New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted on federal corruption charges as prosecutors allege, she defrauded taxpayers out of 70-thousand dollars to conceal a personal relationship with former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie, who served as her bodyguard. Acting US Attorney Michael Simpson…

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Cantrell is the first sitting New Orleans mayor to face federal charges.

A Gallup poll finds 54-percent of Americans drink alcohol — a record low percentage. LSU Health New Orleans physiology professor Nick Gilpin says more Americans are understanding the potential health hazards of alcohol consumption. He says adults are also finding other alternatives to alcohol…

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Gilpen says the poll shows that younger adults are at the center of the decline in alcohol consumption.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly addressed the arrest of freshman running back JT Lindsey Friday. Lindsey is accused of harboring two wanted second-degree murder suspects in his LSU dorm room for several days. He’s been suspended from the team until his case is resolved. Kelly says Lindsey’s story is a lesson for all young student-athletes and he wants to educate them

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The multi-state Powerball jackpot is up to 565-million dollars for Saturday night’s drawing. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Chrislyn Maher (Mayor) says expect an increase in sales heading into Saturday night’s drawing at 9:59 PM…

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Tickets sales will stop at 9 PM on Saturday.

A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on federal corruption charges. Jeff Palermo has the details…

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A three-judge panel from the Fifth U-S Circuit Court of appeals agrees with a district judge in Baton Rouge that the state’s legislative district map for the House and Senate violate the Voting Rights Act, because it dilutes Black votes. Political analyst Scott Hughes says the issue isn’t going to be resolved until the U-S Supreme Court rules on the state’s contested Congressional map…

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LSU football coach Brian Kelly spoke publicly today for the first time since the arrest of freshman running back JT Lindsey. Lindsey is accused of harboring two wanted second-degree murder suspects in his LSU dorm room for several days. There’s also a report of guns found inside the apartment, raising questions on how firearms got inside a university owned building. Kelly says it appears Lindsey was hanging out with the wrong crowd…

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Lindsey has been suspended from the football team until his criminal case is resolved.

A record low percentage of Americans currently drink alcohol; 54-percent of according to a Gallop poll. LSU Health New Orleans physiology professor Nick Gilpin says it’s been known that too much alcohol can impact a person’s liver, but we are learning that an regular alcohol consumption can lead to other health problems…

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Gilpen says the poll shows that younger adults are at the center of the decline in alcohol consumption.

A panel of judges on the U-S 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Louisiana’s legislative district map violates the federal Voting Rights Act. Political analyst Scott Hughes says the panel and a state judge in Baton Rouge both agree that the map approved in 2022 dilutes the Black vote…

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A federal appeals judge not involved in Thursday’s ruling put a pause on the case. Hughes says the legislative map issue was not going to be resolved, until there is a U-S Supreme Court ruling regarding the state’s contested Congressional map…

Authorities are asking for help in finding a non-verbal 12-year-old boy who went missing from his New Orleans home Thursday morning. State Police have issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Advisory for Bryan Vasquez on behalf of NOPD. Vasquez who suffers from a neurodevelopmental condition is a 5-foot 1-inch Hispanic male with brown eyes and black hair and weighs between 86 and 100 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call NOPD at 504-658-6070.

A new Gallup poll finds only 54-percent of Americans consume alcohol that’s the lowest percentage in the 90-year history of the survey. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Powerball sales are expected to be brisk for Saturday night’s drawing. The jackpot is up to 565-million dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Chrislyn Maher (Mayor) says the jackpot has been growing since early June. And the last time a Louisiana resident won the Powerball grand prize was 2018, but Maher says a Carencro man recently became a millionaire because of Powerball

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Tickets sales will stop at 9 PM on Saturday.

A federal Grand Jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell. Details of the indictment that was announced Friday are still coming in but she is the first mayor to face federal charges while still in office.  Reports of a Federal investigation into her activities began in 2022 and people surrounding her have been indicted including her former bodyguard and alleged boyfriend who has been charged with defrauding the New Orleans Police Department.

