Child abuse cases tend to increase three months to a year following major disasters like the two recent historic floods. That’s according to Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana Executive Director Amanda Brunson. She says children shouldn’t suffer when tensions are high within the family…:
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She says parents who need some support can call a toll-free anonymous hotline, at 1-800-CHILDREN.

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who allegedly fled from a deputy this morning after shooting at the officer numerous times. Sheriff Jason Ard says the deputy returned fire as the suspect ran away on foot. Neither is believed to be injured in the incident. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of 31-year-old Blaine Beason is urged to contact authorities. He is to be considered armed and dangerous and is wanted on several charges including attempted murder of a police officer.

US Attorney Walt Green says the investigation into Alton Sterling’s death during a confrontation with Baton Rouge police officers is still ongoing. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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River parish authorities have a new weapon to be used for getting drunk drivers off the road. Troop C spokesman Frank Besson says they call it a BAT mobile which stands for for Breath Alcohol Testing unit. He says it has everything they need to catch impaired motorists…:
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It’s been over three months since the shooting death of Alton Sterling, a black man, during a confrontation with two white Baton Rouge police offices. U.S. Attorney Walt Green issued a statement saying a team of federal prosecutors, FBI agents and other personnel have devoted hundreds of hours to the investigation. Legal Analyst Tim Meche suspects activist groups have likely been calling Green to make a rushed indictment, which wouldn’t be good for the case.

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Candidate for U.S. Senate, Troy Hebert’s, legal attempt to force LPB and the Council for a Better Louisiana to include more candidates in their debate next week will be heard in a Baton Rouge Court today. Former Secretary of State and political consultant Jim Brown told the Jim Engster Show that it’s not fair for a business group to decide who can participate.

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The BAT Mobile is coming to the Bayou to help fight drunk driving, but it won’t be Bruce Wayne behind the wheel. Halen Doughty has more…

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A Calcasieu Parish School Board member was arrested in San Diego, California for indecent exposure. 54-year-old Chuck Hansen of Sulphur was allegedly driving his vehicle when he slowed down to talk to a 17-year-old girl. When the girl approached the car she says she noticed Hansen was masturbating. The teen called the police and reported an attempted kidnapping but the charge was downgraded once Hansen was arrested. He will appear in a San Diego court next week.

The man who raised Mike VI from birth until he became LSU’s mascot remembers the beloved cat, who died after a four month battle with cancer. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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US Attorney Walt Green says the investigation into the death of Alton Sterling during a confrontation with Baton Rouge Police officers is still ongoing — three months later. Legal analyst Tim Meche says it’s not unusual that the process is taking so long…:
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Senate candidate Troy Hebert’s legal attempt to force LPB and the Council for a Better Louisiana to include more candidates in next week’s Senate debate gets a hearing today in a Baton Rouge courtroom. Political consultant and former-Secretary of State, Jim Brown, says Hebert is right on the money for filing the suit after only 5 of the 24 candidate were scheduled to be in the debate…:
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CABL president Barry Erwin says for the public’s benefit it’s best to hear from candidates who have a viable chance to win.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of animals is calling on LSU to drop its live mascot program following the death of Mike VI. They say it would be best to honor the tiger by not locking up anymore animals on its campus for the sake of parading him around a loud stadium.

US Attorney Walt Green says the investigation into Alton Sterling’s death during a confrontation with Baton Rouge police officers is still ongoing, more than three months after the shooting. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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After today, all Jefferson Parish Public Schools are being told that Parish President Mike Yenni is not allowed on any campus in the parish. This comes after Yenni admitted to sending improper text messages to a 17-year-old boy. Just as the school board was about to bring forward the resolution to ban Yenni from going to schools or functions, Yenni volunteered to stay away.

River Parishes having come up with a new way to get more drunk drivers off the road…the BAT mobile. That’s for Blood Alcohol Testing and it’s a big van equipped with breathalyzer equipment. That’s according to State Police Troop C Commander Frank Besson who says this well help police test drivers’ breath on the spot…:
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The unit will be used in Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and Terrebonne parishes.

