Governor John Bel Edwards is back from his trip to California where he met with film and TV producers in an effort to grow the state’s movie production industry. Edwards says the executives he spoke with say they have renewed confidence in the stability of the state’s film tax incentive program. Today, Governor Edwards holds a press conference at Avondale shipyard in Jefferson Parish, where he’s expected to restart commerce at the site. The shipyard once employed 26-thousand workers.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality says the growing number of waste tires in urban centers is creating a pollution problem, so effective this month, the cost to recycle waste tires is going up. DEQ Secretary Chuck Brown, on Talk Louisiana, said it’s a modest, but necessary increase.
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There are five such plants statewide that can process old tires in an appropriate manner.

Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham is asking the U-S Department of Agriculture to help soybean farmers who have no place to put their crop, because silos are full as a result of the trade dispute with China. Abraham says farmers must choose between harvesting soybeans with no place to bring them or letting them rot in the fields…
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Abraham suggests that the U-S-D-A reach out to private farmers and see who has empty silos.

Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin warns residents that scam arists have been calling potential voters and offering them a chance to register over the phone. In doing so, the fraudsters are trying to collect personal information. Ardoin says if you want to register to vote or change your party affiliation there are secure ways to do so…
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You can register to vote online at Geaux-vote-dot-com.

Louisiana soybean farmers are facing a major issue as storage silos are full and they are having a difficult time finding places to store their harvested crop. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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President Donald Trump has nominated a Louisiana man to lead the U-S Marshal Service. Donald Washington, the former U-S Attorney for Louisiana’s Western District, now awaits confirmation from the U-S Senate. Washington is currently an attorney in Lafayette and a West Point grad.

Interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is warning residents about a voter registration scam in which callers are offered a chance to register over the phone…
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Both registration and requesting an absentee ballot can be done online, in person or by mail. And the deadline to register for the November 6th election is October 9th in person or by mail, and the deadline to register online is October 16th.

Starting this month, the state department of environmental quality is raising the recycling fees for waste tires. It’s now $2.25 for each passenger-light truck tire, five dollars for each medium truck tire and 10-dollars for each off-road tire. D-E-Q Secretary Chuck Brown says the fees were increased to address the growing problem of waste tires being dumped in urban areas…
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Brown says they are asking local governments to do their part and make sure all dumped tires get collected.

Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Chuck Brown says he’s trying to do something about the problem of tires getting illegally dumped…
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Brown appeared as a guest on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster and says fees have been raised this month for the state’s waste tire fee program as a way to beef up enforcement.

Louisiana Congressman Ralph Abraham is asking the U-S-D-A to provide solutions for soybean farmers who are having a hard time finding places to store their harvested soybeans. Abraham says the trade war with China has kept a higher than normal amount of soybeans here and storage facilities are filling up…
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50-year-old Meshell Hale of Slaughter has been indicted on first-degree murder as she’s accused of poisoning an East Baton Rouge man she claimed she was married to, 41-year-old Damian Skipper….
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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.