President Trump returns to Louisiana tonight, where he’ll rally Republicans at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City to vote for Eddie Rispone in Saturday’s run-off. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Rispone can not win without the help of conservative voters in north Louisiana…
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Governor Edwards is also in Shreveport today to rally his supporters.

The legislative auditor has put 18 different cities, towns and villages on a list of fiscally distressed municipalities. Vidalia, Winnsboro, Baldwin, Lake Providence, Grambling, Ball and Melville are among the municipalities that have serious financial issues. Brad Cryer in the legislative auditor’s office, says difficult decisions will have to be made in these towns…
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Prosecutors are still considering whether they’ll pursue the death penalties against a 27-year-old woman who has been indicted in the first-degree murder in the death of a six-month old child. Authorities say Hanna Nicole Barker helped the child’s mother stage a kidnapping of the child, who was later found in a ditch with severe burns covering 90-percent of the infant’s body.

The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education releases a report showcasing Louisiana’s progress in fighting the opioid epidemic. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Lines are forming outside the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City where President Donald Trump is set to speak tonight to rally Republican voters to vote for gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone. Mr. Trump is expected to rip into Governor Edwards political record again, but Edwards has not returned fire. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat it’s the right political move…
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Edwards also has a campaign event in Shreveport today.

A new report says there were 455 opioid-related deaths in Louisiana in 2018 as the percentage of drug-related deaths continues to rise. But the chairman of the Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education, Doctor James Hussey, says we are seeing an increase in people who are seeking substance abuse treatment and there are other things they can do…
cut 8 (08) “….management for people”

The Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District is set to approve a contract today that will lead to the renovation of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. At today’s meeting, architectural renderings of the renovation will be made public. Phase one of the construction is expected to begin in January.

A Christmas movie airing this Saturday on the Lifetime Channel showcases New Iberia, but locals will get a first viewing of the film tonight. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Analysts say turnout will determine who will win Saturday’s gubernatorial election. That’s why President Trump returns to Louisiana tonight to rally Republicans to vote for GOP challenger Eddie Rispone…
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That’s political analyst Bernie Pinsonat. Trump is set to speak from the Century Link Center in Bossier City at 7 PM. Governor Edwards has a campaign event today in Shreveport.

The Advisory Council on Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education says there were 455 opioid-related deaths in 2018, an increase from the previous year. Council chair Dr. James Hussey says deaths continue to climb, despite Louisiana doctors writing fewer opioid prescriptions..
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Hussey says an increase in overdose deaths can be attributed to an increase in illegal fentanyl.

The Legislative Auditor says 18 towns, cities, and villages are on the edge of a budgetary disaster. Director of Local Government Services Brad Cryer says unless these 18 locations change course, they could be headed for bankruptcy and state-run Fiscal Administration of their finances…..
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Three of the locations have a budget deficit, four of them have Rural Water Infrastructure Concerns, and the rest are being monitored closely.

The premiere of the new Lifetime movie “Christmas in Louisiana” airs tonight at the Steamboat Pavillion in New Iberia. The movie was shot in New Iberia in August and September and Mayor Freddie Decourt says many of the locals were cast as extras and the film production stimulated the local economy…
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The movie will air on the Lifetime Channel on Saturday.

President Trump returns to Louisiana tonight, where he’ll rally Republicans at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City to vote for Eddie Rispone in Saturday’s run-off. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Rispone can not win without the help of conservative voters in north Louisiana…
Cut 4 (09) “…Rispone.”

Governor Edwards is also in Shreveport today to rally his supporters.

There’s also a gathering tonight in New Iberia as a Lifetime Christmas Movie filmed in the middle of sugarcane country will premiere at the Steamboat Pavillion. The movie is called “Christmas in Louisiana” and New Iberia Mayor Freddie Decourt says it was shot in his city this past summer…
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Christmas in Louisiana will air for the first time on the Lifetime Channel on Saturday.

The number of opioid-related deaths continues to rise in Louisiana. That’s according to a report from the Advisory Council on Heroin and Prevention. But Council chair, Doctor James Hussey, says they have seen some bright spots in the fight against the opioid epidemic. There’s been a decline in the number of opioid prescriptions written and an increase in addicts who have enrolled in substance abuse treatment. But Hussey says the health care community can still do better when it comes to treatment.
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Hussey says the increase in overall deaths is attributed in part to illegal fentanyl pouring into the state.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 60-year-old man for allegedly throwing nails and screws on his neighbors’ driveway. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Glen Springfield says apparently Prentice Lamar Tedeton could not get along with his neighbors…
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Teton has been charged with three counts of stalking and four counts of criminal mischief.

A recent radio ad in the governor’s race linked Republican challenger Eddie Rispone to former K-K-K leader David Duke. Duke calls the ad racist…
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Duke says he’s voting for Rispone in the November 16th election and says many of the ideas he pushed when he ran for governor in 1991 are now being pushed by Rispone, immigration, welfare and tax policy.

The family of a missing Caddo Parish man hopes a new push for evidence will help them find out what happened to a loved one who disappeared four years ago…
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The state department of environmental quality has purchased two new Mobile Air Monitoring Labs that will be able to analyze air quality during a chemical leak or if there’s a complaint against a plant. Assistant secretary for environmental assessment Roger Gingles says the labs are state of the art…
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A robocall poll taken on Monday finds the governor’s race is in a virtual tie, with Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican Eddie Rispone tied at 49 percent. Edgewater Research conducted a similar survey in October after the primary and Edwards had a four-percentage point lead. Edgewater Research pollster Edward Chervenak says more Republicans participated in this latest survey…
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The robo-poll surveyed 661 likely voters.

The state Department of Environmental Quality has two new Mobile Air Monitoring Labs. Assistant secretary for environmental assessment Roger Gingles says the units have all the bells and whistles to help sample and analyze air quality data on-site and in real-time.
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Settlements from civil penalties helped pay for the new mobile air monitoring laboratories.

The state of the Lung Cancer Report finds Louisiana ranks near the bottom when it comes to the five-year survival rate, with just 17-percent of those diagnosed surviving the disease survive. LSU pulmonary critical care professor of medicine Doctor Stephen Kantrow advises longtime smokers to get an annual CT scan because early detection is the key to survival. Kantrow says not smoking helps your chances of not getting lung cancer…
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The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says the search continues for 33-year-old Kenneth Cole, who has not been seen since November 2015. Cole’s vehicle was recovered days after he was reported missing, but sheriff’s office spokesperson Cind Chadwick says there was no evidence of foul play, and friends and family say he gave no indication he was set to disappear…
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Chadwick says often people have information about missing person cases that they don’t think is relevant, but every little bit help.