Louisiana volunteers are joining the Red Cross response in South Carolina as the East Coast state deals with severe flooding. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A new NBC/Marist poll on the presidential race in Iowa shows Governor Bobby Jindal now has 6-percent of the vote. Eric Gill reports…
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A Louisiana company announces plans to build a huge liquefied natural gas facility in Cameron Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Louisiana volunteers are joining the Red Cross response in South Carolina as the state deals with severe flooding. Spokeswoman Nancy Malone says they’ll be helping families stay safe and dry by opening shelters and bringing in meals…:
Malone says another big part of the volunteers’ job is to provide emotional support to people going through this disaster. She says people in other areas know that Louisiana is all too familiar with what this feels like…:
Malone says flooding in the Carolinas has destroyed homes, forced evacuations and left thousands without water or power. She says not everyone can dedicate time to volunteer on the ground, but anyone can make a donation to the Red Cross to help people affected by this disaster…:
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A new NBC/Marist poll on the presidential race in Iowa shows Governor Bobby Jindal now has 6-percent of the vote. That’s a two-percent increase from their previous poll. Radio Iowa News Director Kay Henderson says Jindal’s campaign efforts may be getting some traction…
Jindal’s 6-percent has him tied for fifth place, along with Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, among Republican presidential hopefuls. Donald Trump leads the poll with 24-percent, followed by Ben Carson with 19-percent. Henderson says there are visible signs that the governor is gaining support…
She feels the Jindal campaign is hoping for the kind of miracle that propelled Mike Huckabee to victory in Iowa in 2008 and Rick Santorum in 2012. Henderson says it will be interesting to see if Jindal’s “boots on the ground” campaign strategy will succeed…
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The Thibodaux Police Department says five people are under arrest after a toddler and 17 dogs had to be removed from a home that was in deplorable conditions. Spokesman David Melancon says they got a report that one of the dogs was loose and trying to attack people. He says animal control initially responded…:
The suspects, including the parents of the child, range in age from 17 to 73 and face various counts of animal cruelty and child desertion charges. Melancon says when the officers got out of their car to make contact with the homeowner during the dog attack investigation, they immediately smelled urine and feces…:
The 17 dogs were brought to the Lafourche Parish Animal Shelter. The Department of Child and Family Services has the child. Melancon says the floors of the home were caked with feces, the smell of urine was overpowering and there was molding food spread throughout the house…:
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A Louisiana based company announces plans to build an 11-billion dollar facility in Cameron Parish that will export liquefied natural gas. Former Governor and now chairman of G-2, L-N-G, Buddy Roemer, says it’s the fourth largest investment project in the state’s history, creating thousands of construction jobs
Roemer says the project still needs approval from federal agencies. The company hopes to break ground in two years. He says once completed, the plant will have 250 permanent workers and it will export liquefied natural gas across the globe
Thomas Hudson, president of G-2, L-N-G, is glad they can announced a significant economic development project in Cameron Parish on the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Rita
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LSU’s passing game took a step backwards in its progession during the Tigers 44-22 win over Eastern Michigan. The Tigers only completed four passes for 80 yards. Coach Les Miles says there were more plays to be had, if they didn’t have several dropped passes…
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The Tigers are ranked 124th in the nation in passing, one of just five teams in the country averaging less than 100 passing yards a game. Miles says the the drops last Saturday were uncharacteristic and the wide receivers expect more of themselves…
The Tigers are 4-0 and ranked fifth in the latest coaches poll. But Miles says there’s room for improvement as his team heads back into SEC play this Saturday…
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