New polling data puts Governor John Bel Edwards approval rating at 49-percent. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The administrator of the Louisiana Tax Commission is facing 65 criminal counts related to payroll fraud. State Police investigators say 51-year-old Charles Abels of Baton Rouge was paid for time he did not work. Authorities also say Abels used a state rental vehicle for personal use and submitted unauthorized fuel requests.

Calcaseiu Parish Sheriff’s deputies are investigating what appears to be a murder suicide that left a married couple dead, and their son injured. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says deputies were dispatched to a home in south Lake Charles early Friday morning regarding a man stabbing his son.
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When deputies entered the home, they found 52-year-old David Pendley dead along with his 59-year-old wife, Katherine. The son has been released from the hospital.

The Lafayette Economic Development Authority estimates the Acadiana area lost 11-thousand oil and gas jobs from 2008 to 2018. LEDA President Greg Gothreaux says much of the loss is linked to the drop in oil prices, a thousand jobs were also lost because of changes to the industry….
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