Governor John Bel Edwards said today he hopes Senator John Kennedy can focus on his duties in Congress now that he’s no longer looking at running for governor. Edwards says the state has major needs that Kennedy can address, such as 2016 flood recovery efforts, passing a long-term flood insurance program, coastal restoration, along with ensuring protections for those with pre-existing conditions…
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If you live in the Lafayette, Monroe, Alexandria and Lake Charles areas and watch local television with an antenna, the F-C-C is recommending you rescan your TV, because TV stations in these area moving to different frequencies. Jean Kidooo says rescanning can be done by accessing your television’s settings menu….
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Four West Baton Rouge sheriff deputies are charged with malfeasance in office after an investigation into multiple inmate escapes. Major Dale Simoneaux says during their probe they learned one of their deputies, 23-year-old Taija Perry, had sex with an inmate at a motel. Simoneaux says 28-year-old James McClurg took bribe money to let this behavior happen…
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56-year-old Dimple Jones has also been charged and they are waiting for 60-year-old Michael Lafayette to turn himself in.

A north Louisiana mom accused in the burning death of her son will stand trial on the first degree murder charge she faces in January of 2020. Hanna Nicole Barker of Natchitoches will be in prison until that time, serving a five-year sentence for violating her probation on 2016 drug charges.