AM Newscall 11/1/18

LSU is warning fans to beware of scammers offering to-good-to-be true deals to the biggest game of the year. Matt Doyle has more.

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The American Psychological Association released a report showing members of Generation Z, people ages 15 to 21, have the worst mental health of any generation.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Entergy New Orleans has been slapped with a  five million dollar fine for it’s role in an astroturfing scandal. Matt Doyle has the story.

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The hottest ticket in town is going fast as the Bama/LSU game is officially sold out, with fans only way of getting into the stadium now on the secondary market, buying tickets second hand. LSU’s official ticket reselling partner is StubHub. LSU Ticket Manager Brian Broussard says if you buy through Stubhub and there’s an issue, LSU will find a fix for you.

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Broussard says they saw a lot of fraud before the Georgia game and they fully expect to see quite a bit of it before the biggest game of the year as well. He says if you don’t buy through StubHub, you’re risking a lot of wasted time and money.

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Broussard says whatever you do, do not post your tickets on social media, or take pictures of them and leave those pictures in public areas. He says all it takes is a clean shot of your bar-code and someone could steal your access to the game.

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Game kicks off at 7pm Saturday night.

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A new report from the American Psychological Association shows members of Generation Z, people ages 15 to 21, have the worst mental health of any generation.  91% of Gen Z adults say they have felt physical or emotional symptoms, such as depression or anxiety associated with stress.  Licensed Psychologist at LSU Health School of Medicine Dr. Richard Costa says current events are likely contributors to these findings.

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Costa says in addition to what is going on in the news, coming up in a time where families were impacted directly by economic hardships, has contributed to the findings.

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Costa says older generations are less stressed because of perceptions changing with age.

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Entergy New Orleans has been hit with a five million dollar fine by the City Council for having a subcontractor hire actors to support its proposal at city meetings to build a controversial New Orleans East power plant. An independent investigation confirmed Entergy officials were aware, or should have been aware of the “astroturfing”. City Councilwoman Helena Moreno says it’s a historic moment.

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Entergy says they were not aware of the payments which were handled by Crowds on Demand, a contractor paid by the company to build a “grass-roots” base of support for the facility.

Moreno says the subversive scheme to push support for the 210 million dollar plant that was ultimately approved, and will be paid for by New Orleans ratepayers, was a breach of public trust.

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Moreno says the unethical activity will be punished accordingly.

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Entergy will have 30 days to protest the case and argue against the sanctions to the Council.

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A Deparment of Public Safety Police officer is out of a job and under arrest.  On Monday, Officer Chandler LeGrange reported his involvement in a pursuit and shots fired by a motorcyclist on Juban Road in Livingston Parish.  LSP Detectives looked into the case and found several inconsistencies with the officer’s report.  LSP spokesperson Lt. Nick Manale…

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Manale says LeGrange was charged with Malfeasance in Office and Filing False Public Records.

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Manale says it’s unclear why LeGrange took the actions he did.

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For LSU to have any chance on Saturday they’ll need to contain Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who has thrown for 25 touchdowns and zero interceptions. Tagovailoa is also a good runner. Tigers defensive end Rashard Lawrence says they want to keep Tagovailoa from getting out in the open field….

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Alabama’s run-pass option offense is averaging eight yards per play. Lawrence says the Tigers secondary will need to lock down on Alabama’s receivers who are putting up big numbers…

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Lawrence says the defense expects to get a big boost when linebacker Devin White takes the field in the second half after serving his first-half suspension…

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While LSU hosts Alabama, the Ragin Cajuns will be in Alabama to take on the Troy Trojans. Troy won a share of the Sun Belt championship last year and they are 4-0 in league play this year and lead in the conference in run defense. UL Lafayette Coach Billy Napier says Troy has a history of playing good defense…

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The Cajuns are 4-4 overall and 1-3 on the road. Napier says he’s waiting to see his team play a compete game on the road…

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5:30 PM Newscast

Monroe Representative Jay Morris is publicly calling for U.S. Senator John Kennedy to jump into next year’s governor’s race against John Bel Edwards. Morris says he’s impressed with Kennedy’s work as State Treasurer and says he’s a potential candidate who would bring great administrative experience if he wins.
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Kennedy says he’ll announce his 2019 intentions by December.

Early voting ended yesterday and as of last night 307-thousand people voted in person or with a mail in ballot, which JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says is a record for a non-Presidential election. Couvillon says even though the Louisiana ballot lacks a marquee race, voters are aware of the November 6th election, because of hotly contested midterm elections across the country.

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Hahnville High School QB Andrew Robison has won his arbitration hearing against the LHSAA.  The victory means the senior is eligible to play in Friday’s regular-season finale.  He’ll also continue with a lawsuit against the governing body for damages. Robison’s Attorney David Moyer says schools should not be afraid to challenge the LHSAA.

