Governor Jeff Landry has asked the federal government to fund the deployment of one thousand Louisiana National Guard soldiers to help law enforcement fight crime. Jeanne Burns has the story…

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A state representative from Rapides Parish says laws need to be beefed up amid a series of social media threats against high schools. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Governor Jeff Landry has made a formal request to the Pentagon for the federal government to pay for the deployment of one thousand Louisiana National Guard Troops, who will assist local law enforcement in fighting crime. Landry, who appeared on Fox News last night, says when he took office last year, there was a decline in violent crime in New Orleans, but recently they’ve seen an uptick…

Cut 3 (08) “…right now.”

The Trump administration has already authorized the deployment of the National Guard to Washington D.C. in an effort to reduce crime and enforce immigration laws. More recently, the Guard has been deployed to Memphis, Tennessee, and now Portland, Oregon. Landry expects the President will approve Louisiana’s request…

Cut 4 (05) “…happy to come.”

Landry says the state is also seeing elevated crime rates in Shreveport and Baton Rouge, coupled with manpower shortages within local law enforcement. He says the Guard can supplement law enforcement presence in high-crime areas…

Cut 5 (04) “…our streets.”

(All sound courtesy of Fox News)

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A series of threats against high schools in Rapides Parish has those schools on edge. Over the course of the last several days, threats have been posted onto social media against no fewer than four high schools, forcing the cancellation of one school’s entire homecoming weekend. So far, five juveniles have been arrested, but Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says current laws are way too lenient.

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Johnson says this is something that the legislature needs to address in the next session.

Cut 7 (13) “…the young people.”

Johnson says it’s not just the juvenile perpetrators who need to be held accountable for these threats.

Cut 8 (15) “…in some situations.”

The investigation into the threats remains ongoing, and more arrests may be forthcoming.

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The U-S Department of Education is sending Louisiana 13-point-five million dollars to support charter schools. This allocation is on top of the 55 million dollars the state received in 2023 to increase the number of charter schools. Assistant Superintendent in the Office of the School Choice, Germaine Gilson, on how this round of money can be used…

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The money will be divided up among numerous charter schools who will have to submit applications to the department of education. Gilson says charter schools are an important piece in the state’s effort to expand school choice options, and the state wants them to succeed…

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Gilson says charter schools expand education choice by providing more schooling options for students, particularly those that reside in failing districts…

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A federal government shutdown could be just hours away. If Republicans and Democrats cannot agree on how to keep the government funded by midnight Eastern time, 11 p-m Central time, the government will shut down – and at this point, the two parties are galaxies apart. Senator Bill Cassidy says Democrats are looking to add one-trillion dollars to the national debt by spending money on things that Republicans will never go along with.

Cut 12 (11) “…access to Medicaid.”

Democratic Congressman Troy Carter, on the other hand, says Republicans are determined to enact policies that take away Americans’ basic rights and freedoms.

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Cassidy says the House speaker is offering an extension to continue the negotiations.

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Carter says Republicans are governing through deception, and that’s not the way to govern.

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A woman is shot dead on Bourbon Street over the weekend. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Due to what they say were credible threats, officials in Alexandria cancel Peabody Magnet High School’s homecoming weekend. Jeff Palermo reports.

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Many LSU fans are down on their football team following Saturday’s 24-19 loss to Ole Miss. It’s the Tigers first loss of the season and the offense does not look good. Linebacker Whit Weeks has not lost faith…

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The Tigers are off this Saturday and will host South Carolina on October 11th.

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The Saints are 0-4 for the first time since 2012 after losing to Buffalo 31-19. Just like two of their previous losses, New Orleans was in the game in the fourth quarter, but didn’t make enough plays to win. Spencer Rattler is now 0-and-10 as a starting quarterback in the NFL

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The Saints will host the Giants this weekend. New York receiver and former LSU star Malik Nabers is out for the season with a torn ACL.

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The most exciting game of the weekend was in Lafayette as the Ragin Cajuns rallied back from a 17-point third quarter deficit and defeated Marshall 54-51 in double overtime. Backup quarterback Lunch Whitfield came off the bench and accounted for five touchdowns…

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The Cajuns are off this Saturday and will visit James Madison on October 11th.

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She was in the wrong place at the wrong time – a woman visiting New Orleans from Chicago celebrating her 33rd birthday is shot dead on Bourbon Street early Sunday morning. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says a fight broke out near Canal Street, and it culminated in gunfire.

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Kirkpatrick says three others were injured in the shooting, including the woman’s sister.

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Kirkpatrick is urging people who visit the French Quarter to leave their guns at home.

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Police have released surveillance video of the four people involved in the fight, including the suspected shooter.

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Governor Landry wants the EPA to pick up the pace in cleaning up the Tangipahoa River following last month’s explosion at Smitty’s Supply in Roseland. In a video posted to social media, Landry said he watched a video of what the river looks like more than 30 days after the explosion, and he was disgusted at the sight of all the oil in the water.

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Landry said immediately after watching the video, he got several people on the phone.

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Landry said his commitment is to the people of Tangipahoa Parish, especially those who live near the site of the explosion and the river.

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The EPA says it’s already cleaned up almost seven million gallons of waste from the river and adjacent ponds and four million gallons have been shipped for disposal. The EPA says its working around the clock and they released video that shows crews deploying booms and barriers to contain and remove the oil from the waterways. The EPA says underflow dams have also been constructed to prevent further discharge of oily materials. 

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What was supposed to be a festive weekend in Alexandria turned into a weekend of frustration and anger. All events during homecoming weekend at Peabody Magnet High School were cancelled because of what officials say was a credible security threat. Community activist Tony Brown is furious.

Cut 12 (09) “…happy about it.”

Brown says people came from as far away from California and Canada for the celebration, just to have the celebration taken away. In fact, Brown says people had been lined up along the parade route for hours before word came down that the parade had been cancelled.

Cut 13 (11)  “…that got cancelled.”

In addition, Peabody Magnet’s homecoming game against Franklin was also cancelled. Brown says it’s a huge loss for the entire community.

Cut 14 (12) “…making this happen.”

The football game will not be made up.