14-hundred inmates are set to be released on November 1^st as a result of criminal justice reform measures passed earlier this year. Emelie Gunn has more…

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The NFL says they want players to stand for the national anthem.  Jeff Palermo on whether this controversy is coming to an end…

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High school students from across the state will be designing the new Louisiana Seafood logo.  Kelley Ray has more…

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As a result of criminal justice reform measures passed in the last legislative session, 14-hundred inmates in Louisiana will be released early from prison in November. Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator said last week that some extremely dangerous criminals could be back on our streets. But Criminal Justice Reform Field Director for the Southern Poverty Law Center John Burkhardt says that isn’t true.

Cut 4  (10) “for parole”

Burkhardt says no one convicted of sex crimes, manslaughter or murder will be released early as a result of the legislation approved earlier this year. He says the new sentencing laws accelerate the release mechanism for inmates on good time parole.

Cut 5  (09)  “vetting process”

Sheriff Prator also said Louisiana needs to take its time before opening the flood gates and letting inmates out that should not be released. But Burkhardt says safety checks are performed before each individual is released to ensure there are no consecutive sentences requiring an inmate to remain in custody.

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The N-F-L has been more about the National Anthem than the game itself recently.   Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to all 32 teams, specifying that all players and coaches quote – “should stand for the National Anthem.”  N-F-L analyst Mike Detellier says it’s sad team owners didn’t force the issue prior to Goodell’s memo…

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Goodell says he hopes the teams and the league can quote – “move past the controversy…together with our players.”  Detellier says it’s easier said than done, especially when key players are taking part in the protests…

Cut 8 (09) “find it.”

Detellier says President Donald Trump’s remarks about the N-F-L helped to keep the controversy alive and has proved to be problematic for the league…

Cut 9 (07)  “put out.”

Goodell’s memo adds he hopes for a full and open discussion on the National Anthem issue when the league meets next week in New York.

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High school students from across the state will be designing the new Louisiana Seafood logo.  The Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board has partnered with the Louisiana Department of Education to let students design the new logo.  Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says it’s a good way for students to use the creative skills they have learned…

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Nungesser says he’s been urged by the public to spice up the logo to make people really want the seafood from this area…

Cut 11 (09) “or crawfish.”

Nungesser says it’s better to have local help with the logo than to go to a marketing firm spending a lot of money to design it…

Cut 12 (08) “in this.”

Submissions will be accepted through December 15^th and is open to all high school students in Louisiana.  The winner will be announced in April 2018.

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The father for wounded East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Tullier says his son is making remarkable progress.  Tullier was seriously injured during a police ambush in Baton Rouge in July 2016.   James Tullier says his son has been moved from a rehab facility in Houston to the Transitional Learning Center in Galveston, Texas, marking an important point in his recovery…

Cut 13 (12) “of coverage.”

His motor skills are beginning to improve.  James says his son is now able to make some small but important movements…

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James says his son is continuing to beat the odds so much so that doctor’s predictions on the final outcome have long been surpassed…

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Two other officers were injured and three more killed when 29-year-old Gavin Long of Missouri began shooting at officers on Airline Highway.  Long was killed at the scene.

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LSU is preparing to face one of the best teams in the Southeastern Conference this Saturday when they host the 10th ranked Auburn Tigers. Auburn defeated the Tigers 18-13 last season and Quarterback Danny Etling threw for just 118 yards and one touchdown…

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The Tigers are coming off a tough victory over the Florida Gators. Etling hopes LSU can score more than 17 points this week…

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LSU’s two starting tackles KJ Malone and Toby Weathersby are questionable for Saturday. Injuries along the line, forced the coaching staff to shuffle players in and out against Florida. Etling says it wasn’t that big of a distraction

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Lafayette police say they have arrested a Baton Rouge man in connection with the death of a woman injected with silicone.  Kelley Ray has more…

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A recent Morning Consult survey shows President Trumps approval rating in Louisiana has fallen slightly.  Michelle Southern has more…

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Lafayette police say they have arrested a Baton Rouge man in connection with the death of a woman injected with silicone.  23-year-old Brionna Guillory died after allegedly receiving the injections from 33-year-old Vincent Jamal Boles. Lafayette Police Corporal Karl Ratcliff says the silicone traveled throughout Guillory’s body…

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Police are trying to piece together the locations Boles may have conducted the injections.  They know Guillory was injected in Lafayette and later died in Lake Charles.

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The police department urges others who may have had contact with Boles to come forward.

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Champion Home Builders announces a manufactured housing production facility will be established in the Vernon Parish town of Leesville. Mayor Rick Allen says this project will create 200 direct jobs and 218 indirect jobs.

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Louisiana is the third ranking state in manufactured housing sales. Allen says this is one of the biggest economic development announcements the town has ever had. He says the facility will be located in Leesville’s Northside Industrial Park, which has been vacant and added unnecessary costs on the town for 17 years.

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Allen says these jobs are desperately needed and will provide good wages and benefits to employees. He says after attending a prayer meeting, he received a call from a long lost friend who happened to work for Champion Home builders and the Industrial Park became a topic of conversation.

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Monroe-based Flying Tiger Brewery will donate a portion of the revenues from their latest brew, War Hawk, to scholarships through the University of Louisiana Monroe Foundation. Flying Tiger Co-owner Robert Brewer says they want to help ULM because the school doesn’t get the credit it deserves, aside from academics.

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War Hawk beer is not officially licensed through ULM. Brewer says they got the idea a year and a half ago to help students further their education and it’s finally come to fruition.

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The War Hawk logo features a Curtiss P-40 War Hawk plane flown by the Flying Tigers. Brewer says the beer is a lot lighter than other flagship beers. He says War Hawk will be available on tap in Ouachita Parish and it will be canned in the future.

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The Morning Consult group says that President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped some, but only two percent in Louisiana.  U-L-M  Political Science professor Dr. Joshua Stockley says the drop from a 59 percent approval in January to 57 percent now is not a big deal…

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Stockley says Trump’s failure to establish polices he promised during his campaign, could be a reason for the small decline…

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Are party members leaving and turning their loyalties somewhere else?  Stockley says , probably not…

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Morning Consult says Trump’s 57-percent approval rating in Louisiana is the fourth highest in the nation after Wyoming, West Virginia and Alabama.

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