Governor Edwards will hold his first post-election press conference at 10:30 today to discuss what he would like to accomplish in his second term. Edwards says he will continue his push for a higher minimum wage, even though the makeup of the legislature is more conservative than the one he worked with during his first four years in office…
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The minimum wage is currently $7.25 an hour.

Former LSU student and fraternity member Matthew Naquin faced five years in prison for the hazing death of Max Gruver, while the judge sentenced him to five years, 2.5 of those years are suspended. Naquin was ordered to perform one-thousand hours of community service. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino….
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Louisiana gets an “A” for its laws to combat domestic minor sex trafficking, but Shared Hope International founder Linda Smith says the state could receive a perfect score if it didn’t have laws that allow minors to be charged with prostitution, even if they were forced into it by sex traffickers…
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The musical acts are set for the days leading up to the College Football National Championship game in New Orleans on January 13th. Country music superstar Tim McGraw headlines a group of musicians who will perform on Saturday and Sunday. Lafayette native Lauren Daigle will sing the National Anthem. Host Committee Executive Director Jeff Hundley says it will be a great weekend that will be even better if LSU is in the title game…
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Governor Edwards touched on hopes for his second term and a Presidential congratulations on his first Ask The Governor radio show since reelection…
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Office of Motor Vehicles locations remain closed today as a result of the attempted ransomware attack on state computer servers on Monday. O-M-V officials say all hands are on deck in trying to get the computer system up and going. Edwards is optimistic O-M-V offices will re-open sometime today.

Former LSU student and ex-Phi Delta Theta member Matthew Naquin is out on bond pending his appeal after he was sentenced to 5-years-in prison, 2.5 years of the sentence are suspended for his role in the alcohol poisoning death of pledge Max Gruver. Naquin must also perform one-thousand hours of community service. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino…
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The judge also ordered Naquin to write an apology letter to Gruver’s parents and give nine separate one-hour anti-hazing talks to high school students.

Shared Hope International has given Louisiana an “A” grade for its laws to combat minor sex trafficking. But Shared Hope International Founder, Linda Smith, says the state no longer has the top score because child sex trafficking victims are not fully protected from criminalization for prostitution, which she says is physiologically damaging to the child…
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The state workforce commission says the October employment report shows Louisiana added 36-hundred jobs over the year. The Baton Rouge metro area set a new employment record for a second consecutive month. But year to year Monroe is down 800 jobs, Alexandria has lost 300 jobs, Houma bled 1,700 jobs, and Shreveport is down 1,600 jobs. However, L-W-C Chief Economist Ali Bustamante sees a new trend.
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A 14-year-old is under arrest after allegedly stabbing his father to death with a spear inside their Terrytown home. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says they received a call this morning from a teen who said he stabbed his father multiple times and needed assistance…
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Lopinto says investigators the son may be suffering from a mental illness, but has never been committed.

Former LSU frat member Matthew Naquin, the man at the center of the hazing death of fraternity pledge Maxwell Gruver receives a five-year prison sentence, 2.5 years of that sentence has been suspended. Naquin must also perform community service and write a letter of apology to the Gruvers, plus speak to high school students about the dangers of hazing. Maxwell’s mother, Rae Ann Gruver says Naquin is not the right person to lead an anti-hazing campaign…
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Naquin’s attorney, John McLindon says not enough blame was put on Gruver who established a history of heavy drinking….
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An autopsy revealed Gruver’s blood alcohol was more than six times the legal limit to drive. T-H-C was also found in his system.

Former LSU frat member Matthew Naquin now knows his fate for his role in the 2017 hazing death of Max Gruver. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Jefferson Parish authorities say a 14-year-old used a spear to kill his 50-year-old father. Sheriff Joe Lopinto says the teenager called 9-1-1- after the fatal stabbing at a home in Terrytown. The teen is in custody and deputies have the spear that was used to kill the man. Lopinto says there may be some mental illness with the teen, but no signs he was committed.

State Police and other agencies are investigating the cyberattack that crippled many of the state’s computer servers and it still has OMV locations closed today. Jeff Moulton with the Louisiana Cybersecurity Commission says law enforcement does its best to track down the people behind the cyberattacks, but they are often never found.
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Seven state agencies were initially impacted by the attempted ransomware attack.

Northwest Louisiana authorities announce the seizure of over one million dollars worth of drugs from a bust in Shreveport. Police Chief Ben Raymond says it’s likely the narcotics came into Louisiana from I-20…
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Most of the drugs confiscated were T-H-C related. Officials are expected to announce arrest details soon.

The former LSU frat member at the center of the hazing death of fratnerity pledge Maxwell Gruver receives a five-year prison sentence, half of the sentence is suspended, so Matthew Naquin is set to serve two and half years. Max’s mom, Rae Ann Gruver, says Naquin showed no remorse when he addressed the court…
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Naquin was found guilty in July of negligent homicide. He was also sentenced to one-thousand hours of community service and three years probation.

Louisiana’s unemployment rate is down nearly a half a percent year-to-year for October, having added 3,600 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs. The state’s unemployment rate now sits at 4.5 percent, up from 4.3 percent last month, but Workforce Commission Chief Economist Ali Bustamante says the trend is still towards growth.
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The state also remains in “Full Employment”.

Researchers at UL Lafayette develop a device that can alert Epileptic patients of an attack about an hour before it’s set to hit…
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No big changes with the new college football playoff rankings. LSU is still number one followed by Ohio State, Clemson, Georgia and Alabama.

Louisiana Tech has set a press conference for 11:30 tomorrow to announce new plans for the complete rebuild of the university’s baseball, softball and soccer complexes. Those facilities were destroyed by a tornado last April.

Baton Rouge Judge Beau Higginbotham has sentenced former LSU student Matthew Naquin to five years in prison for his role in the hazing death of fraternity pledge Maxwell Gruver, who died from alcohol poisoning. But the judge suspended all but two and a half years and Naquin will have to perform one-thousand hours of community service.

Monday’s attempted ransomware attack on state computer systems results in the OMV remaining closed this morning. How often do these types of cyberattacks happen? Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The St. Tammany Sheriff’s office is urging businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit money after arresting two people, 44-year-old Kenyatta Meads and 46-year-old Lynn Pommier are accused of making phony bills. Captain Scott Lee…
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Meads is facing 191 counts of Monetary Instrument Abuse.

Two UL-Lafayette researchers say they’ve developed a system to predict epileptic seizures. Doctor Magdy Bayoumi (Mag-Dee Buy-oo-me) says they’ve invented a detection device that can be placed on a patient’s head like a swimcap and it scans brainwaves for suspicious activities…
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Bayoumi says the next step in the process is developing a way to bring the system to people who suffer from epilepsy.