Louisiana’s legislative district map violates the federal Voting Rights Act says a panel of judges on the U-S 5^th Circuit Court of Appeals. The plaintiffs in the case argue Blacks and Democrats are not fairly represented in the Louisiana Legislature. Political analyst Scott Hughes says one-third of the state’s voting population is black, but Republicans have a super majority control in the House and Senate…

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Hughes says the legislative map issue isn’t going to be resolved, until there is a U-S Supreme Court ruling regarding the state’s contested Congressional map scheduled to be reargued in October.

A Gallup poll finds 54-percent of Americans drink alcohol, which is a record low percentage. LSU Health New Orleans physiology professor Nick Gilpin says more Americans are understanding the health hazards that come with consuming one or two drinks a day…

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He said decades old research said one to two drinks were actually good for you but new research debunks that theory.

The multi-state Powerball jackpot is up to 565-million dollars for Saturday night’s drawing. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Chrislyn Maher (Mayor) says it’s the biggest Powerball jackpot of the year…

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A six-year-old Slidell boy was riding his scooter in his driveway when he was hit and killed by an SUV whose driver then fled the scene. It happened Wednesday around 6 PM and St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office Spokesperson, Lt. Suzanne Carboni says the SUV was located later in the evening and the driver, 35-year-old Cody Beaudette was arrested. She says Sheriff Randy Smith sends his condolences to the child’s family

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18-hundred military homes at Fort Polk will now be powered by thirty-thousand solar panels provided by Corvias. Bartost Wojszyk (Voice-chick), President of Energy at Corvias says they invested 29-million-dollars and it took them two years to plan and complete construction

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The state department of transportation is launching a new program that gives businesses an opportunity to get involved in the fight against litter. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Entergy is offering its residential customers the opportunity to receive up to two smart thermostats at no cost. Heather Leblanc with Entergy says the smart thermostats learn your temperature preferences and usage habits and can be controlled from a smartphone. She says go to entergy-solutions-la-dot-com to order yours…

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A six-year-old Slidell boy was struck and killed by an SUV while riding his scooter in his driveway just before 6 last evening. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson, Lt. Suzanne Carboni says after hitting the child, the driver of the SUV, 35-year-old Cody Beaudette, kept going. Beaudette’s SUV was located later that night in another part of town and Beaudette was taken into custody.

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Baton Rouge Police Sgt Caleb Eisworth will be laid to rest Saturday. He died Sunday after spending 7 weeks in the hospital being treated for injuries sustained when he was allegedly intentionally hit by a truck while on his motorcycle. Eisworth was a decorated officer who served 23 years. Baton Rouge Police Chief, TJ Morse says Sgt Eisworth impacted many lives.

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Entergy says smart thermostats help save energy and the power company is offering them free to their residential customers this month. Heather Leblanc with Entergy says the smart thermostats learn your habits and adjust automatically.

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Thirty thousand solar panels have been installed at Fort Polk to provide energy to 18-hundred miliary homes. Military bases historically have relied on civilian power grids, making them vulnerable to natural disasters, cyberattacks, and physical attacks. President of Energy at Corvias, Bartost Wojszyk (Voice-chick), says the 13-megawatt power generation project is completely independent, moving Fort Polk closer to its goal of readiness..

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Corvias invested 29-million dollars in the project.

Entergy is offering its residential customers the opportunity to receive up to two smart thermostats at no cost. There are no promo codes or rebate forms. Heather Leblanc with Entergy says the smart thermostats efficiently manage energy by learning temperature preferences, usage habits and can be controlled from a smartphone…

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The promotion runs through the end of the month or while supplies last.

Thirty-thousand solar panels are now providing energy to 18-hundred military homes at Fort Polk. Corvias provided the funding and partnered with the U-S Army to complete the 13-megawatt power generation project. Bartost Wojszyk (Voice-chick), is the President of Energy at Corvias and he says they work with the military to make sure installations are energy resilient…

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Corvias’ investment was 29-million dollars.

