06:30 LRN Newscast

The daughter of “Sons of Guns” star William Hayden provided details on the “Doctor Phil” show about how Hayden inappropriately touched and kissed her when she was 12-years-old. Hayden is currently in jail facing rape and molestation charges in East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes. On “Doctor Phil,” Stephanie Hayden Ford says when she was a child, her father came to her room drunk one night and touched and kissed her chest…
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Hayden’s attorney has said that the public should give the court process time to let the truth come out.

Lafayette Police say one of their officers is in stable condition after he was shot by a suspect last night. The shooting occurred while the officer was searching an apartment looking for a suspect who was invovled in a shooting the night before. Officials say the man who shot the officer is also in the hospital.

A new poll on the sixth district congressional race shows former Governor Edwin Edwards would not be favorite to win in a possible run-off against four different republican candidates. But pollster Darrell Glascock says don’t count Edwards out…
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Glascock says it’s tough to call who would be in a run-off against Edwards, who is likely to finish in the top two in the primary.

Another impressive win for the Louisiana Tech football team last night. The Bulldogs routed North Texas 42 to 21 as Cody Sokol threw five TD passes.