LSU’s mascot Mike VI succumbed to cancer Tuesday, and the man who raised him was one of the first to know. Steve Cotner, who was a volunteer at the Great Cats of Indiana when Roscoe was adopted, says he came to visit the famous feline in Baton Rouge twice…:
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Thanks to a GoFundMe account, Cotner plans on coming to LSU to meet everyone involved in the live mascot’s life.

The man who raised Mike VI, the LSU mascot who died yesterday from cancer, says he will never forget the lovable tiger cub. Steve Cotner was a volunteer at the Greater Cats of Indiana when Roscoe was adopted by LSU…:
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It’s reported that Mike’s rare cancer diagnosis is the first ever of its kind in a tiger. He was 11 years old.

Meanwhile the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said they hope that Mike VI’s is LSU’s last live mascot. Just hours after the tiger died, PETA said Mike VI’s legacy should be honored by making him the final animal LSU locks in captivity and parades around an unruly stadium.

LSU student government is holding a memorial for Mike today in front of his habitat on camps.

Today a Baton Rouge court will hear the suit filed by US Senate candidate Troy Hebert against the Council for a Better Louisiana and LBP for excluding most candidates from next week’s debate. Political consultant and former-Secretary of State, Jim Brown, says it’s not fair to the voters to not include all of their options in a forum…:
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Brown told the Jim Engster Show that this debate could have a huge impact on the outcome of the election.

Law enforcement in the bayou and river parishes now have a new weapon to help battle drunk driving – the BAT Mobile. Troop C Commander Frank Besson says local law enforcement agencies will share the mobile Breath Alcohol Testing unit, which is essentially a large van equipped with breath alcohol testing equipment….:
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The unit will be used in Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, and Terrebonne parishes.

With the sad news of Mike VI passing, the man who raised LSU’s live mascot from birth until he came to the university at two years old, Steve Cotner, remembers the playfulness of the sweet tiger. Cotner says right after ‘Roscoe’ was born, the tiger cub wouldn’t bother anyone else but followed him wherever he went. He says the two of them became best friends…:
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LSU’s Student Government announced it will host a memorial service for Mike this evening in front of Mike VI’s habitat.

Embattled Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni has voluntarily decided to suspend himself from school functions, just minutes before the school board was slated to vote on a resolution banning him from campuses. Yenni last week admitted to sending “improper” text messages to a 17-year-old boy. The board will still vote on the matter at their regular meeting in three weeks.

More than three months after Alton Sterling, a black man, was fatally shot during a confrontation with two white Baton Rouge police officers, US Attorney Walt Green says the investigation is still ongoing. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the Justice Department should take it’s time when investigating these kind of shootings…:
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The US Attorney’s statement says a team of federal prosecutors, FBI agents, and other personnel have devoted hundreds of hours to the investigation.

The state school board has agreed to redesign Louisiana’s teacher training requirements, though Governor John Bel Edwards opposes. The vote was by a one-member margin. The changes would require educators to get more training, including a one-year residency.

LSU’s live mascot, Mike the Sixth, has passed away after a four month battle with cancer. Doctor David Baker at the LSU Vet school says Mike had the characteristics you wanted in a school mascot…
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The 420-pound Tiger had been on LSU’s campus since 2007 and he was 11-years-old at the time of his death.

A new poll finds that 15-percent of Americans say their health insurance has gotten better in the last year, but twice as many say it got worse. Doctor Jay Kaplan of New Orleans is the president of the American College of Emergency Physicians and he says deductibles are rising and this is leading to a higher cost for patients…
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Kaplan says deductibles have risen over 40-percent in the last several years.

During an appearance on the Jim Engster Show, the executive director of the Louisiana Democratic Party, Stephen Handwerk says he’s disturbed by the recorded lewd comments made 11 years ago by Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump…
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But the new state republican party deputy chairman Tim Breaux says he’s known Trump for years and calls him a dedicated husband and father.

The Jefferson Parish School Board plans to vote on a resolution that would ban Parish President Mike Yenni from being on school property. Yenni is the subject of a sexting scandal. School Board member Mark Morgan says the controversy surrounding Yenni can lead to classroom disruptions…
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Yenni has refused to resign despite calls that he should step down.