The attorney for a woman who was refused an abortion in Louisiana even though her fetus has an unformed skull is calling on the legislature to hold a special session and clarify the law.

Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Marsanne Golsby.”  

There’s been another reported kidnapping incident on LSU’s campus, the second one during the first week of class. LSU police is calling it an attempted kidnapping near Acadian Hall and it’s unrelated to a reported kidnapping earlier this week, which is also still under investigation.

A petition to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been filed with the Secretary of State’s Office, as she faces criticism for a taxpayer-funded trip to France. Also, Cantrell showed up in court in support of a 14-year-old convicted carjacker. Stephanie Uddo was one of his victims, and says Cantrell’s appearance was an unpleasant surprise…:

Cut 12 (09) “….for us.”  
The recall petition claims that Cantrell has shown a “failure to put New Orleans first and execute the responsibilities of the position.”

A preliminary settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit against Bob Dean over the evacuation of nursing home patients to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida. Blair Constant, one of the attorneys representing patients, says it equates to about $17-thousand for each patient, and reaching a settlement in such a short time frame is rare.

Cut 7 (08) “…from now.” 

Attorney Ben Crump is calling on the state Legislature to hold a special session to address the state’s abortion ban law. Crump represents Nancy Davis who was denied an abortion in Louisiana despite being told her baby had a lethal condition in which the skull does not fully form. Crump says this is the type of medical exemption in which an abortion should be allowed in Louisiana

Cut 9 (11)  “…actually clear.”

After New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell showed up in court in support of a 14-year-old convicted carjacker, one of the victims Stephanie Uddo says when Cantrell said God Bless you to her it felt like another attack.

Cut 13 (10) “as a weapon.” 

Her court appearance and criticism over a taxpayer-funded trip to France has prompted a petition to recall Cantrell.

A preliminary settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit against Bob Dean over the evacuation of more than 800 nursing home patients to a warehouse last year during Hurricane Ida. Blair Constant, one of the attorneys representing patients, says a trial date of October 3^rd has been set.

Cut 6 (09) “…the court.” 

Which equates to approximately $17- thousand for each patient.

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources will receive a 25-million dollar federal grant to clean up abandoned wells. D-N-R spokesperson Patrick Courreges (rhymes with massage) says most of the orphaned wells are in north Louisiana with 31 hundred of the 45-hundred current abandoned well sites in the Shreveport and Monroe areas these wells become an environmental hazard over time…

Cut 5  (09) “..methane.”

Nancy Davis was denied an abortion in Louisiana despite being told her baby had a lethal condition in which the skull does not fully form. She says doctors were afraid of being charged criminally if they performed the abortion, so she’s going out of state next week to have a two-day procedure…

Cut 10 (06) “..this diagnoses” 

Attorneys representing Davis are calling on the legislature to hold a special session to clarify the state’s abortion ban laws.

A preliminary settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit against Bob Dean over the evacuation of nursing home patients to a warehouse during Hurricane Ida. Blair Constant, one of the attorneys representing patients, says it equates to about $17-thousand for each patient, and reaching a settlement in such a short time frame is rare.

Cut 7 (08) “…from now.” 

The Louisiana Department of Natural Resources announces a 25-million dollar federal grant that will go towards cleaning up abandoned wells. D-N-R spokesperson Patrick Courreges says the funding comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 and the feds have indicated states will receive additional funding in the coming months….

Cut 4  (11) “…dealing with.”

Farmers could be seeking federal assistance soon if it doesn’t stop raining. Over a foot of rain has fallen in some areas of northeast Louisiana, which is not good for the soybean crop. Farmers are seeing pod degradation and LSU soybean specialist Doctor David Moselely says producers would like to see a run of dry weather to harvest their crop…

Cut 15 (07)  “…right now.”

Attorney Ben Crump is calling on the state Legislature to hold a special session to address the state’s abortion ban law. Crump represents Nancy Davis who was denied an abortion in Louisiana despite being told her baby had a lethal condition in which the skull does not fully form. Crump says this is the type of medical exemption in which an abortion should be allowed in Louisiana

Cut 9 (11)  “…actually clear.”

Doctors were afraid of being criminally charged

A preliminary settlement has been reached in the class-action lawsuit against Bob Dean over the evacuation of more than 800 nursing home patients to a warehouse last year during Hurricane Ida. Blair Constant, one of the attorneys representing patients, says a trial date of October 3^rd has been set.

Cut 6 (09) “…the court.” 

Which equates to approximately $17- thousand for each patient.

Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura, as the Category 4 storm made landfall in southwest Louisiana. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says his outlook has improved immensely since this time last year now that the city has received an allocation of federal supplemental disaster aid.

