The Louisiana Department of Health has issued a water advisory for the Bouge Chitto River after six million gallons sewage was released into the waterway. Emelie Gunn has more…

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The body of a missing 6-year-old was found in a pond early this morning. Michelle Southern has the tragic story…

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Authorities say a dangerous, escaped Assumption parish inmate has been captured. Lonny Cavalier with the Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office says on Sunday night they got a call from the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office with some good news about 44-year-old Drake Domangue of Houma.

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Cavalier says Domangue is wanted by Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes for felony charges and parole violations. He says the inmate also has numerous traffic violations, and he was being held in Assumption parish on several charges.

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Cavalier says Domangue was able to escape Wednesday while he was being transferred from the Assumption Parish Detention Center to St. Mary parish for mental health evaluation and treatment. He says upon arrival at the mental health facility, Domangue escaped from deputies.

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The Louisiana Department of Health issues a recreational water advisory for the Bouge Chitto River in St. Tammany Parish after a levee breach at the Brookhaven, Mississippi sewage plant released six million gallons of storm water diluted sewage. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says the Department of Environment Quality is testing the water, but people should stay out of the river.

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Guidry warns people that microorganisms can enter the body through the mouth, nose, eyes, ears and open wounds. He says it will take at least a week to know exactly what we’re dealing with as the contamination travels through the entire length of the river.

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Guidry advises people not to swim near drainage pipes and avoid ingesting water. He says the levee breach has now been fixed.

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The body of a missing 6-year-old autistic boy was found early this morning in Lafayette Parish. Youngsville Police Chief Ricky Boudreaux says Keaton Jones was reported missing yesterday afternoon. He says the child was tragically discovered a little after 4am in a pond near his home.

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Boudreaux says Keaton was known to wander and left the home yesterday afternoon through a door to the garage that was left open. He says Keaton was autistic and nonverbal and liked being around water.

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Boudreaux says the family and neighbors searched for Keaton for two hours before calling the authorities. When police arrived they enlisted the help of several other agencies. He says they had a feeling he was near the pond, but initial searches turned up nothing.

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Boudreaux says after the dive and sonar didn’t find him, they began draining the pond and found Keaton.

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Almost 95-percent of Livingston parish students showed up for the first day back to class September 12th after the historic flood. Livingston School Superintendent Rick Wentzel says more than 24-thousand students returned to school last week. He says they were pleasantly surprised at the turnout.

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Less than 6-percent of last year’s October 1 enrollment count missed the first day back. Wentzel says there were some areas that had lower first day turnouts than others, as a lot of students had to transfer to other schools in the district.

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Wentzel says even the hardest hit schools are only down about 20-percent in enrollment. Southside Elementary reportedly had the lowest enrollment, down about one-third over last year. He says the high percentage of students are back in the classroom is a testament to the community and the school system.

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Two Louisiana chefs are on the way to Japan, where they will cook gumbo for the US Ambassador of Japan at the Mississippi River Country reception. Halen Doughty has more…

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has seized an Acadia Parish woman’s spider monkey and she’s fighting to get her pet back. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been ranked the 9^th best nursing school in the nation. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Two Louisiana chefs are travelling to Japan today to cook gumbo for the US Ambassador of Japan, Caroline Kennedy, and others as part of the Mississippi River Country reception. Samantha Carroll and her husband, Cody, own Hot Tails in New Roads and Sac-a-Lait restaurant in New Orleans. Carroll says this will be a great opportunity to get Louisiana products in the hands of chefs abroad.

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Carroll says cooking gumbo in another country presents an interesting challenge because some ingredients, like filé, are hard to find overseas. She says they’ve been trying to find out what ingredients they can find and which ones they’ll have to bring with them.

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Carroll says she and her husband will cook gumbo for the guests at the trade show convention, using Louisiana seafood and ingredients. She says during their ten-day trip, they’ll also judge a gumbo cook off.

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An Acadia Parish woman is fighting to get her spider monkey back after he was seized by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Justine Quinn of Church Point says she has owned Darwin, the monkey, for over 13 years. A state law was passed in 2006 requiring a permit to own exotic animals, but Quinn says she was grandfathered in because she owned Darwin before the law was passed. She says he was seized once before in 2014.

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Quinn says it took four months to get Darwin back the first time, and he was emaciated and had cuts all over his hands. She says she’s worried the same thing will happen again, especially because another woman’s primate died while in LDWF’s care.

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Quinn says after she got Darwin back in 2014, the judge gave her a court order to let her keep him until the matter was settled. But she says last Friday LDWF came back for Darwin again.

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Quinn says she is seeking legal action to get Darwin back. L-D-W-F is not commenting on the matter.

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The LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been ranked the ninth best nursing school in the country by the Nursing Schools Almanac. Dr. Demetrius Porche, Dean of the School of Nursing, says this is a great honor. He says this review is a testament to the dedication of the facility and staff’s commitment to a culture of excellence.