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LHSAA says they are not commenting due to pending litigation.

Two Denham Springs residents were found murdered at their pool company last night. 70-year-old Patricia Gurley and 72-year-old Frank Gurley, a retired Denham Springs teacher, were last seen alive around 4PM Monday. Police Chief Shannon Womack offered limited details, but says they suspect the murders were premeditated.

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Authorities have announced they have a person of interest in the case, named Michael Collins.  It is believed he is headed toward Tennessee.

 

4:30 PM Newscast

Two Denham Springs residents were found murdered at their pool company last night. 70-year-old Patricia Gurley and 72-year-old Frank Gurley, a retired Denham Springs teacher, were last seen alive around 4PM Monday. Police Chief Shannon Womack says he knew the Gurleys personally, and the news shocked him and the community.

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Hahnville High School QB Andrew Robison has won his arbitration hearing against the LHSAA.  The victory means the senior is eligible to play in Friday’s regular-season finale.  He’ll also continue with a lawsuit against the governing body for damages. Back in August, the LHSAA ruled Robison ineligible for the year because they claimed he was illegally recruited from Vandebilt Catholic.  Robison’s Attorney David Moyer says there was no basis in law or fact for the LHSAA to rule the way they did.

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LHSAA says they are not commenting due to pending litigation.

Monroe Representative Jay Morris is publicly calling for U.S. Senator John Kennedy to jump into next year’s governor’s race against John Bel Edwards. Morris says it’s clear Kennedy would be Edwards most formidable challenger, and the best chance to get more GOP priorities passed into law.
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Kennedy says he’ll announce his 2019 intentions by December.

Early voting ended yesterday and as of last night 307-thousand people voted in person or with a mail in ballot, which JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says is a record for a non-Presidential election. Couvillon says the highly contentious Supreme Court hearings involving Brett Kavanaugh also led to an increase in conservative voters during the first few says of the early voting period. He says the last few days of early voting saw an increase in registered Democratic voters…

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Bama has beat LSU seven games in a row, but likely faces the toughest Tiger’s they’ve seen since the Game of the Century. Alabama coach Nick Saban says Coach O’s offense is impressive.

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Bama/LSU kicks off at 7pm Saturday.

And less than 24 hours later Louisiana will turn on a Saints game against the 8 and 0 Rams. Saints Coach Sean Peyton says 32-year-old Rams head coach Sean McVay is a wunderkind.

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game starts at 325PM Sunday.

Bad news for the Saints defense, as rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport is estimated to be out for the next month with a toe injury. It’s particularly bad timing for the athletic marvel, as he’s coming off his best game of the season, having sacked Minnesota quarterback Kirk Cousins twice in the 30-20 road victory. The pass rusher has really come on in the mid-season stretch, nabbing sacks in three of the last five games. Reports say he’s in a boot, and will be reevaluated near the end of November.

And the Pelicans hopes of stopping a two game losing streak with a win over perpetual champs Golden State have taken a hit as superstar big man Anthony Davis is questionable for tonight, having missed the last two losses after dominating the first three games of the season, which were all wins. The Warriors are coming off of an incredible performance Monday where they scored 92 points in the first half alone, and watched Guard Clay Thompson break the 3 pointer in a game record with 14, a record previously held by his teammate Steph Curry. That game kicks off at 930 tonight.

15:30 LRN Newscast October 31

A state representative from Monroe says it’s time for U.S. Senator John Kennedy to step off the sidelines and into the 2019 governor’s race.
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Governor Edwards met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today as part of his week long economic development mission. The governor’s office says today’s meeting should lead to trade and investment growth between Louisiana and Israel in oil and gas, the collaboration of water management research and Louisiana learning new methods to combat cyber security threats.

A Livingston Parish elderly couple was found murdered at their pool company last night and the search is on for the killer. 70-year-old Patricia Gurley and 72-year-old Frank Gurley, a retired Denham Springs teacher. Police Chief Shannon Womack offered limited details, but says they suspect the murders were premeditated.
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Womack says they believe the suspects who murdered the Gurleys have fled the state by now.

Hahnville High School QB Andrew Robison has won his arbitration hearing against the LHSAA. The victory means the senior is eligible to play in Friday’s regular-season finale. He’ll also continue with a lawsuit against the governing body for damages. Robison’s Attorney David Moyer says they are thrilled with the ruling…
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Back in August, the LHSAA ruled Robison ineligible for the year because they claimed he was illegally recruited from Vandebilt Catholic.