A hit and run crash in Slidell has claimed the life of a six-year-old boy who was riding his scooter in his driveway. Jeff Palermo has more on the story…

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Louisiana is seeing an increase in the number of people infected with Vibrio vulnificus, commonly called flesh eating bacteria. State epidemiologist, Theresa Sokol says typically, at this time of year, we see less than ten cases but so far this year, 20 people have been hospitalized and four have died. She says Vibrio thrives in warm salt and brackish waters.

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She says if you have a wound stay out of brackish and salt waters.

A six-year-old Slidell boy is dead after he has hit by an SUV while riding his scooter. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff deputies say the driver of the SUV kept going and has been charged with vehicular homicide, reckless operation and felony hit and run. Lt. Suzanne Carboni says the child was hit on Northshore Lane near Slidell..

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Carboni says the vehicle was located later that night on East Gause Boulevard and the driver, 35-year-old Cody Beaudette was taken into custody.

The state department of transportation is starting a new program called “Sponsor A Highway” that allows businesses to get involved in cleaning up the litter. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says local businesses can sponsor one-mile segments of a highway and help pay for litter removal…

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Entergy says they’ve come up with a way to save on your utility bills. Don Molino has the story…

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18-hundred military homes at Fort Polk are now powered by thirty-thousand solar panels provided by Corvias. Bartost Wojszyk (Voice-chick), President of Energy at Corvias says they invested 29-million-dollars and it took them two years to plan and complete construction

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Military bases historically have relied on the civilian power grid, making them vulnerable to natural disasters, cyberattacks, and physical attacks.

Louisiana is seeing an increase in the number of people infected with Vibrio vulnificus, commonly called flesh eating bacteria. State epidemiologist, Theresa Sokol says most of those infected are through wounds. Typically, at this time of year we see less than ten cases but so far this year, 20 people have been hospitalized. She says Vibrio thrives in warm Gulf waters.

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A Port Allen man is accused of trying to set fire to a Baton Rouge home with four children inside early Tuesday morning. Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson Justin Hill says the suspect, 46-year-old Alfred Jarvis had two restraining orders again him and allegedly threatened the occupants of the home two days before he tried to set the fire. Jarvis have been charged with four counts of attempted first degree murder…

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A New Orleans Police officer has been arrested for allegedly hire sex workers while on duty in the French Quarter. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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An effort to raise the 75-thousand-dollar homestead exemption set in 1980 failed in the last legislative session. St. Tammany Parish assessor Louis Fitzmorris says in the 80s and 90s, you could purchase a home and not pay property taxes. He purchased a home in Abita Springs in the 90s for 48-thousand dollars…

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He says the 75-thousand-dollar homestead exemption is a stealth tax increase on homeowners and if the homestead exemption kept up with inflation from 1980 it would need to be about $300,000.

A Port Allen man is accused of trying to set a Baton Rouge home on fire Tuesday morning and there were four children inside. Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesperson Justin Hill says no one was injured and thanks to the work of several agencies they apprehended the suspect, 46-year-old Alfred Jarvis. Jarvis had two restraining orders again him and he allegedly threatened the occupants of the home two days before he tried to set it on fire….

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The current 75-thousand-dollar homestead exemption was set 45 years ago. St. Tammany Parish assessor Louis Fitzmorris says if the homestead exemption kept up with inflation from 1980, many homeowners would not pay property taxes.

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There was an effort in the last legislative session to increase the homestead exemption.

There has been concern that ULM was slashing its athletic budget, but KNOE-TV sports director Aaron Dietrich says that’s not the case. Andre Champagne reports…

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There are three well-known Republicans challenging Senator Bill Cassidy in next year’s U-S Senate race, but will there be a formidable Democratic candidate. LA-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Democrats would like to see former Governor John Bel Edwards run, but that’s unlikely…

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