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…

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Donald Trump leads the poll with 24-percent, followed by Ben Carson with 19-percent.

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…:

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Malone says another big part of the volunteers’ job is to provide emotional support to people going through this disaster.

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…

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The suspects, which include the parents of the child, range in age from 17 to 73 and face various counts of animal cruelty and child desertion charges.