Louisiana’s unemployment rate is down to 4.4 percent, a level economists consider a tipping point where employers have to compete to hire new workers. Matt Doyle has more.

Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office is on the lookout for a Bunkie man accused of stabbing a wedding guest at a reception on Saturday night. According to the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office, a fight broke out around 11:40 p.m. at the Haas Auditorium in Bunkie. Witnesses said Dontavian Antonious Williams, 19, of Bunkie was an uninvited guest who caused a disturbance at the reception.

Louisiana Department of Health officials want you to enjoy the summer but also remember to take precautions and not succumb to the dangers of heat exhaustion or worse. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter wants to encourage those transporting children to never leave them in a car unattended, even for a short amount of time.

Cut 9 (15) “…every year.”

Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. During the address, Edwards stated that more money will be spent or rural infrastructure as part of the new $700 million injection of new transportation infrastructure funding that passed in the recent legislative session.

Cut 14 (10) “…to market bridges.”

Working indoors is quite the luxury this time of year in Louisiana but for many people, their job requires them to outside.  As the mercury rises there are precautions you should take. Brooke Thorington has more

Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.” 

Dave Bartholomew the hard driving New Orleans Trumpeter and bandleader who co-wrote and produced most Fat’s Domino’s hits died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 100. Bartholomew and Domino formed the most successful partnership in New Orleans music history.

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in May, a .6 percent drop year to year, and a .1 percent drop from March.

Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says the state has 2,600 fewer unemployed than last month, and 12,000 since last year. She says in total it’s a record for the decade.

Cut 10 (09) “…08.”

New Orleans paced the rest of the state in new jobs additions at 6,900, followed by Lafayette at 2,500.

Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. During the address, Edwards highlighted that Louisiana needs the China trade deal resolved, and soon, in an effort to return to stability.

Cut 13 (12) “…is Louisiana.”

A study from LSU Health New Orleans shows a link between pre-pregnancy weight and breast milk and the effects it could have on infant growth rates. Lead author of Dr. Henry Nuss says the study will continue to follow infants of mother that participated in the study and continue to monitor them.
Cut 6 (13) “…years old.”

The intense summer heat is upon us in the Bayou State and according to state climatologist temps will be higher than normal this summer. Officials with the State Department of Health want you to enjoy the summer but also remember to take precautions and not succumb to the dangers of heat exhaustion or worse. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says The elderly population might not be able to get help when the heat reaches dangerous levels.
Cut 8 (09) “…periodically.”

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in May, a .6 percent drop year to year, and a .1 percent drop from March.
Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says the state has 2,600 fewer unemployed than last month, and 12,000 since last year.
There’s a few sectors that the Secretary says are really driving the economy. She says hospitality is always a major contributor, but recently these two fields have seen major gains.
Cut 11 (11) “…the year.”

Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. Last week, Edwards signed into law a budget resulting in $1000 teacher pay raises and $500 support worker pay raises, the first raise for those occupations in a decade. The budget also increases spending for schools, invested more in early childhood education, and net-new investments in higher ed. Edwards says it’s a budget that the state can be proud of.
Cut 15 (12) “…I’m not sure.”

Louisiana’s unemployment rate is down to 4.4 percent, a level economists consider a tipping point where employers have to compete to hire new workers. Matt Doyle has more.
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

A study from LSU Health New Orleans shows a link between pre-pregnancy weight and breast milk and the effects it could have on infant growth rates. Lead author of Dr. Henry Nuss says They don’t want to discourage mothers that are overweight from breastfeeding at this time, they still believe breastfeeding is the best option.
Cut 5 (10)“…at all.”

The intense summer heat is upon us in the Bayou State and according to state climatologist temps will be higher than normal this summer. Officials with the State Department of Health want you to enjoy the summer but also remember to take precautions and not succumb to the dangers of heat exhaustion or worse. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says with heat indexes already reaching into the 100’s we all need to practice heat safety, stay hydrated and wear proper clothing.
Cut 7 (09) “outside.”
Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. Edwards stated that more money will be spent or rural infrastructure as part of the new $700 million injection of new transportation infrastructure funding that passed in the recent legislative session.
Cut 14 (10) “…to market bridges.”

Working indoors is quite the luxury this time of year in Louisiana but for many people, their job requires them to outside. As the mercury rises there are precautions you should take. Brooke Thorington has more
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

A study from LSU Health New Orleans shows a link between pre-pregnancy weight and breast milk and the effects it could have on infant growth rates. Lead author of Dr. Henry Nuss says the levels of hormones like insulin and leptin in the breast milk of mothers that are overweight pre-pregnancy could impact childhood obesity.
Cut 4 (14) “…appetite level.”

Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. During the address, Edwards highlighted that Louisiana needs the China trade deal resolved, and soon, in an effort to return to stability.
Cut 13 (12) “…is Louisiana.”

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in May, a .6 percent drop year to year, and a .1 percent drop from March.
Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says There’s a few sectors that are really driving the economy. She says hospitality is always a major contributor, but recently these two fields have seen major gains.
Cut 11 (11) “…the year.”

Vanderbilt and Michigan will meet on the baseball diamond for the very first time tonight at 6 P.m. for the first in a best of three college World Series games. Michigan is playing for it first championship since 1962. Both teams went 3-0 in the college World Series bracket. The wolverines slumped at the end of the season and they were one of the last teams to receive an at large invitation to the NCAA tournament.

Chez Reavie won the travelers championship golf tournament for his second pga tour victory and his first in 11 years. He finished with a one under 69 for a four stroke victory over keegan Bradley and zach sucher.

The Houston astros halted a 7 game losing streak against the New York Yankees who have won 8 of their last 10. DJ LeMahieu a former lsu stand out hit a three run drive in the fifth giving New York a home run in a franchise record 26 consecutive games. The major league mark is 27 set by the 2002 Texas rangers.
The United States women play spain this morning in the women’s world cup soccer. The U.S. team is top ranked as they face the spain team. Spain’s coach Jorge Vilda says part of the challenge in facing the U.S. team is making sure his team is not intimidated by the Defending World Cup Champion’s.

A new study released from LSU Health New Orleans Health Sciences Center shows a link between pre-pregnancy weight and breast milk. Brooke Thorington has more.
Cut 1 (31) “I’m Brooke Thorington”

Dave Bartholomew the hard driving New Orleans Trumpeter and bandleader who co-wrote and produced most Fat’s Domino’s hits died Sunday at a local hospital. He was 100. Bartholomew and Domino formed the most successful partnership in New Orleans music history.

Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in May, a .6 percent drop year to year, and a .1 percent drop from March.
Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says the state has 2,600 fewer unemployed than last month, and 12,000 since last year. She says in total it’s a record for the decade.
Cut 10 (09) “…08.”
New Orleans paced the rest of the state in new jobs additions at 6,900, followed by Lafayette at 2,500.
Education and Healthcare combined have gained 9,000 jobs year-to-year
The 4.4 percent unemployment rate puts Louisiana in a category economists call “full employment”, the first time Louisiana has received that designation in years.

A new study released from LSU Health New Orleans Health Sciences Center shows a link between pre-pregnancy weight and breast milk. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 1 (31) “I’m Brooke Thorington”

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Working indoors is quite the luxury this time of year in Louisiana but for many people, their job requires them to outside.  As the mercury rises there are precautions you should take. Brooke Thorington has more

Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.” 

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Louisiana’s unemployment rate is down to 4.4 percent, a level economists consider a tipping point where employers have to compete to hire new workers. Matt Doyle has more.

Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

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A study from LSU Health New Orleans shows a link between pre-pregnancy weight and breast milk and the effects it could have on infant growth rates. Lead author of Dr. Henry Nuss says the levels of hormones like insulin and leptin in the breast milk of mothers that are overweight pre-pregnancy could impact childhood obesity.

Cut 4 (14) “…appetite level.”

They don’t want to discourage mothers that are overweight from breastfeeding at this time, they still believe breastfeeding is the best option.

Cut 5 (10)“…at all.”

Nuss says the study will continue to follow infants of mother that participated in the study and continue to monitor them.

Cut 6 (13) “…years old.”

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The intense summer heat is upon us in the Bayou State and according to state climatologist temps will be higher than normal this summer. Officials with the State Department of Health want you to enjoy the summer but also remember to take precautions and not succumb to the dangers of heat exhaustion or worse. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter says with heat indexes already reaching into the 100’s we all need to practice heat safety, stay hydrated and wear proper clothing.

Cut 7 (09) “outside.”

The elderly population might not be able to get help when the heat reaches dangerous levels. Dr. Kanter says it’s especially important that you check in on them this time of year.

Cut 8 (09) “…periodically.”

Dr. Kanter also wants to encourage those transporting children to never leave them in a car unattended, even for a short amount of time.

