LRN Newscast 15:30 02-12-15

Candidates for governor have between now and Wednesday to report how much money they’ve raised for their campaigns in 2014. Leading the pack is Republican Senator David Vitter. Secretary of State Jay Dardenne is in second place, and he said on the Jim Engster yesterday this will be be his last run for office…
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A couple of out-of-state drug traffickers are under arrest in Alexandria, after State Police got a tip about suspicious activity at the Alexandria International Airport. Thirty-seven year-old George Marshall of Gulf Shores, Alabama, and 40 year-old John Marshall from California were reportedly preparing to do some Mardi Gras sales of illegal drug when they got charged…
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That’s Master Trooper Scott Moreau.
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The good news according to new numbers from the National Highway Safety Administration is there are fewer drunk drivers on the road. The bad news a rise in drug impaired driving, which comprises a little more than half of the impaired driving category…
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That’s Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Executive Director Col. John Leblanc, who adds his office will be funding special equipment for the State Police Crime Lab to help screen for synthetic drugs.

A Port Barre High School student has been arrested for threatening to use a gun on the school principal. Port Barre Police Chief Deon Boudreaux says the 15 year-old allegedly brought a bullet to school, and showed it to some of his classmates. Authorities also found a gun…
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Nonetheless, they believe the student thought it was real and intended to use it.