Governor John Bel Edwards is back from his trip to California where he met with film and TV producers in an effort to grow the state’s movie production industry. Edwards says the executives he spoke with say they have renewed confidence in the stability of the state’s film tax incentive program. Today, Governor Edwards holds a press conference at Avondale shipyard in Jefferson Parish, where he’s expected to restart commerce at the site. The shipyard once employed 26-thousand workers.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality says the growing number of waste tires in urban centers is creating a pollution problem, so effective this month, the cost to recycle waste tires is going up. DEQ Secretary Chuck Brown, on Talk Louisiana, said it’s a modest, but necessary increase.
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There are five such plants statewide that can process old tires in an appropriate manner.

Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham is asking the U-S Department of Agriculture to help soybean farmers who have no place to put their crop, because silos are full as a result of the trade dispute with China. Abraham says farmers must choose between harvesting soybeans with no place to bring them or letting them rot in the fields…
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Abraham suggests that the U-S-D-A reach out to private farmers and see who has empty silos.

Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin warns residents that scam arists have been calling potential voters and offering them a chance to register over the phone. In doing so, the fraudsters are trying to collect personal information. Ardoin says if you want to register to vote or change your party affiliation there are secure ways to do so…
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You can register to vote online at Geaux-vote-dot-com.

Louisiana soybean farmers are facing a major issue as storage silos are full and they are having a difficult time finding places to store their harvested crop. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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President Donald Trump has nominated a Louisiana man to lead the U-S Marshal Service. Donald Washington, the former U-S Attorney for Louisiana’s Western District, now awaits confirmation from the U-S Senate. Washington is currently an attorney in Lafayette and a West Point grad.

Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is warning residents about a voter registration scam in which callers are offered a chance to register over the phone…
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Both registration and requesting an absentee ballot can be done online, in person or by mail. And the deadline to register for the November 6th election is October 9th in person or by mail, and the deadline to register online is October 16th.

Starting this month, the state department of environmental quality is raising the recycling fees for waste tires. It’s now $2.25 for each passenger-light truck tire, five dollars for each medium truck tire and 10-dollars for each off-road tire. D-E-Q Secretary Chuck Brown says the fees were increased to address the growing problem of waste tires being dumped in urban areas…
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Brown says they are asking local governments to do their part and make sure all dumped tires get collected.

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Chuck Brown says he’s trying to do something about the problem of tires getting illegally dumped…
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Brown appeared as a guest on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster and says fees have been raised this month for the state’s waste tire fee program as a way to beef up enforcement.

Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham is asking the U-S-D-A to provide solutions for soybean farmers who are having a hard time finding places to store their harvested soybeans. Abraham says the trade war with China has kept a higher than normal amount of soybeans here and storage facilities are filling up…
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50-year-old Meshell Hale of Slaughter has been indicted on first-degree murder as she’s accused of poisoning an East Baton Rouge man she claimed she was married to, 41-year-old Damian Skipper….
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Louisiana soybean farmers are facing a major issue as storage silos are full and they are having issues finding places to store their crops before they can be shipped.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Starting this month, the state OK’d an increase on the per tire fee that’s used to pay for waste tire processing.  Matt Doyle tells us why.

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Meshell Hale of Slaughter  is facing First Degree Murder in the poisoning death of her boyfriend in 2015. Matt Doyle has more.

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With recent trade negotiations having disrupted the usual shipping lanes for soybeans as well as a higher yield from farmers, storage silos are full and Louisiana farmers are having issues finding places to store their crops before they can be shipped. Congressman Ralph Abraham has put in a request to the USDA requesting help with the issue.  Abraham says there are still many beans that need to be harvested but have nowhere to go.

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Abraham says among the suggestions he’s presented to the USDA, he says it may be time to reach out to private farmers of other crops to use their empty storage facilities.

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Abraham says if this isn’t resolved quickly, the consequences could be dire.

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The Secretary of State’s office is warning of scammers trying to collect voter information through phone calls.  The callers would get in touch with potential victims and ask for information in order to register to vote or to receive an absentee ballot.  Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin…

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Ardoin says that neither one actions can be taken via a phone call, so do not be fooled.

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Adroin says there is delicate information that is collected for both actions, and the state has other ways of handling your personal info.

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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality says the growing numbers of waste tires in urban centers is creating a pollution problem, so starting this month, the state OK’d an increase on the per tire fee that’s used to pay for waste tire processing. Secretary Chuck Brown, on Talk Louisiana, said it’s a modest, but necessary tax.

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There are five such plants statewide that can process the old tires in an appropriate manner.

Brown says on one stretch of road (Florida Street) in Baton Rouge alone he counted 10 used tire shops. He says those shops will get loads of 2,000 tires at a time, and only find use for 500 of them, leading to nasty dumping situations in cities like New Orleans…

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But Brown says the good news is the increased fees mean the state can now afford to process every waste tire on the roads. Now, they only need local governments to step up and make sure they all get collected…

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A 50-year-old Slaughter woman is headed to trial in Baton Rouge facing First Degree Murder charges in the death of her boyfriend Damian Skipper who she allegedly poisoned to death with barium in 2015. Meshell Hale received 10,000 dollars in life insurance as a result of Skipper’s death. Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore says it’s not often you see cases of alleged poisoning.

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A warrant for her arrest showed her phone search history littered with questions like, “How common is Barium poisoning?” and “How bad does Barium taste, truly?”

Meshell Hale received 10,000 dollars in life insurance as a result of Skipper’s death, which was initially ruled natural causes until Hale was linked a year later to the suspicious death of her husband. 1^st Degree Murder isn’t all that common, but Moore says in this case…

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Skipper was exhumed nearly two years after his death after New Orleans authorities tipped off their colleagues in Baton Rouge about Hale’s suspected use of barium.