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The school also ranked number 5 among public nursing schools and second in the Southeast region. Porche says this is very meaningful to have the Nursing Schools Almanac give the school this kind of rating. He says the key factors to the rating are…

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Porche says this is a significant ranking because not many nursing schools in the South receive this recognition.

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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser announces the Louisiana Office of Tourism has been named the 2016 State Tourism Office of the Year by the Southeast Tourism Society. Nungesser says he’s so proud of the award, but more proud of all the great people who work in the tourism industry. He says they want to get more people involved in promoting the Bayou State to tourists.

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This is the second time L-O-T has won this award, as the office also won in 2013, and it celebrates the fourth consecutive year of record breaking tourism in Louisiana. Nungesser says they want to keep that trend going. He says for the 100 year anniversary of the National Park System, they’ll promote the great outdoors of the Bayou State, coupled with all the other things our state has to offer.

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L-O-T runs a variety of campaigns to find more ways to boost tourism. During National Tourism Week, Nungesser met with people in tourism around the state to highlight all the attractions in every corner of Louisiana. He says there’s so many great things to see, and not enough money to promote them all.

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L-O-T has also created a series of videos featuring different places in the state to go, things to see, and places to eat as part of their Go.See.Eat campaign, generating more than 83-thousand views in three months.

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What appeared to be an easy win on Saturday in Tiger Stadium, became a nerve racking victory for LSU as they had to hold on to a 23-20 victory over Mississippi State. The Bulldogs scored two touchdowns in a 40-second span to give State a chance at stealing a win in Death Valley. Coach Les Miles wishes his team would have finished stronger.

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After missing the Jacksonville State game with an injury, LSU running back Leonard Fournette returned to the field and rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns. But fumbled twice, which kept the Bulldogs in the game. Miles says his star running back will get better with hanging on to the ball…

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A key to LSU’s win was the six sacks they had on the night. Sophomore Arden Key had two of them…

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It’s a tough start to the season for the Saints. After dropping a one-point loss in the season opener, New Orleans lost another tight contest yesterday. Giants kicker Josh Brown’s 23-yard field goal with no time left gave New York a 16-13 win over the Saints. Coach Sean Payton says the difference in this game was a block field goal that led to a 65-yard return for a touchdown by the Giants Janoris Jenkins…

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NFL teams that start 0-2, usually don’t make the playoffs. New Orleans returns home to play Atlanta on Monday night and Payton says his team will keep fighting…

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CenturyLink has announced plans for companywide layoffs. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A naked man was shot after trespassing in a Lafayette man’s backyard. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Monroe-based CenturyLink announces companywide layoffs. CenturyLink spokesperson Annmarie Sartor says after careful consideration the telecommunications company has made the difficult decision to reduce its employee related costs. She says in order to reduce its workforce, they are seeking employees who are looking to leave the company voluntarily.

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Sartor says because they are starting with voluntary layoffs, they are not sure on the local impact. But she says if they do not reach their goal, they will have to begin involuntary layoffs. She says the company has about 43-thousand employees globally.

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The reduction could be about 35-hundred employees throughout the company. CenturyLink is known for their landline phone service. Sartor says technology advancements have led to changes.

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A Denham Springs man has died after hitting a horse in the road. State Trooper Bryan Lee says one of their troopers came upon the accident around 1 am.

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Lee says 24-year-old Joshua Marange was killed in the accident. He says Marange was driving down US 190 in Livingston parish when he struck a horse that was standing in the eastbound lane. He says the crash did substantial damage to Marange’s vehicle.

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Marange says impairment is not suspected to be a factor, but toxicology results are pending. He says they are still trying to locate the owner of the horse. He says drivers can call *LSP to report hazards in the roadway.

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A Lafayette homeowner fatally shot a naked man who was holding a gun in his backyard this morning. Cpl. Bridgette Dugas says authorities received a call around 8 a.m. about someone trespassing on Fanny Street and they are working to determine why the man was naked in the yard.

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Dugas says the naked suspect did not fire his weapon and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Dugas says they have not yet determined the identity of the suspect and are in the process of questioning the homeowner.

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Baton Rouge first responders rescued a teenager from a chimney this morning after he decided to skip school. BRPD Cpl. L’Jean McKneely says the homeowner called the police when she heard someone calling for help inside her chimney…

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The 15-year-old has been charged with attempted burglary of an inhabited dwelling. Cops say also has a criminal record. McKneely says hopefully they can prevent this teen from doing something like this again because his life was in danger.

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The Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2017 nominees are out, and former New Orleans Saint Darren Sharper, who is in jail on rape charges, is on the list. The choice comes as bit of a surprise to some. The Hall of Fame site doesn’t factor character as criteria for nominations, but these people we spoke with don’t feel Sharper should have been chosen…:

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Sharper has admitted he raped three women in New Orleans in 2013 before sexually assaulting six more women in three other states, and has been sentenced to serve 20 years in jail. A selection committee still has to meet in February to vote on who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. These people say Sharper does not deserve the distinction…:

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