A Ouachita Parish correctional officer is accused of murdering his wife and child. Ouachita Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Glen Springfield says law officers were called to a Monroe home 1:30 Sunday afternoon…:

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Bardwell has been charged with 2 counts of 2nd degree murder and terminated from his job with the Ouachita Parish jail. Springfield says the investigation is ongoing.

Governor Edwards is in Glasgow, Scotland for the big Climate Change summit. Speaking at the conference, the Governor says Louisiana is doing its part to address climate change…:

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The Governor returns to Louisiana Friday.

State Police continue to investigate ten fatal traffic crashes over the Halloween weekend. 12 people are dead as a result of those accidents; including two kids. State Police Sgt. James Anderson says there were a number of reasons for the high number of crashes…:

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The New Orleans Saints pulled of a win against the defending World Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, but at the cost of quarterback Jameis Winston, who suffered a season-ending knee injury. Taysom Hill or Ian Book are expected to slide into Winston’s position. Saints radio color analyst Deuce McAllister says the NFL trade deadline is tomorrow, but doesn’t expect the team to make a big move..:

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The season is over for Saints Quarterback Jameis Winston, so who will lead the Black and Gold the rest of the way. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Governor John Bel Edwards is in Scotland for the COPS26 Climate Conference. He told those gathered today that the state, through its coastal restoration projects, is working to minimize the loss of coastal lands as the result of hurricanes and storms that decrease Louisiana’s coastline far too often.

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A double homicide in Monroe on Halloween afternoon leads to the arrest of an Ouachita Parish Correctional officer. Brooke Thorington has more.

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State Police are investigating 10 crashes that occurred over the weekend that left one or more people dead in each of them. A total of 12 people were killed in the accidents that happened in north, central and south Louisiana. At least two children lost their lives according to Sgt. James Anderson.

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Governor John Bel Edwards is in Scotland for the COPS26 Climate Conference. Edwards noted that the state, through its coastal restoration projects, is working to minimize the loss of coastal lands as the result of hurricanes and storms that decrease Louisiana’s coastline far too often.

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26-year old Blake Bardwell, a correctional officer is now behind bars facing murder charges in the death of his wife and child. Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Glen Springfield says they were called to his Monroe residence just after 1:30 Sunday afternoon and found the two bodies, Bardwell was later arrested and immediately fired from his job.

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State troopers continue to investigate ten fatal crashes across Louisiana over the Halloween weekend. Sergeant James Anderson….

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The unusually high number of violent crashes left 12 people dead, including two children. A Grant Parish woman, 38-year-old Miranda Sue Derrick was charged with vehicular homicide in a two-vehicle accident Halloween evening on U.S. 165.

The Saints beat the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers 36-27 yesterday and starting quarterback Jameis Winston is out for the season with a knee injury. Trevor Siemian (SIM-ee-en) filled in for Winston, Sunday and Saints offensive tackle Ryan Ramcyzk (Ram-check) says Simiem played well under tough circumstances…

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What a win for the Saints on Sunday, but it came at a cost as New Orleans knocked off the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers 36-27. Saints played much of the game without starting quarterback Jameis Winston as he went down with a knee injury and Trevor Siemian came in and threw for 159 yards and one touchdown. Coach Sean Payton says Siemian was calm and handled the situation well…
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So who is the starting quarterback for the Saints going forward. Analyst Mike Detillier believes Taysom Hill once he comes back after suffering a concussion…
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The Saints host Atlanta this Sunday.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in Scotland for the COPS26 Climate Conference. He told those gathered today that Louisiana did not shift direction on addressing climate change when President Trump pulled out of the Parish Climate Accord.

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Edwards says the state may for now remain a leading state for oil and natural gas production but it is also ripe for investment in low or no carbon projects.

A state appeals court in Shreveport has ruled Ochsner Health can’t fire or discipline employees at its facilities in Shreveport and Monroe who are not vaccinated. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth represents the employees in this legal battle…
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But Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas says their employee vaccination requirement outside of north Louisiana will move forward.

Blake Bardwell, a now-former Ouachita Parish correctional officer, is jailed on murder charges in the death of his wife and child. Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Glen Springfield says they were called to a Monroe residence just after 1:30 Sunday afternoon. Upon arrival, Springfield says officers were told the residence in the 3900 block of Old Sterlington Road belonged to Bardwell.

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Sterling says 26-year-old Bardwell was immediately fired from his job upon his arrest and charged with two counts of 2^nd Degree murder.

