17:30 Newscast, October 12th, 2015

A recent poll conducted for WWL-TV and The Advocate shows that less than half of Louisiana African-American voters are in favor of removing or renaming monuments that honor Confederate leaders. The Clarus Research Group survey shows only 46-percent of black respondents support removal of the monuments. Pollster Ron Faucheux…:
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The poll shows 31-percent of African-Americans oppose the removal of the monuments.

This Saturday night, the No. 6 LSU football team will not face the man who has been Florida’s starting quarterback the last several weeks. The No. 8 Gators announced that Will Grier has been suspended for the season by the NCAA for taking a banned over-the-counter supplement. Florida will appeal the suspension, but a reversal is not expected before the game in Baton Rouge which kicks off at 6pm.

Fall is in the air in Louisiana and unfortunately so are allergies. Eric Gill has more…
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State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting which claimed the life of a 44-year-old Lake Charles man. Sgt. James Anderson says cops were responding to a domestic disturbance and encountered a man pointing a gun at officers. He says that’s when Kevin Lau was fatally shot by cops and LCPD asked State Police to investigate…:
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