AM Newscall August 28, 2014

The American Automobile Association says more people are traveling for the Labor Day Holiday than since the recession. Scott Carwile has that…:

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting will air a special tonight about the life of LSU’s Leonard Fournette, one of the nation’s most heavily recruited football prospects out of St. Aug. Jeff Palermo has that.:

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Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says tourism is encouraging for 2014 following last year’s record setting year. Eric Gill has more…

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The American Automobile Association says more people are traveling for the Labor Day Holiday than since the recession. AAA spokesman Don Redman says 34.7 million people are projected to journey 50 miles or more from home this holiday weekend…:

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Redman says nearly 86 percent of travelers will celebrate the holiday with a final summer road trip. The Labor Day Holiday travel period is defined as Thursday August 28th to Monday September 1st. Redman says another significant bullet point from the 2014 Labor Day Travel Forecast is that more people are using the credit cards for the trip…:

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Redman says automobile travel will increase by 1.4 percent this year with 29.7 million travelers hitting the road. He says another boost to the travelers confidence is likely related to the low price at the pump…:

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting will air a special tonight about the life of LSU’s Leonard Fournette, one of the nation’s most heavily recruited football prospects out of St. Aug. “Road to Stardom: The Leonard Fournette Story” is produced and directed by Kenny Chenier (Shin-Yay). He says the program documents Fournette’s early days growing up in the 7th Ward of New Orleans…:

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Chenier says it’s very obvious to most people what Fournette is capable of on the football field, but the Tiger running back is so much more — inside and out…:

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LSU Coach Les Miles has used Michael Jordan’s name when describing Fournette’s desire to be great. Chenier says they interview Miles in the documentary and also LSU recruiting coordinator and running back coach Frank Wilson…:

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals allocates 18-million dollars to a Baton Rouge Hospital to keep its emergency room open.  Baton Rouge General decided to close their Mid-City ER because they were losing money providing health care to an increasing number of uninsured patients.  But DHH Chief of Staff Calder Lynch says this commitment should meet the ER’s needs for the current fiscal year…

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Baton Rouge General says the increase in uninsured patients is due, in part, to the closure of LSU’s Earl K. Long Medical Center.  Democratic legislators said earlier this year that the Mid-City emergency room would close due to Governor Jindal and Republican leaders blocking Medicaid expansion.  Lynch says this is not the case…

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Lynch says the funding comes from both state and federal sources and should not effect any other hospitals in the state.  Lynch says the DHH needs to find a sustainable solution to help emergency rooms across the state…

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Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says tourism is encouraging for 2014 following last year’s record setting year. Over 27 million people visited Louisiana in 2013, a nearly 4-percent increase from 2012. Dardenne says international travel to Louisiana was up 18-percent last year, which is the largest percentage increase in the country…

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Domestic and international visitors spent nearly 11-billion dollars in the state last year. Dardenne says there are no hard numbers available for 2014, as of yet. But he says the LouisianaTravel-dot-com website and their social media activity has been ranked number four among all tourism sites in the US…

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The top three leisure travel activities for Louisiana domestic travelers are visiting friends and relatives, shopping, and fine dining. Dardenne says his office will continue to work on enticing people to come visit the Bayou State. He says an upcoming article in the next issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine will help…

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The ULM Warhawks kick-off their 2014 season tonight hosting Wake Forest in a nationally televised game on ESPNU. Head coach Todd Berry says this is a rare opportunity for the Warhawks to play in front of the home fans early in the season. Berry is hopeful tonight’s crowd is rowdy…

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During “Camo Out Night” at Malone Stadium, Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson will toss the coin and a segment of the show will be filmed. Pete Thomas will start at quarterback for the Warhawks. Thomas transferred from North Carolina State where he started six games last season. Although he’s working with a different system, Berry says Thomas is comfortable with the offense…

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Kick-off is scheduled for 6PM. Wake Forest comes to Monroe with a new coach, a true freshman quarterback, and new starters at several key positions. Berry says with a wide variety of unknowns about the Demon Deacons, the Warhawks are focused on being ready for anything…

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