09:30 Newscast February 1, 2016

Governor John Bel Edwards says proposing to raise taxes to address Louisiana’s massive budget shortfall is not breaking a campaign promise. State Treasurer John Kennedy has said there is no need to raise taxes to balance the budget, but Edwards says Kennedy is trying to boost his US Senate campaign…

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Edwards says the state’s financial situation is worse than it was during his campaign.

The first electoral event in the 2016 presidential race happens today with the Iowa Caucuses. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley believes both the Republican and Democratic caucuses will be close. Stockley says this presidential race is proving to be very interesting….

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Many candidates who have won the Iowa Caucuses, went on to win their party’s presidential nomination.

DHH’s Own You Own Health Challenge to combat obesity is now underway. Here’s Emelie Gunn…

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State Police say impairment is suspected in a weekend head-on collision in Calcasieu Parish that claimed three lives. They say a car, driven by 22-year-old Alejandro Delgado of Sulphur, crossed the center line and collided with an SUV, driven by 26-year-old Michael Maddox, head-on. Delgado was pronounced dead at the scene. Maddox and his passenger, 27-year-old Amber Borel, both of Dry Creek, were transported to a local hospital where they later succumbed to their injuries. The investigation is ongoing.