LRN PM Newscall October 31

A Monroe Representative says it’s time for U.S. Senator John Kennedy to step off the sidelines and into the 2019 governor’s race. Matt Doyle has more…

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Early voting is over for the November sixth election and the Secretary of State’s office says 307-thousand ballots have been completed. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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2:30 LRN Newscast October 31

The search is on for the person or persons responsible in the murder of an elderly couple in Livingston Parish. Denham Springs Police Chief Shannon Womack says 70-year-old Patricia Gurley and 72-year-old Frank Gurley were found dead at a business called National Pool Builders. Womack would not describe how they were killed, but the killer is on the loose…
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Womack says they also believe the victims knew their attacker or attackers. Frank Gurley is a retired school teacher.

The New Orleans City Council is holding a special meeting this afternoon to discuss an independent report that has evidence of Entergy using paid actors to show up at a council meeting last year to show support for a new power plant in New Orleans East. It’s possible the city council can fine Entergy.

Monroe State Representative Jay Morris has sent a blast email out to his supporters encouraging them to get behind US Senator John Kennedy in next year’s gubernatorial race against Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards. Kennedy has not officially entered the race and other elected officials like Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry may get also get in. But Morris says Landry is only a candidate if Kennedy stays out…
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Kennedy says he’ll announce his 2019 intentions by December.

Early voting ended yesterday and as of last night 307-thousand people voted in person or with a mail in ballot, which JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says is a record for a non-Presidential election. Couvillon says the national climate could lead an overall voter turnout of 35 percent for the November sixth election…
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1:30 PM Newscast

Early voting is over for the November sixth election and the Secretary of State’s office says 307-thousand ballots have already been completed. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Police have identified the two victims of a double homicide as 70-year-old Patricia Gurly and 72-year-old Frank Gurly.  The bodies were found at a Denham Springs pool company Wednesday morning.  Law enforcement did not release the cause of death, but a spokesman for Denham Springs Police called it the most heinous crime in his career.  It is believed the persons responsible have left the state.

Monroe Representative Jay Morris is publicly calling for Senator John Kennedy to jump into the governor’s race against John Bel Edwards. Morris says he’s impressed after working with Kennedy in state government when the Senator held the Treasurer’s office and says he’s a potential candidate who would bring great administrative experience if he wins.

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Hahnville High School QB Andrew Robison has won his arbitration hearing against the LHSAA over illegal recruitment allegations.  The victory means the senior is now eligible to play in Friday’s regular-season finale.  He’ll also continue with a lawsuit against the governing body for damages. Robison’s Attorney David Moyer says schools should not be afraid to challenge the LHSAA.

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12:30 PM Newscast

Hahnville High School QB Andrew Robison has won his arbitration hearing against the LHSAA over illegal recruitment allegations.  The victory means the senior is now eligible to play in Friday’s regular-season finale.  He’ll also continue with a lawsuit against the governing body for damages. Robison’s Attorney David Moyer says there was no basis in law or fact for the LHSAA to rule the way they did.

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LHSAA has not commented due to pending litigation.

Early voting ended yesterday and as of last night 307-thousand people voted in person or with a mail in ballot, which JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says is a record for a non-Presidential election. Couvillon says even though the Louisiana ballot lacks a marquee race, voters are aware of the November 6th election, because of hotly contested midterm elections across the country.

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A Monroe Representative says it’s time for Senator John Kennedy to step off the sidelines and into the 2019 governor’s race.

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Here’s a look at your commodities…

11:40 LRN Sportscast

Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban calls the 7-and-1 LSU Tigers an elite football team. And Saban adds a seven-game winning streak against the Bayou Bengals, doesn’t guarantee a win this Saturday
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Former LSU Quarterback Herb Tyler says you can tell there’s something different about this LSU team than the last few…
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Saturday’s game kicks off at 7 PM.

The first college football playoff rankings of the season were released last night and LSU is ranked third. Alabama is number one followed by Clemson. The one-loss Tigers are third and undefeated Notre Dame is ranked fourth. Michigan is number five.

The eyes of the football universe will be on south Louisiana this weekend as both LSU and the Saints play huge games with massive playoff implications. The Tiger/Tide matchup will kick off at 7 PM. Saints Coach Sean Payton says he’s glad his game will kick off at 3:25, since a lot of Black and Gold fans will probably consume an adult beverage or two on Saturday night and stay up late…
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The Los Angeles Rams come into the Mercedes Benz Superdome with a perfect 8-0 record and they just added Jaguars defensive end Dante Fowler in a trade with Jacksonville. And Saints defensive end Marcus Davenport reportedly has a toe injury, but the severity is unclear.

The Pelicans are at Golden State tonight. Anthony Davis is listed as questionable with an elbow injury and Elfrid Payton is out with a sprained ankle. Tip off is at 9:30.