for domestic violence services.

Northeast Louisiana has produced another hilarious reality show called Rednecks 4 Hire. It’s a show where three men do disgusting jobs for residents who have problems with things like rodents, bee hives, beaver damns, and just about anything. David Yelton says everything you see on the show actually happened the exact way it’s presented…:
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Visit Rednecks (the number 4) Hire on Facebook to find out more.

Congressman Clay Higgins is another lawmaker voicing his disapproval of NFL players refusing to stand during the national anthem…:
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Louisiana ranks third in the country in the rate of women who are murdered by men. Michael Farrar gets reaction from the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence…:
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Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says fellow House member Kenny Havard is wrong to suggest that the state should stop providing tax dollars to the Saints because of the players not standing during the national anthem. He welcomes a discussion if the Havard genuinely wants to talk about incentives and address the deficit problems in our state…:
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James believes the protesting athletes are not disrespecting our military.

There’s yet another reality show with northeast Louisiana ties that is quickly becoming the latest TV craze. Rednecks 4 Hire follows three men who do nasty jobs that nobody else wants to deal with. David Yelton says he and Mike Myers and Kevin Dodd will do almost anything…:
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Rednecks 4 Hire airs on the CW at 6:30am on Saturdays, and 12:30pm on Sundays.

Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says fellow House member Kenny Havard is wrong to suggest that the state should stop providing tax dollars to the Saints because they had players who did not stand for the national anthem. James says Havard must have forgotten that legislators take an oath to uphold the constitution and that violates the first amendment…:
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In the 2016 legislative session, Havard was criticized for making a joke suggesting strippers should be young and skinny.

Congressman Clay Higgins says the NFL is now dead to him. He says there was a time when the league was patriotic, but now this group of players are showing blatant disrespect for the flag…:
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He says they do have a right to protest, and he has the right to turn off the TV.

Once again Louisiana ranks in the top five for the rate of women who are murdered by men. Executive director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Mariah Wineski, says one factor is inadequate funding for domestic violence services, for those seeking immediate safety…:
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There’s yet another reality show with northeast Louisiana ties that is quickly becoming the latest TV craze. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Baton Rouge Rep. Ted James strongly disagrees with a fellow lawmaker who wants to cut state tax dollars to the New Orleans Saints. Emelie Gunn has more.:
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On the other side, Congressman Clay Higgins is sickening to watch NFL players refuse to stand during the national anthem…:
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Higgins says these athletes have the right to disrespect the national anthem and he has the right to turn off the TV.

Once again Louisiana ranks in the top five for the rate of women who are murdered by men. The Violence Policy Center says in 2015 it was double here than the national average, and third highest in the country. Executive director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Mariah Wineski, says the report is sad…:
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Wineski says one factor is inadequate funding for domestic violence services, and another is easy firearm access for abusers.

Senator Susan Collins announced Monday afternoon that she will oppose the GOP’s latest plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act. This means that the bill co-authored by Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy likely has no chance of passing.