President Trumps is scheduled to visit Louisiana next Tuesday, highlighting job growth of the energy sector in Cameron Parish and to tour a shipping facility that uses trains to bring in liquefied natural gas for export overseas. Cameron Parish Assistant Administrator Darrell Williams says the latest jobs numbers in the parish have reflected positively upon the LNG industry.

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CenLA Law enforcement believes there are women out there who were held captive by a man identified as 56-year-old Justin Walters of Colfax. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says Walters moved to Grant Parish in 2014 from Rapides and has an extensive criminal history that started in 2010. The sheriff believes there are more victims out there and encourages them to come forward.

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Legislation that would allow an increase in the number of hours a minor can work without receiving a break stalled out on the House floor after a heated debate. Matt Doyle has sound from both sides…

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A bill that would up the amount of time a minor has to work before getting a break from five hours to eight hours was sent back to the schedule after a heated argument on the House floor. Tensions built up from other labor bills spilled over into this debate, as the premise shocked lawmakers like New Orleans Representative Gary Carter.
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proponents say the legislation would improve adolescent employment opportunities.
President Trumps is scheduled to visit Louisiana next Tuesday. Trump will highlight job growth of the energy sector in Cameron Parish and tour a shipping facility that uses trains to bring in liquefied natural gas for export overseas. Assistant Administrator Darrell Williams says residents are elated for the visit.
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CenLA Law enforcement believe there are women out there who was held captive by a man identified as 56-year-old Justin Walters of Colfax. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says the suspect used social media to start a relationship with his victims…
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A bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected soared through the Senate 31-5, and is headed to the House. The debate on the measure placed bill author Shreveport Senator John Milkovich in a tense confrontation with and New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson. Their debate was related back to Milkovich’s vote against a constitutional amendment barring the death penalty. Senator Peterson appeared to express concerns about Milkovich’s hypocrisy, and walked him into this statement…
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The constitutional amendment aimed letting voters decide the fate of the death penalty in Louisiana will not make it on the November 2020 ballot. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A St. Mary parish Councilman was arrested and booked into the St. Mary Parish Law Enforcement Center on stalking and narcotics charges. 50-year-old James Bennet was arrested earlier this year for stalking, but Berwick Police say he continued to stalk the same victim even after the initial arrest, which led to a warrant for search of his apartment, and the seizure of steroids and electronic devices.
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CenLA Law enforcement believe there are women out there who were held captive by a man identified as 56-year-old Justin Walters of Colfax. Grant Parish Sheriff Steven McCain says Walters is behind bars, accused of physically restraining three women, beating them for days and raping at least one of the victims…
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The Louisiana Department of Health is emphasizing the importance of immunizations in the wake of the nationwide measles outbreak. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says measles vaccine misinformation and myths are putting people at risk, adding myths such as vaccines being a cause for autism and containing mercury are not true.
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of those national measles cases, over 72% were unvaccinated.

The state senate has approved legislation that would ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is five-to-six weeks into a pregnancy. Shreveport Senator John Milkovich says if his legislation gets the governor’s signature it will not immediately go into effect…
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And the Mississippi law is currently facing a legal fight.

Over 700 measles cases have been reported in 22 states. So far, Louisiana has been spared. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter says of those national measles cases, over 72-percent were unvaccinated, which means some people who did get the vaccination are still coming down with the measles…
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Measles were considered eliminated in 2000. Kanter says myths that vaccinations are tied to autism.

President Trump will visit a liquefied natural gas export facility in Cameron Parish next Tuesday to highlight his administration’s efforts to grow energy jobs. The president will tour Sempra Energy’s 10-billion dollar Cameron LNG Export Facility. Last month, the president issued a couple of executive orders that roll back regulations on energy production and promote fossil fuel development.

Alabama Coach Nick Saban will be on the Grambling State campus today for an event called “A Town Hall with Coach Nick Saban.” It’s part of the celebration to commemorate the 100th birthday of the late and legendary Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson.
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That’s Grambling S-I-D Brian Howard who says tickets are still available at their athletic website for the noon event at the Eddie Robinson Museum.

A bill to abolish the death penalty in the state met its demise on the Senate floor, despite the argument from New Orleans Senator JP Morrell who says the death sentence in Louisiana has had a history of multiple exonerations over the years.

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A bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected passed the Senate, but not without provoking an argument about whether or not it’s hypocritical to outlaw abortion, but support the death penalty…

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The Louisiana Department of Health is emphasizing the importance of immunizations in the wake of the nationwide measles outbreak. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says while there have not been any reported cases in the state so far, over 760 cases have been reported in other states.

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban will sit down for an hour long Q&A session at Grambling today at the Eddie G. Robinson Museum. Grambling Sports Information Director Brian Howard says the museum has previously honored Saban with the Eddie G. Robinson award, named after the legendary Grambling coach.

Howard says Saban was honored to be invited to speak at Robinson’s 100th anniversary event.

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A bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected soared through the Senate 31-5, and is headed to the House.