Cut 10 (11) “…around the corner.”
The state’s Gaming Control Board reports sports betting – in person and via phone app – is off to a vigorous start in Louisiana. Chairman Ronnie Johns says numbers collected for the first half of the calendar year shows just over $85-million has been bet on sporting events through June 30th…:

Cut 7 (08) “…revenue for the state.”
And Johns expects sports betting to pick up with a new football season starting.

Critics say President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is a waste of money and a vote grab. Supporters say it provides needed relief. Marsanne Golsby has one young family’s perspective.

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Marsanne Golsby.”

Shreveport police are investigating an officer-involved shooting after the suspect yielded a machete. It happened last night around 8:30. After a lengthy negotiation the suspect did put the weapon down but later picked it back up and charged at officers. The suspect was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.

The state’s Gaming Control Board says so far sports betting has brought in about $16 and a half million in state revenue this year.  Earlier estimates were $30 million for the year, but Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says those estimates will be revised because football season is just around the corner.

Cut 9 (10)  “…we move forward.”

Saturday is the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura, and Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says his outlook has improved greatly from a year ago now that federal supplemental disaster aid has been allocated. Hunter says tomorrow he will spend time with his family and reflect on how the city has recovered so far.

Cut  11 (06)  “…as well.” 

Critics say President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is a waste of money and a vote grab. Supporters say it provides needed relief from crushing debt caused by soaring college costs. Marsanne Golsby has one young family’s perspective.

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Marsanne Golsby.”

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The state’s Gaming Control Board confirms it: sportsbook – in person and via an app – is a big success in Louisiana. More from Kevin Gallagher…:

Cut 2 (30) “….I’m Kevin Gallagher.” 

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Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura. Brooke Thorington talks with Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter about with city’s recovery.

Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

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Twenty-two billion dollars. That’s how much student debt the Education Data Initiative says more than 650 thousand Louisiana residents are carrying. Nationwide, those with incomes less than 125 thousand or household incomes of less than 250 thousand could see their debts reduced or eliminated.

Thirty-two-year-old Victoria Carter says she took out about thirty thousand dollars in loans and had paid all but about eleven thousand dollars of it when her young family relocated for her husband’s job.

Cut 4 (11)  “…right now.”

Her loans have been on hold and she says if she has to resume payments it will cost about 600 dollars a month for her and her husband. And even though she says her family is frugal, resuming the loans would be tough.

Cut 5 (09) “…our loans.”

Carter says young people are pressured to attend colleges to have good careers, but the cost is out of reach for many students now. She says those who say the relief is unfair to people who’ve paid off their loans may not understand how expensive college is.

Cut 6 (10)  “…when I was a kid.”

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The state’s Gaming Control Board reports sports betting – in person and via phone app – is off to a vigorous start in Louisiana. LGCB Chairman Ronnie Johns says numbers collected for the first half of the calendar year shows just over $85-million has been bet on sporting events through June 30^th…:

Cut 7 (08) “…revenue for the state.”

In-person sportsbook has been available since last November, but betting with apps has only been around since February. Johns says, of that $85-million bet, the state gets roughly $16.5-million dollars. He says some of that filters down to cities and parishes…:

Cut 8 (09)  “…early childhood education.”

Johns says the figures for the first half of 2022 are encouraging. He says estimates were the state would rake in about $30-million a year from sportsbook, but those estimates will be revised upward. College and pro football begin in just weeks, and Johns expects sports betting to surge…:

Cut 9 (10)  “…we move forward.”

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Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura, as the Category 4 storm made landfall in southwest Louisiana. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter says his outlook has improved immensely since this time last year now that city has received an allocation of federal supplemental disaster aid.

Cut 10 (11) “…around the corner.”

With a population of 80 thousand Hunter says many are still struggling to put their lives back together and reflecting on the anniversary can be difficult. Hunter says on Saturday he will spend time with his family and reflect on how the city has recovered since Laura.

Cut  11 (06)  “…as well.” 

Hunter says Lake Charles should be the poster child for when a community should receive supplemental disaster aid but after experiencing four federally declared disasters in 10 months it took longer than any other city in the nation to receive aid. And while every natural disaster is different, Hunter says the response shouldn’t be.

Cut 12 (11) “…disaster aid.” 

Hunter encourages residents to visit Lake Charles and see how much progress has been made.

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All the rain this week has not been good for the state’s soybean crop. It’s the state’s largest crop at one-point-two million acres planted, but LSU soybean specialist Doctor David Moseley says it’s getting bad for some farmers, especially in northeast Louisiana

Cut 13 (09) “..to rot.”

Over a foot of rain has fallen this week in some areas and Moesley says that leads to what is known as pod degradation…

Cut 14 (09)  “…the pod.

There’s about a 50-percent chance of rain through the weekend in northeast Louisiana and Moseley says they really need the rain to stop so they can harvest the crop…

Cut 15 (07)  “…right now.”

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The Saints will play their third and final preseason game tonight against the Los Angeles Chargers. Coach Dennis Allen has not given any indication how long the regular season starters will play or if they’ll play, but it’s certainly a big game for the guys trying to make the team…

Cut 16 (11)  “..extremely important.”

