U-S Senator John Kennedy believes former State Police Superintendent Mike Edmonson owes the state back taxes, because of a yet to be released state audit discovered he lived rent free and used prisoners to cook, clean and walk his dog…..
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Governor John Bel Edwards says when the report from the auditor is final, he will address all findings. In the meantime, the governor says the state should continue to have confidence in the L-S-P….
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Edmonson retired in March after it was learned four state troopers had taxpayers fund a trip to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon.

Louisiana is near the bottom in state health rankings. Kelley Ray has more on the United Health Foundation’s report…
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That’s the reaction of students at T-M Landry College Preparatory after 16-year-old Ayrton Little of Breaux Bridge learned he was accepted to Harvard. The viral video shows Little and his classmates sitting around a computer and when he gets the notification, the room goes nuts.

U-S Senator John Kennedy believes former State Police leader Mike Edmonson owes the state back taxes for free housing and other benefits. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The parents of the LSU fraternity pledge who died during an alleged hazing incident appeared on A-B-C’s Good Morning America today. Maxwell Gruver’s mother, Rae, says she hopes her son’s death will force underage college students to not feel scared to call authorities immediately if someone has too much to drink.

A Tulane researcher has received a 414-thousand-dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study why males have more impulse control issues than females. Director of the Tulane University Brain Institute Jill Daniel says if they are able to determine why males are more vulnerable to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and addiction, it will lead to better treatment…
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She says their study will look at how the prefrontal cortex of the brain produces undesired behavior.

A report gives Louisiana a “D” grade on efforts to improve financial literacy in high schools. Minden Representative Gene Reynolds passed a law in 2016 on this subject and he plans to discuss with the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to make sure students are receiving adequate financial literacy education….
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U.S. Senator John Kennedy has sent a letter to the Department of Revenue urging the state to seek back tax payments from Mike Edmonson after an audit found he lived rent free for the nine years when he served as Superintendent of State Police. Kennedy says the audit shows Edmonson received over 400-thousand dollars of freebees.
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The governor’s office says Kennedy is seeking headlines again and point out that he did nothing about Edmonson’s arrangement when he served as state treasurer.

CEO of the United Health Care of Lousiiana Joe Ochipinti says the state has seen a decrease in obesity, premature death rates and the number who are uninsured, but Louisiana still ranks 49th in their annual health rankings…
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Ochipinti says this should serve as a call of action to make changes in our lifestyles.

A Tulane researcher has landed a 414-thousand dollar federal grant to study why males are more vulnerable to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and addiction. Director of the Tulane University Brain Institute Jill Daniel says their study will look at how the prefrontal cortex of the brain produces undesired behavior…
cut 8 (11) “…organized differently”
Daniel says if they can see how the brain produces more impulse control issues for males over females, it can lead to better treatment.

Governor John Bel Edwards spoke with House Republicans today about the state’s looming one-point-one billion dollar budget deficit. Edwards told conservative lawmakers he would like to close the budget gap by using the recommendations developed by a budget and tax task force
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Edwards plans on calling a special session in February to address the so-called fiscal cliff.

State Police is trying to figure out who fired gunshots at the state Department of Transportation headquarters building in Baton Rouge. It’s located very close to the Governor’s mansion. Senior Trooper Bryan Lee says…
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Windows on the east side of the building received damage from the gunshots.

Autopsies will be conducted tomorrow on two bodies found in a St. Landry Parish lake. Jeff Palermo has more on this complex investigation…
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A white man accused in two racially motivated murders in Baton Rouge pleaded not guilty today to all charges against him. Kenneth James Gleason allegedly fatally shot two black men in September and also fired shots into a home that was occupied by a black family. A trial date has not been set. Prosecutors can seek the death penalty in this case.

Governor John Bel Edwards was a surprise visitor at today’s House Republican delegation retreat in New Orleans. Edwards says he spoke to legislators about the looming fiscal cliff as the state is facing a one-point-one billion dollar budget deficit. The governor says the state can make up that revenue by removing dozens of sales tax exemptions….
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Edwards says it’s his goal not to raise taxes, but some republican legislators say eliminating tax breaks is a tax increase.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is trying to figure out how two bodies ended up in Lake Dubbisson near Ville Platte. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says they are working with Alexandria Police, because they believe 30-year-old Anthony Michael Murray of Rapides Parish kidnapped 21-year-old Lia Ali Kazan in a motel parking lot…
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Autopsies on the bodies will be conducted tomorrow.

The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested and fired one of their deputies after he allegedly wrecked his patrol car while driving intoxicated early this morning. Commander Lonny Cavalier says authorities responded to calls of a vehicle in a ditch and it turned out to be 22-year-old Deputy Joseph Edward Repp of Pierre Part.
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Cavalier says Repp blew a .09 on the breath test, which is just above the legal limit.

A Boutte (Boo-tee) man says his dog saved his life from a house fire over the weekend. Calvin Baldwin says he was exhausted after coming home from the High School Football State Championship games in New Orleans and fell asleep on his couch.
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He says the fired started as a result of an electrical spark.

The National Federation of Independent Business reports small business optimism is at a 34-year high. N-F-I-B state director Dawn Starns credits the push for tax reform on Capitol Hill. Starns says most small business owners will say taxes are their biggest problem, followed by finding qualified workers. She says there is a clear expectation that Congress and the President will address the taxes problem, but finding good employees is a persistent problem
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Grambling State is working to become the first university to offer a cybersecurity degree program. President Rick Gallot says it will compliment Grambling’s current technology training programs…
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Gallot says an estimated two million cybersecurity workers will be needed by 2019.

The latest series of sexual harassment allegations has hit the NFL Network as three analysts with ties to Louisiana have been suspended for alleged inappropriate behavior with a former warddrobe sytlist. Professor of Psychiatry at LSU Health New Orleans, Michelle Many, says more women are now encouraged they will be believed, when making these accusations…
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Marshall Faulk, Heath Evans and Ike Taylor are among the analysts who have been accused of sexual harrassment in a lawsuit.

Abita Brewing has a new beer to celebrate New Orleans’ 300th birthday. It’s called Maison Blanc. Brewmaster Mark Wilson….
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Wilson says Maison Blanc combines everything sought after by wine and beer drinkers alike.