The president of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Chas Roemer, announces he will not seek relection for his seat on the state’s top school board. Roemer says he needs to spend more time with his investment management business and his family…
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Roemer has been a staunch supporter of Common Core and was involved in a very public fued against Governor Bobby Jindal over the controversial education standards.

A “Whatever It Takes” Day of action will be held today at the Lafayette Public Library in response to a long summer of gun violence across the country. Victoria Coy is a volunteer with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, says they are outraged by the political inaction to prevent gun violence…
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Coy says friends of Jillian Johnson, who was killed in the Lafayette movie theater shooting, will be speaking at today’s event.

Today marks the statistical peak of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Eric Blake, with the National Hurricane Center, says this season has produced eight named storms, but only two hurricanes….
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Blake says the dry air and wind shear hovering over the Atlantic Basin could keep the formation of storms down for the rest of the season.

Before heading out today, grab an umbrella, if you live in central and south Louisiana. National Weather Service Forecaster Freddie Zeigler says rain chances are high…
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There’s a new poll on the governor’s race which doesn’t reveal many surprises. The Triumph Campaigns survey shows Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter in a statistical tie at 31-percent. Pollster Justin Brasell says they’re both getting strong support from voters in their parties…:
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The survey has Republican Scott Angelle polling at 14 percent and Republican Jay Dardenne at 13 percent.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is calling one of their agents a hero for rescuing eight individuals who were stranded in the Gulf of Mexico. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says Sergeant Nicholas Guillory came across a total of three boats in trouble and he was able to get all occupants to safety…
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A storm that contained high seas and lots of wind led to the boats taking in water and the occupants needing help.

AT-and-T announces plans to bring high speed internet to nearly 75-thousand rural homes and businesses in Louisiana. Director of external and regulatory affairs Rick Demint says they are receiving nearly 28-million dollars annually over the next six years from the federal government to help get this done….
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In these new deployment areas, A-T-&-T will deliver broadband at speeds of at least ten megabits per second.

The St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office has arrested an 11-year-old student from Cecilla Junior High School for allegedly calling in a bomb threat that led to his school shutting down for the day. The incident happened yesterday at Cecilla Junior High. The sheriff’s office says the suspected prankster was released to the custody of his parents.

And BESE president Chas Roemer has announced he will not seek a third-term as a member of the state’s top school board.

Today on this second day of the qualifying period for the October 24th elections, Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden became the first Democratic candidate for the Louisiana Lt. Governor’s job. He joins Republicans Elbert Guillory, Billy Nungesser and John Young.

All four major candidates for governor qualified yesterday. A new Triumph Campaign poll shows Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards tied with around 30% support. Pollster Justin Brasell says they are polling strong in key voting blocks…:
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Republicans Jay Dardenne and Scott Angelle have 13 and 14 percent support respectively.

Saints Coach Sean Payton saw Drew Brees tackle an alligator on NBC’s Running Wild on Monday. So would he ever let his star quarterback do such a thing again?…:
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President of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Chas Roemer, announces he won’t be running for re-election on October 24th. The announcement comes on the second day of qualifying for the races. Roemer, who is the son of a former governor, did not say why he wouldn’t be running again for the BESE District 6 seat which represents the Baton Rouge area.

AT&T has plans to bring widespread internet access to remote areas in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Not a lot of movement in the governor’s race thus far according to the last poll by Triumph Campaigns. Eric Gill reports…:
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And speaking of polls there are a couple of new ones out there showing Governor Bobby Jindal gaining support in Iowa in his bid for the White House. An NBC/Marist Poll shows 4 percent of Iowa caucus-goers plan to vote for Jindal for President which is up 1 percent from July. There is also a Gravis Poll which shows Jindal at 5 percent.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is commending one of their agents who rescued 8 people from the Gulf over the weekend in Vermilion Parish when a horrible storm blew through. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck says Sgt. Nicholas Guillory got a call about a vessel which began taking on water near Pecan Island. He says the agent then made his way out there as quickly as possible in conditions that were extremely hard to navigate because of the storm…:
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He says in all eight people were rescued and three vessels towed.

14th ranked LSU is getting ready to face 25th ranked Mississippi State on Saturday night in Starkville. The Bulldogs have been tough to beat at home the last couple of years as they’ve recently expanded their stadium, plus there’s thousands of cow bells going off during the game. But Coach Les Miles is not worried about the cowbells..:
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Kickoff is at 8:15pm.

In the latest Triumph Survey on the governor’s race, Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards are each polling around 30%. Republican Scott Angelle is polling at 14 percent and Jay Dardenne at 13 percent. Pollster Justin Brasell says 11% are undecided and with more than six weeks to go, there’s still time for Dardenne and Angelle
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More candidates have filed paper work today during the second day of qualifying for the October 24 election. Secretary of State Tom Schedler didn’t have to go far to sign up this morning in his re-election race. His only opponent so far is Chris Tyson. Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden also qualified today as a democrat in the race for Lt. Governor. His Republican opponents, Elbert Guillory, John Young and Billy Nungesser signed up Tuesday. Qualifying ends at the close of business tomorrow.

Good news for those living in rural areas in Louisiana, yet struggle to get good internet service. AT&T says than plan to expand broadband to almost 75,000 businesses and homes in small towns over the next six years. Spokesman Rick Demint says this is a very important opportunity for those living in areas without access to internet…:
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Demint says AT&T says this will fill in the blanks in terms of areas where services aren’t currently available.

Saints Coach Sean Payton is not happy with his quarterback after watching Monday night’s telecast of NBC’s Running Wild with Bear Grylls. In the episode, Drew Brees jumped on a live crocodile and stabbed it. Payton says he thought Brees was going to be in some sort of “Sea World” type atmosphere and not the Panama wilderness…
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When asked if he would let Brees take part in a similar thing again, Payton said no, no, no.

There’s a new poll on the governor’s race which doesn’t reveal many surprises. The Triumph survey shows Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter in a statistical tie with 31.4 and 30.6 percent respectively. Pollster Justin Brasell says they’re both getting support from their parties…:
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Republican Scott Angelle is polling at 14 percent and Jay Dardenne at 13 percent.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says one of their agents rescued 8 people from the Gulf of Mexico in Vermilion Parish. Adam Einck says, on September 6th near the point where Rollover Bayou meets the Gulf, a huge storm came up out of nowhere producing a lot of wind, rain and high seas…:
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They commend the brave agent, Sgt. Nicholas Guillory.

AT&T has plans to bring widespread internet access to remote areas in Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Forecasters are urging high school football fans to keep an eye on the weather. They say to close the week, southern Louisiana could be in for similar storms that forced the cancellation of the LSU/McNeese game. The chance of rain along I-10 Thursday and Friday nights is 60% according to the National Weather Service. They say a cold front is expected to stall over North Louisiana contributing to rainy conditions in the south.