The Saints currently have 80 players on their roster and will have to get down to 53 for the regular season. Defensive end Cam Jordan has this advice for the guys who are on bubble and might end up getting cut…

Cut 17 (28) “…will find y9u” 

Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu is looking forward to the regular season as he expects the defense to be a real strength…

Cut  18 (23)“…Super Bowl.”

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Cut 20 (19) “ …intermediate accuracy” 

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell defends her recent trip to France for a “sister city” agreement signing…at a cost of $43-thousabnd to taxpayers. She and aides stayed at a luxury hotel with a view of the Eiffel Tower. She says she didn’t pick the hotel…:

CUT 13(12)      “…that regard.”

LSU’S one point five-billion-dollar fundraising campaign surpasses its goal three years early. LSU Foundation President Rob Stuart says the largest donations are from Our Lady of the Lake and LCMC Health for major improvements in health care. Stuart says the focus on health care and research initiatives is important.

Cut 5  (11) “..going forward.”

Republican members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation do not support President Biden’s plan to cancel or in some cases reduce the student loan debt. Senator Bill Cassidy says instead of providing student loan relief, he believes there should be greater transparency on college costs and post-college earnings. He’s calling on Congress to pass his College Transparency Act…

Cut 11 (12)  “.average earn”

When gas prices soared to record highs, several placed blame on the Biden Administration for limiting oil and gas leases. But Louisiana’s Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub says last year the department issued more than 500 permits and they project that number will exceed 800 this year.

Cut 6 (11) “…comes up.” 

When gas prices soared to record highs, several placed blame on the Biden Administration for limiting oil and gas leases. But Louisiana’s Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub says last year the department issued more than 500 permits and they project that number will exceed 800 this year.

Cut 6 (11) “…comes up.” 

Conservation is considered the chief regulator of the oil and gas industry in Louisiana.

LSU’S one point five-billion-dollar fundraising campaign has surpassed its goal—and done so three years early. The Fierce for the Future Foundation President Rob Stuart says four hundred million dollars has been raised since President William Tate arrived. Direct donations flowed into every LSU campus in the system, and there’s more for scholarships.

Cut 4  (09) “…are important.”

Republican members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation do not support President Biden’s plan to cancel or in some cases reduce the student loan debt for millions of Americans. Senator Bill Cassidy calls it a spit in the face of Louisiana families who are struggling to get by.

Cut 9 (13)  “…they make.”

But Democratic Congressman Troy Carter of New Orleans says the President is bringing long-needed relief to student loan borrowers and allows them to seek more opportunities in the future.

State Representative Jason Hughes continues to call for leadership changes at the Department of Children and Family Services, despite the state agency announcing changes in policy and a push to increase staff. Jeff Palermo has more…

Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”  

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre had posted what his medical emergency was on social media. Webre had a heart attack Sunday and his statement says he experienced what is commonly referred to as the “widow maker,” an asymptomatic and often fatal heart attack.

ULM’s College of Pharmacy has received a 2.5 million dollar grant to train first responders on how to administer opioid reversal medications and refer them to treatment. Associate professor of clinical practice, Doctor Alexis Horace says her team will provide education in Ouachita, Orleans, and surrounding rural parishes…

Cut 12 (09) “….that are in need.”  
The widow of former Governor Edwin Edwards, Trina Edwards is engaged. Former Louisiana House speaker and Senate President John Alario popped the question outside Ruth’s Chris Friday night on Edwards’ 44^th birthday. On Jim Engster’s Talk Louisiana this morning she said Alario opted to propose in the car before dinner because it was raining.

Cut 5  (06) “…endearing.”

A wedding date has not been set.

New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes continues to call for leadership changes with the Department of Children and Family Services after the state agency admitted they failed to follow up on a case and it eventually led to the death of a two-year old. Hughes says the Assistant Secretary of Child Welfare and the Assistant Secretary of Family Support also need to step down…

Cut 9 (09)  “…the agency.”

Trina Edwards is engaged to former Louisiana House speaker and Senate President John Alario. On Jim Engster’s Talk Louisiana this morning she says he proposed on her 44^th birthday. Trina says they crossed paths several times but didn’t begin dating until after the death of Edwin.

Cut 6 (08) “…our time yet.” 

Alario is 78 years old, and a wedding date has not been set.

Fighters in the ongoing war against opioid addiction have just received another weapon. The ULM College of Pharmacy has a 2.5 million dollar grant to train first responders on getting individuals who suffer overdoses into treatment. Associate Professor of clinical practice Dr. Alexis Horace says the goal is long-term treatment, in addition to treating the overdose on the spot.

Cut 11 (12)  “..into care.”

Dr. Horace says first responders aren’t just police and firefighters. They also include friends and family of those who suffer overdoses, and community organizations.