The man who killed his son’s abductor at the Baton Rouge airport in March of 1984, Gary Plauche, died this week at the age of 68. Jeffrey Doucet was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting Plauche’s son Jody 30-years-ago — and when the suspect was extradited back to Baton Rouge, Plauche was waiting at the airport then fired a shot. The incident was caught on camera and Abram McGull was the news photographer…:
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Plauche was sentenced to 5 years probation but did not get jail time. Gary died from complications due to a stroke.

The state Department of Education says 92% of public school teachers are rated in the top two evaluation categories up from 89% last year. Two percent of teachers were classified as ineffective down from 4 percent last year.

It’s flu season which of course means your health officials are in vaccination awareness mode. Dr. Fred Lopez, with the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, says everyone over six-months of age to get a flu vaccine. He says it won’t work immediately but will kick in a couple of weeks…:
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He says it’s a good idea to sanitize your hands often and if you do get sick, stay home.

Governor Bobby Jindal announces JP Morgan Chase has donated $1 million into the fund that helps technical colleges fund programs focused on training skilled workers. Monty Sullivan is the Louisiana Community and Technical College System President. He says this money will be used in a very targeted way to address the most high demand programs in Louisiana…:
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The $1 million dollar gift will be matched with $4 million in state funds.