And that may not be the only barium poisoning Hale is eventually linked to. New Orleans Police are investigating the death of her husband Arthur Noflin, whose charred remains were found in the back of a burned out truck in 2016. Hale was in line to collect 750,000 dollars of insurance money in that case. Moore says they’re on the case.

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Hale’s daughter and another woman are reportedly also suspects in death of Noflin.

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After losing to Kentucky for the first time in over three decades, Florida has bounced back to beat SEC foes Tennessee and Mississippi State and boast a 4-1 record heading into Saturday’s game against 5th ranked LSU. Gators Coach Dan Mullen says his team better be ready for a physical game…

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Mullen on what he expects from the LSU offense led by Quarterback Joe Burrow…

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LSU Coach Ed Orgeron admits the Tigers are running the ball better than what he anticipated and it’s complimenting the passing game well…

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Since winning the season opener against Grambling State, the Cajuns have lost three straight. Napier says consistency has been the big problem…

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Legislation fixing the duplication of benefits issue that’s impacted thousands of 2016 Louisiana flood victims from getting federal recovery grant dollars is heading to President Trump’s desk. Jeff Palermo has more..

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It was a very emotional night outside of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center last night as hundreds showed up for vigil to remember LSU basketball player Wayde Sims. Wayde’s father, Wayne Sims, spoke at the gathering and says he hopes that others can learn something from his son’s death.

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Sims was fatally shot last Friday.

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is backing efforts to replace NAFTA with a new deal that would adjust some aspects of trade with Canada and Mexico. The state is an exporting powerhouse, and Strain says if approved, the new trade deal would lift some major Louisiana based corporations.

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President Donald Trump supports the plan.

A 50-year-old Slaughter woman is headed to trial in Baton Rouge facing First Degree Murder charges in the death of her boyfriend Damian Skipper who she allegedly poisoned to death with barium in 2015. Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore says Hale is a suspect in her husband’s 2016 death as well, something they’re looking into.

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Hale was in line to collect 750,000 dollars of insurance money in that case.

There’s good news for 2016 flood victims who cannot receive federal rebuilding grants through the Louisiana Restore Program because they already received an S-B-A loan.  Legislation addressing the duplication of benefits issue has passed the Senate.  Senator Bill Cassidy says he’s heard from many 2016 flood victims who did what they were told to do, only to find out they were not eligible for the millions of dollars in federal recovery grants.

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It was a very emotional night outside of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center last night as hundreds showed up for vigil to remember LSU basketball player Wayde Sims. Wayde’s father, Wayne Sims, spoke at the gathering and took time to address his son’s teammates.

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Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is backing efforts to replace NAFTA with a new deal that would adjust some aspects of trade with Canada and Mexico. 13 percent of Louisiana’s exports went to Mexico last year, with five percent heading up north to Canada.  Strain says considering how much we export to our neighbors, the more level playing field could help state growers compete.

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A 50-year-old Slaughter woman is headed to trial in Baton Rouge facing First Degree Murder charges in the death of her boyfriend Damian Skipper who she allegedly poisoned to death with barium in 2015. Meshell Hale received 10,000 dollars in life insurance as a result of Skipper’s death, which was initially ruled natural causes until Hale was linked a year later to the suspicious death of her husband. 1^st Degree Murder isn’t all that common, but Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore says in this case…

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A 50-year-old Slaughter woman is headed to trial in Baton Rouge facing First Degree Murder charges in the death of her boyfriend Damian Skipper who she allegedly poisoned to death with barium in 2015. Meshell Hale received 10,000 dollars in life insurance as a result of Skipper’s death. Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore says it’s not often you see cases of alleged poisoning.

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Hale is also under investigation by New Orleans Police in the suspected poisoning death of her husband in 2016.

Good news for 2016 flood victims who cannot receive federal rebuilding grants through the Louisiana Restore Program, because they already received an S-B-A loan. Senator Bill Cassidy says legislation addressing the duplication of benefits issue has passed the senate and is heading to President Trump’s desk…

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It was a very emotional night outside of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center last night as hundreds showed up for vigil to remember LSU basketball player Wayde Sims. His teammate and lifelong friend Skylar Mays spoke for about 10 minutes

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Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is backing efforts to replace NAFTA with a new deal that would adjust some aspects of trade with Canada and Mexico. Strain says the deal would open up Canada to American dairy, incentivize more American automobile production, and increase standards for food coming in from south of the boarder…

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Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is backing efforts to replace NAFTA with a new deal that would adjust some aspects of trade with Canada and Mexico. The state is an exporting powerhouse, with five of the top 15 ports by tonnage residing within its borders. Strain says if approved, the new trade deal would give a boost to some major Louisiana based corporations.

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13 percent of Louisiana’s exports went to Mexico last year.

Legislation to fix duplication of benefits has passed Congress, which is great news for 2016 flood victims who cannot receive federal rebuilding grants through the Louisiana Restore Program, because they already received an S-B-A loan,. Senator Bill Cassidy says they brought up the problem with the SBA director…

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Last night, hundreds gathered outside of the PMAC to honor the memory of gunned down LSU basketball player Wayde Sims.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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A woman who’s been accused of poising her boyfriend to death with Barium is set to go on trial for 1^st Degree Murder. Baton Rouge authorities allege 50-year-old Meshell Hale poisoned Damian Skipper, her then boyfriend in 2015. She’s also facing another investigation by New Orleans Police, into the death of her husband Arthur Noflin.