US Senator John Kennedy has filed legislation that he calls the “No Red and Blue Banks Act.” If approved by Congress it would prohibit banks from getting lucrative federal contracts if they discriminate against lawful businesses based solely on social views. Kennedy says it’s in response to Citigroup and Bank of America’s decision to enact policies infringing on the Second Amendment rights of businesses…
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No word on when the legislation will be heard.

At 1:18 today smart phones will emit a nice, shrill screech that will announce the beginning of the first ever Wireless Emergency Alert test. Assistant deputy director for the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness Chris Guilbeaux.
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The wireless emergency alert is used during dangerous weather, missing children and other critical situations.

DriversEd.com releases a survey showing 73% of drivers admit to reading text messages while driving, while 54% say they type on their phones while behind the wheel. Safety and Education Analyst from the website, Laura Adams says their nationwide poll also found 32-percent of drivers report they have driven after having one or more alcoholic drinks and 10-percent admit to driving in the last year after smoking or ingesting marijuana…
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A poll of voters in coastal parishes finds 79-percent support sediment diversions as a way to build the coast back up. The expensive engineering project would divert sediment and fresh water from the Mississippi into the wetlands. Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign director Steve Cochran says the poll results are encouraging…
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At 1:18 this afternoon, your phone will get an alert from FEMA as it tests its Wireless Emergency Alert system. Chris Guilbeaux, with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, says it will be the same tone that is broadcast when an AMBER alert or tornado warning is issued…
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Cell phones should only receive the message once.

US Senator John Kennedy files legislation that would prohibit the federal government from giving contracts to banks like Citigroup and Bank of America, who have decided to penalize or not do business with lawful pro-second amendment companies. Kennedy says these banks were not picky about whose money they were taking during the financial crash…
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Kennedy says making banking a red versus blue issue tramples on Second Amendment rights of business owners.

According to the latest research from DriversEd.com, distracted driving is on the rise. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Jefferson Davis authorities are waiting on toxicology reports on two people found dead in a Jennings home yesterday afternoon. The deceased individuals have been identified as 46-year-old Kevin Melerine and his 40-year-old wife Jenay. Deputies arrived at the home after getting a call from a family member about a possible overdose.

Mobile phones nationwide will receive an emergency alert test from FEMA at 1:18 this afternoon. Chris Guilbeaux with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says the test message will have a header that reads “Presidential Alert” and a text that says “This is a Test of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System”….
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The WEA system is used to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children and other critical situations.

The Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign has released a poll that shows 79-percent of coastal voters support diverting fresh water from the Mississippi River to build and maintain thousands of acres of land. There are those who oppose sediment diversion, because of the ecological impact. But Steve Cochran with the Campaign says…
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Senator John Kennedy files legislation that prohbits the federal government from giving contracts to banks that discriminate against lawful businesses based solely on social policy considerations, like gun control. Matt Doyle has more.
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LSU will no longer allow GREEKS and other student groups to tailgate at their houses or on the university parade grounds because of a lack of security. The new rules are the result of the decision by Lofton Security, who has decided to no longer provide this type of service.

A new national survey from Drivers-ed-dot-com finds 73-percent of drivers admit to reading text messages while behind the wheel, with 54-percent typing on their phones. Safety analyst Laura Adams says the fact so many people are texting and driving is alarming…
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The survey even found that eight-percent of drivers admit watching YouTube videos while behind the wheel.

A poll paid for by Restore the Mississippi River Delta finds that 79-percent of coastal voters support sediment diversion projects as a way to build back Louisiana’s vanishing coast. There is opposition to these large-scale engineering projects, because of what impact it may have on fisheries and economies of coastal communities. Restore the Mississippi River Delta campaign director Steve Cochran….
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At 1:18PM today phones will sound an emergency alert tone for the first wireless emergency alert test of its kind. Matt Doyle has more.
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Louisiana receives a 3-point-6 million dollar federal grant to increase safety at schools statewide.…
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Two teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of an Airman stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base. Sergeant 30-year-old Joshua Kidd of Bossier City was found with a gunshot wound to his chest last Tuesday. Police say evidence linked 17-year-old Jareona Crosby and a 15-year-old male to the murder.

One woman died, but another woman survived after being trapped in an overturned vehicle in a water filled ditch for more than 30-hours. The victims are from Eunice and the single vehicle wreck occurred in West Baton Rouge Pairsh. Lt. Ken Albarez says two friends of the girls went looking for them after they did not return home and somehow found the damaged car…
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Brittany Guillory died, but Jada Jones is expected to survive from her injuries.

A dog is dead after being thrown out of a moving vehicle in Webster Parish on I-20. That’s according to the Webster Humane Association Incorporated. Humane Society of Louisiana Executive Director Jeff Dorson says the injuries were brutal…
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A reward of 25-hundred dollars has been offered to anyone who comes forward with information leading to an arrest and conviction.

A 25-hundred dollar reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person who allegedly threw a dog out of a moving vehicle on I-20 in Webster Parish. Humane Society of Louisiana Executive Director Jeff Dorson says it’s clearly Felony Animal Abuse, which comes with a hefty sentence for those found guilty…
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The dog named “Faith” died from her injuries.

The free Application fo Federal Student Aid forms are now available for the 2019-2020 school year. Last year, Louisiana had an 84-percent FAFSA Submission rate. EdTech Senior Consultant Stephanie Marcum says those who didn’t fill out the FAFSA, lost out in the thousands of dollars in aid…
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The day Doctor Christine Ford testified to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee the National Sexual Assault Hotline saw a 201-percent increase in calls that day compared to a typical day. Assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at LSU Health New Orleans, Michelle Many, says although the call volume has increased, she believes that until there is a change in the way allegations are received and those that raise allegations are treated, reports to law enforcement will not swell…
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Many says it is important for sexual assault survivors to speak with someone they trust.

It’s the first week of October, but still no sign of a cold front to bring us less humid air. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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The National Hurricane Center is watching a broad area of low pressure over the southwestern Caribbean Sea, it has a low chance of development over the next five days as it moves north.