PM Newscall, May 21st, 2015

The teacher arrested in Iberville Parish for allegedly having sex with three of his students, apparently fathered a child of one of the victim’s when she was 15-years-old. Michelle Southern reports…:

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Governor Jindal is defending his religious freedom order, which prohibits the executive agencies from taking action against individuals or businesses, if they have a traditional view of marriage . Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office announce that a woman wanted for the death of her infant daughter has been arrested in Lafayette. Spokesperson Maxine Trahan says 26-year-old Katie Chriceol (Cry-sol) gave birth to her child at home in late March. The newborn then went into cardiac arrest and died at a local hospital. Trahan says they were then contacted by the hospital…

CUT 3 (09)  “for methamphetamine”

She says hospital toxicology reports showed that Chriceol and the baby both tested positive for high levels of methamphetamine. Trahan says this case was brought before a grand jury last week… (Trahan says Chriceol was located and arrested in Lafayette Wednesday and booked on a charge of second degree murder.)

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State Police say a fire at their data center has left Office of Motor Vehicles offices across the state unable process any transactions. Major Doug Cain says an electrical panel fire has disabled all automated systems at the Department of Public Safety, including OMV locations statewide…

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He says workers are staying on site at the offices in hopes that the situation can be resolved. As of now, all they can do is turn people away. Cain says they hope to get everything up and going later today. Trooper patrols will continue, but Cain says this fire has brought the Department of Public Safety to a virtual standstill…

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The teacher who was arrested in Iberville Parish for allegedly having sex with three of his students, apparently fathered a child of one of the victim’s when she was 15-years-old. 30-year-old Keavin Keith was arrested Monday on 30 counts of prohibited sex with a student. Sheriff Brett Stassi says one of the victim’s claims Keith got her pregnant…:

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Keith was also charged with two counts of indecent behavior with juveniles and five counts of felony carnal knowledge. Stassi says at lease one other victim told detectives that she engaged in oral sex with Keith inside his classroom at Iberville’s Math, Science and Arts Academy-West in Plaquemine. He says this is an unfortunate case…:

CUT 8 (08)  “rest of his life”

Stassi says they got a statement from Keith when he was arrested and he admitted to investigators that he’d had sex with the students. He says they’ve been getting reaction from the community on both sides of this case…:(Keith was named teacher of the year in 2013.)

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Governor Bobby Jindal’s religious freedom executive order is receiving strong criticism from democrats. The leader of the state democratic party, New Orleans Senator Karen Peterson, says she can’t believe Jindal would issue the order, when businesses and the tourism industry expressed concern the measure could alienate visitors or keep conventions away…

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LSU grad and prominent Democratic Party figure, James Carville, appeared on the Jim Engster Show and said he wishes the governor would focus on bigger issues impacting the state…

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But Jindal is not apologizing for the religious freedom order. The governor says it re-affirms our first amendment rights….

cut 12 (09)  “without discrimination”

Jindal’s controversial order prevents the executive branch of state government from taking adverse action against a person or a business for their belief in traditional marriage. He disputes the accusation that his order will hurt the state’s economy…

cut 13 (10)  “mutually consistent”

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