The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is taking its fight against waste tires to the people of Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Amidst controversy, Pineville Mayor Rich Dupree is stepping down. Colleen Crain has the story…
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Bossier Parish authorities arrested an Elm Grove man who allegedly held a woman captive for three days and sexually assaulted her. Sean Richardson has more.
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is taking its fight against waste tires to the people across the state. LDEQ Secretary Aurelia Giacometto (jock-uh-MET-oh) says the department is holding six town hall meetings across the state to raise awareness of the issue.
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Secretary Giacometto says tires that are properly disposed not only keeps the state clean, but also provides a second use for those tires once they’re no longer suitable for use on vehicles.
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Giacometto says the issue of improperly disposed tires continues to plague the state.
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Giacometto says the proper way to dispose of old tires is to bring them to your parish tire disposal center. There’s a $2.25 fee per tire levied by LDEQ which goes into a fund.
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In an emotional press conference Monday afternoon, Pineville Mayor Rich Dupree announced he will resign. In August, Dupree admitted to a brief affair with a former employee who later filed a hostile workplace environment complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Dupree did not comment on the EEOC complaint during his announcement but said he could not in good faith allow his family, supporters, or administration to endure mean spirited politics.
Dupree said he was honored to have served as Mayor and was proud of his administration’s progress…
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Mayor Dupree plans transition meetings with staff and councilmembers over the next two weeks.
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A man who Bossier Parish investigators say held a woman against her will for three days and sexually assaulted her is under arrest. The sheriff’s office says 52-year-old Gary Free of Elm Grove held the woman in a cabin at the Red River South Marina before she was able to escape. Lieutenant Matt Gaydos says Free chased her with a handgun.
Free jumped in the water at the marina to hide from deputies but was located by a Bossier Sheriff’s Office K-9. Free was eventually taken into custody and the firearm was recovered. Gaydos says Free also approached witnesses at the marina…
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After being interviewed by detectives, Free was arrested and booked on numerous charges including second-degree kidnapping and first-degree rape. Gaydos says this wasn’t a random crime.
Free’s bond has been set at $2.1 million.
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Having passed up a re-election bid, Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves is trying to cram in his legislative priorities in the three-plus months he has left in office. Among the bipartisan bills he’s working on is one that he’s working on with Florida Democrat Jared Moskowitz which would make it easier for governors to request lump-sum payments for recovery for smaller-scale disasters.
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Graves is also working with Republican Neal Dunn and Democrat Darren Soto, both also from Florida, on a bill to hold FEMA accountable for delays in payments to victims of disasters.
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Graves is working with New Orleans Democrat Troy Carter on legislation that would, among other things, remove income limits to qualify for grants to pay off disaster recovery loans.
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LSU football coach Brian Kelly is disappointed linebacker Harold Perkins will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL. Perkins suffered the devastating knee injury in last Saturday’s win over UCLA. Kelly says Perkins will be missed, but the defense will not lose their identity or fall apart…
When LSU is in a three linebacker set, Whit Weeks would replace Harold Perkins at the strongside linebacker and his brother West would play Middle Linebacker. Major Burns would take Perkins place when they are running a nickel defense.
On offense, quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is among the nation’s leaders in passing yards and passing touchdowns and was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for a season-high 352 yards and three touchdowns against UCLA. Kelly says the Tigers offense is preparing to add to his offensive arsenal…
The Tigers are facing a very good offensive team this week. After opening the season with losses to North Texas and Ohio, South Alabama has scored a combined 135 points in blowout victories over Northwestern State and Appalachian State.
Jaguars starting quarterback is a redshirt freshman, Gio Lopez, who rushed and threw for over 100 yards last week. And freshman running back Fluff Bothwell is averaging nearly ten yards a carry. Kelly says South Alabama is a good football team…
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The Saints lost starting center Erik McCoy to a groin injury early in its 15-12 loss to Philadelphia. New Orleans went on to accumulate only 219 yards of offense. Coach Dennis Allen doesn’t have an update on the severity of McCoy’s injury and admits it was a challenge not having him for most of the game.
Saints defensive end and fan favorite Cam Jordan only appeared in 20 snaps on Sunday as the 35-year-old has only one tackle this season. Allen says they have younger defensive ends, Chase Young and Carl Granderson, who deserve to play more…