According to financial reports filed today by federal regulators, Governor Bobby Jindal raised about $579 thousand dollars in his first week as a Republican presidential candidate. But, ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this is not a very strong first step for the governor…
CUT 9 (06) “presidential field”
Although the Washington Examiner reports that Jindal also has almost $9 million in his corner thanks to supportive outside groups like the Believe Again Super PAC and America Next.

State Police announce nine arrests for filing fraudulent insurance claims and keeping the money they received. Sgt. James Anderson says some of employees at Kemper Home Service Group in Lake Charles were filing false claims, and the Insurance Fraud Unit went to work…
CUT 5 (09) Q: “all pay for it” (2x)
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Gas prices are slowly falling in Louisiana as the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.53. That’s according to the American Automobile Association. Fuel analyst Don Redman says this is about a nickel cheaper than last month.
CUT 6 (05) “to drop”
He says we’ve seen a drop in the price of crude from 60 to 50 dollars a barrel.

The Huey P. Long Medical Center in Pineville has been unoccupied since last summer when the hospital closed. But now, it’s been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and Mayor Clarence Fields says he hopes the listing will encourage private investors to take a look at the facility and develop plans to re-purpose the building…
cut 13 (10) “downtown area”