Bill author Shreveport Senator John Milkovich says there is scientific evidence that life exists at the moment of conception, which why he hopes to continue pushing for abortion restrictions such as this one…

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The Louisiana Department of Health wants to increase awareness of the importance of immunizations in the wake of the nationwide measles outbreak. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says measles vaccine misinformation and myths are putting people at risk, adding myths such as vaccines being a cause for autism and containing mercury are not true.

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The constitutional amendment aimed at ending capital punishment in Louisiana met its demise on the Senate floor following a 13-25 vote.  Louisiana has the highest homicide rate in the nation and bill author Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor says death row is not working as a deterrent.

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban will sit down for an hour long Q&A session at Grambling today at the Eddie G. Robinson Museum. Grambling Sports Information Director Brian Howard says the museum has previously honored Saban with the Eddie G. Robinson award, named after the legendary Grambling coach.

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The constitutional amendment aimed at ending capital punishment in Louisiana met its demise on the Senate floor following a 13-25 vote. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell spoke in favor of the amendment, and says in order for death to be an option, the government must be infallible in its decision on who is executed.

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So the lethal injection remains a form of capital punishment in Louisiana.

A bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected soared through the Senate 31-5, and is headed to the House.

The debate on the measure placed bill author Shreveport Senator John Milkovich in a tense confrontation with and New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson. Their debate was related back to Milkovich’s vote against a constitutional amendment barring the death penalty. Senator Peterson appeared to express concerns about Milkovich’s hypocrisy, and walked him into this statement…

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In response to the recent nationwide outbreak of measles, the Louisiana Department of Health is reminding people of just how vital it is to be vaccinated, Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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In response to the recent nationwide outbreak of measles, the Louisiana Department of Health is reminding people of just how vital it is to be vaccinated, Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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The constitutional amendment aimed letting voters decide the fate of the death penalty in Louisiana will not make it on the November 2020 ballot.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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 A bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected passed the Senate, but not without provoking an argument about whether or not it’s hypocritical to outlaw abortion, but support the death penalty…

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban will sit down for an hour long Q&A session at Grambling today. The former championship winning LSU coach will speak at the Eddie G. Robinson Museum.

Grambling Sports Information Director Brian Howard says the museum has previously honored Saban with the Eddie G. Robinson award, named after the legendary Grambling coach.

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Robinson is regarded as one of the greatest college coaches of all time, having turned a small, Historically Black University into a wildly successful program at a time when most southern college teams were white only.

Howard says Saban was honored to be invited to speak at Robinson’s 100th anniversary event.

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Robinson ran the organization from 1941, when he was only 22-year-old, to his retirement in 1997. He passed away in 2007.

Tickets are still available at GSUTigers.com, running at 100 bucks a pop. Howard says it’s a real deal to have the opportunity to see a living legend in person.

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The Louisiana Department of Health is emphasizing the importance of immunizations in the wake of the nationwide measles outbreak. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says while there have not been any reported cases in the state so far, over 760 cases have been reported in other states.

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Kanter says measles vaccine misinformation and myths are putting people at risk, adding myths such as vaccines being a cause for autism and containing mercury are not true.

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Kanter says of those national measles cases, over 72% were unvaccinated. The vaccine is not perfect in guaranteeing someone stays well.

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The constitutional amendment aimed at ending capital punishment in Louisiana met its demise on the Senate floor following a 13-25 vote.  Louisiana has the highest homicide rate in the nation and bill author Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor says death row is not working as a deterrent.

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New Orleans Senator JP Morrell spoke in favor of the amendment, and says in order for death to be an option, the government must be infallible in its decision on who is executed.

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Morrell says the death sentence in Louisiana has a history of inaccuracy with multiple exonerations over the years.

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A bill to ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected soared through the Senate 31-5, and is headed to the House.

Bill author Shreveport Senator John Milkovich says there is scientific evidence that life exists at the moment of conception, which why he hopes to continue pushing for abortion restrictions such as this one…

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Governor Edwards has indicated that he would sign the legislation into law if it were to reach his desk, and it appears that’s likely to happen as the House has historically supported pro-life legislation. Milkovich added that it would not immediately go into effect though…

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The vote provoked a rare confrontation between lawmakers over the issue of abortion, this one related back to Milkovich’s vote against a constitutional amendment barring the death penalty just minutes earlier. New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson appeared to express concerns about Milkovich’s hypocrisy, and walked him into this statement…

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Peterson pressed Milkovich repeat or clarify that statement, and in response the Senator expressed his opposition to abortion, and did not comment on his death penalty vote.

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LSU Coach Paul Mainieri has already announced that freshman right-hander Cole Henry will not pitch in the upcoming SEC series against Arkansas. Henry has missed the last two weekends, because of soreness in his elbow and Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says news of Henry not pitching against the Razorbacks raises serious concerns

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LSU heads into tonight’s home game against La Tech with a 30-18 record. Moran says the Tigers are a bubble team to host an NCAA regional

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LSU was ranked number one in the preseason, but Moran says injuries have taken their toll on this team…