The Saints beat the Super Bowl champion Buccaneers 36-27 yesterday but likely lost starting quarterback Jameis Winston for the season with a knee injury. Trevor Siemian filled in for Winston, but NFL analyst Mike Detillier expects Taysom Hill will be the starting Q-B once he’s cleared to play after suffering a concussion on October 10th…

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The Saints host Atlanta this Sunday.

A correctional officer is now behind bars facing murder charges in the death of his wife and child. Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Glen Sterling says they were called to a Monroe residence just after 1:30 Sunday afternoon.

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26-year old Bardwell was immediately fired from his job upon his arrest and is charged with two counts of second-degree murder.

November marks the last official month of the Atlantic hurricane season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim is cautious about writing off the possibility of more hurricanes occurring before the end of the month because a La Nina is rearing its ugly head as the season ends, the same as happened last year.

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Governor John Bel Edwards is in Scotland this week. LSU climate change policy expert Edward Richards says the governor’s appearance at the United Nations Climate Change Conference shows Louisiana is beginning to take climate change seriously.

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But Richards says that as long as Louisiana is primarily identified with the oil and gas industry, it’ll be hard to convince people that the state is serious about climate change.

A new study from the website “Jerry,” ranks Louisiana the worst state to own an electric car. Lakshmi Iyengar (LUCK-shmee EYE-en-gar) a data scientist for the auto insurance shopping help site says if electric cars don’t catch on faster in Louisiana, it’s likely a “chick-or-the-egg” type conundrum.

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Even though there’s a lawsuit challenging the vaccine mandate Ochsner says they are going ahead with the mandate with the exception of their facilities in Shreveport in Monroe. Last week the 2^nd Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport ruled unvaccinated employees can’t be fired while the mandate is being challenged in court.  Jimmy Faircloth, an attorney representing Ochsner employees, says it was a surprising move.

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Ochsner issued a statement this morning.

November marks the last official month of the Atlantic hurricane season.  State Climatologist Barry Keim expects the month to be quiet tropical-wise.

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Subtropical storm Wanda formed in the Atlantic yesterday, exhausting the list of named storms, Wanda should not impact Louisiana whatsoever.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in Scotland this week and LSU climate change policy expert Edward Richards says while there it would be nice if Louisiana could attract green industries, something he believes the governor is hoping to do while in Scotland.

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A new study from the website “Jerry,” ranks Louisiana the worst state to own an electric car. Lakshmi Iyengar (LUCK-shmee EYE-en-gar) is a data scientist for the auto insurance shopping help site. She says Louisiana has virtually NO infrastructure – fewer than 8 ports per 100-thousand people, which causes range anxiety…

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The top three states in which to own an electric car are Massachusetts, Vermont, and California.

Governor John Bel Edwards is at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Scotland. Edwards says no other state in the country is more impacted by climate change than Louisiana. He’s interested in developing more green energy and that includes the possibility of wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico. LSU climate change policy expert Edward Richards…
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The auto insurance shopping website Jerry ranks Louisiana as the worst state to own an electric car. Data scientist with Jerry, Lakshmi (LUCK-shmee) Iyenar, says Louisiana is at the bottom because it doesn’t have many electric charging ports and the state offers only a few incentives to own an electric car…
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The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal in Shreveport ruled Ochsner Health cannot discipline unvaccinated employees until a lawsuit filed on the behalf of employees is heard. Brooke Thorington explains.
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But Ochsner Health CEO Warner Thomas calls the ruling from the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals disappointing and they will appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Thomas also says the vaccination policy mandate will continue as planned at Ochsner Health facilities outside of north Louisiana.

An Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s deputy has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder for allegedly killing both his wife and his child. The two victims were found dead inside a home in the 39-hundred block of Old Sterlington Road. The suspect, Blake Bardwell has been a deputy at the Ouachita Correctional Center since December 2019. He was arrested at the scene.

An LSU climate change expert says it’s a positive Governor Edwards is at the International Climate Change Conference in Scotland, but it remains to be seen how beneficial it will be…
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The second circuit court of appeal in Shreveport has ruled that Ochsner can not fire any of its employees at their Shreveport and Monroe facilities because they have not been vaccinated against COVID. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth calls it a victory for employee rights…
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But Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas says employees outside of north Louisiana could still face disciplinary action if they do not comply with the lawsuit and they plan to appeal the ruling out of Shreveport.

It’s November first, which is good news when it comes to the hurricane season…
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And State Climatologist Barry Keim Subtropical Storm Wanda formed in the middle of the Atlantic over the weekend. The 21st named storm of this hurricane season is not a threat to land.