Cut 9 (15) “…every year.”

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Louisiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in May, a .6 percent drop year to year, and a .1 percent drop from March.

Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoie says the state has 2,600 fewer unemployed than last month, and 12,000 since last year. She says in total it’s a record for the decade.

Cut 10 (09) “…08.”

New Orleans paced the rest of the state in new jobs additions at 6,900, followed by Lafayette at 2,500.

There’s a few sectors that the Secretary says are really driving the economy. She says hospitality is always a major contributor, but recently these two fields have seen major gains.

Cut 11 (11) “…the year.”

Education and Healthcare combined have gained 9,000 jobs year-to-year

The 4.4 percent unemployment rate puts Louisiana in a category economists call “full employment”, the first time Louisiana has received that designation in years. Dejoie says this level of unemployment means businesses have to fight harder for new hires.

Cut 12 (13) “…market.”

It’s not all rosy news however, as Houma is down 2,600 jobs from last year, Alexandria is down 600, and Shreveport is down 2,700.

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Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. During the address, Edwards highlighted that Louisiana needs the China trade deal resolved, and soon, in an effort to return to stability.

Cut 13 (12) “…is Louisiana.”

Edwards stated that more money will be spent or rural infrastructure as part of the new $700 million injection of new transportation infrastructure funding that passed in the recent legislative session.

Cut 14 (10) “…to market bridges.”

Last week, Edwards signed into law a budget resulting in $1000 teacher pay raises and $500 support worker pay raises, the first raise for those occupations in a decade.  The budget also increases spending for schools, invests more in early childhood education, and net-new investments in higher ed.  Edwards says it’s a budget that the state can be proud of.

Cut 15 (12) “…I’m not sure.”

A father is in jail after admitting to striking his two-month-old child several times in the back of the head, resulting in his death.  Welsh Police Chief Marcus Crochet says the suspect did not a previous criminal history. Crochet says it is rare that an event like this happens in the town and it has left the Jefferson Davis Parish community shaken.

Cut 16 (09) “…for this child.”

The suspect is charged with manslaughter and is being held at the Jefferson Davis Parish Jail.

The Diocese of Alexandria released the names of three additional clergy against whom there have been credible allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Evidence for all three were presented to the Permanent Review Board and the allegations were deemed credible. The Diocese of Alexandria pledges to provide updates to the list of credibly accused clergy as new information becomes available. They hope these updates provide healing and closure and show their commitment to transparency and accountability.

A poll is out and making the rounds in major statewide media showing President Trump’s support in Louisiana is cratering, but U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says there’s serious reason to doubt the poll’s accuracy.

Cut 12 (09)   “…percent”

The poll by Verne Kennedy claims a margin of error of 4.1 percent.

Louisiana Humane Society Director Jeff Dorson wants to remind pet owners not to leave animals in cars unattended as it only takes a few minutes for the heat to cause organ failure and kill an animal.

Cut 11 (09) “…a fur coat.”

It’s already hot this summer with some areas of the state already hitting triple digits. State climatologists are predicting higher than normal temps this summer for the state.

The Diocese of Alexandria released the names of three additional clergy that have credible allegations of sexual abuse with minors.

Fr. Adrian Molenschot has allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of male minors dating back to the 1960s. He died in 1994.

Fr. Nino Viviano has an allegation of sexual misconduct and abuse of a female minor dating back to the early 1960s. He is currently 91-years-old and living in a nursing home in Florida.

Fr. Yves Robitaille has an allegation of sexual misconduct and abuse of a male minor dating back to the mid-1950s. He died in 1998.

Evidence for all three were presented to the Permanent Review Board and the allegations were deemed credible. The Diocese of Alexandria pledges to provide updates to the list of credibly accused clergy as new information becomes available and as reported by authorities. They said they hope these updates provide healing and closure and show their commitment to transparency and accountability.

A two-month-old child is dead and the father is in jail after admitting to the police to striking the child several times in the back of the head.  Welsh Police Chief Marcus Crochet says the suspect did not have a previous criminal history.

Cut 15 (12) “…during a traffic stop.”

Authorities got the call around 6 o’clock on Thursday afternoon and child died Friday morning.

A recent poll making the rounds in the media shows support for President Trump in Louisiana is not what is used to be. But U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross questions the validity of the survey. Another shock in the poll was the data that Louisianans oppose the President’s border wall plan 49 percent to 41 percent. Cross says sometimes you have to take poll results with a grain of salt.

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