In the final televised gubernatorial debate, Republican Scott Angelle told voters to check out a website that features an interview with a woman, who says she was a prostite and claims Republican David Vitter was a client of her in the late 1990s. Scott McKay, publisher of the political blog The Hayride, says he doesn’t think its an effective tactic to direct people to a website with questionable credibility…
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Angelle says Vitter’s past would cast a shadow over Louisiana that would hurt the state attract new businesses and grow the economy.

The Terrebonne Parish Coroner’s office says a fourth person has died from the October eighth explosion at the Transcontinental Gas pipeline compnay in Gibson. Three men died at the scene and two were critically injured. The fourth person to die has been been identified as 56-year-old Michael Hill of Paris. Tennessee.

The state office of Motor Vehicles has extended its hours so they can answer calls from residents who received notices about lapsed auto insurance that could result in hundreds of dollars in fines. State Police Lt. JB Slaton says if you received a letter, the number to the OMV is on the bottom…
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The OMV is taking calls from 8 AM to 8 PM, including the weekends, until the call volume drops.

Shreveport police were involved in a shooting in front of a casino this morning. Officers responded to calls from citizens about a man waving a knife at people. Shreveport police corporal Breck Scott says officers demanded that the unidentified suspect drop his weapon, but instead he charged at an officer and was shot multiple times…
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Shreveport TV stations are reporting the man has died.

In the final televised debate before the October 24th primary, Republican Scott Angelle took a hard shot at GOP candidate David Vitter’s past prostitution scandal. He directed the audience to a political blog that has an interview with Wendy Ellis, a prostitute who claims Vitter was a client of hers in the late 1990s…
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A spokesperson for the Vitter campaign says this blog has proven to post unture articles and adds that desperate candidates like Angelle say desperate things.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s office says a fourth person has died from the October eighth explosion at the Transcontinental Gas pipeline compnay in Gibison. Three men died at the scene and two were critically injured. The fourth person to die has been been identified as 56-year-old Michael Hill of Paris. Tennessee.

The Office of Motor Vehicles has extended its hours until 8 p.m. to answer all calls regarding the letters drivers are receiving for not paying fines for expired auto insurance. State Police spokesperson Lt. J.B. Slaton says they want to help the public and want to work with everyone to get these outstanding fines straight….
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The OMV has sent out 1.2 million letters and the fines for lapsed insurance could be as high as $525.

A Shreveport police officer shot a knife wielding suspect in front of the Eldorado Casino this morning. Corporal Breck Scott, with the Shreveport police department, says the officer advised the suspect to repeatedly drop the knife…
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Scott says the unidentified suspect is currently in critical condition and they are unsure why the man was threatening random people with a knife.

An arrest has been made in connection with the murder of an elderly Baton Rouge couple who was found strangled to death at a truck stop in Hammond. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A federal judge has issued her final ruling in Governor Bobby Jindal’s lawsuit that takes aim at the Common Core education standards. Judge Shelly Dick is refusing to hear the governor’s claim that the US Department of Education was illegally coercing states to use the standards. The governor plans to appeal.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has sent out over one million letters to residents and former residents, warning them that a collections agency might be used to collect fines for allowing their auto insurance lapse. Some are calling this a money grab for a state that’s having budget issues. State Police Lt JB Slaton says that’s unfortunate…
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A law was passed earlier this year that allows the OMV to collect money through the Office of Debt Recovery.

Vice President Joe Biden announced today that he will not seek the Democratic Presidental Nomation. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan…
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Biden says its too late for him to mount a credible campaign for the job. That means the Democratic primary is now a two-percent race between Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

One person has been arrested in the double murder and abduction of an elderly Baton Rouge couple. The victims, Denis and Suzanne Duplantier, were found strangled to death in their vehicle at a truck stop in Hammond. Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie says 42-year-old Ernesto Alonso was arrested in Miami, Florida on several charges…:
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Authorities say Alonso did odd jobs around the couple’s home. The arrest warrant says that a large amount of cash was missing from the victims’ home and that they were beaten.

The final gubernatorial debate before the October 24th primary is tonight on the LSU campus. Editor of the LSU school newspaper, the Reveille, Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez says the two Republicans dominating the student crowd are David Vitter and Jay Dardenne…
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And Dardenne is a former student body president at LSU.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles has mailed 1.2 million letters to drivers with lapsed insurance warning them that a collection agency could be used if they don’t pay their fines. Eric Gill reports…
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St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain says one of their K-9’s, “Thor” is recovering from surgery today after he was stabbed by a burglary suspect. His doctors say Thor lost a lot of blood and it’s too soon to say whether he’ll be able to return to full time duty. Thor and deputies were chasing after two suspects in the Mandeville area yesterday. One of the suspects was shot and killed by police after he stabbed Thor.

The Hammond Police Department says a Baton Rouge couple found dead at a truck stop near I-12 was strangled and kidnapped from their home. The victims have been identified as Denis and Suzanne Duplantier. Baton Rouge Police Corporal L Jean McKneely say they did a welfare check at the victims’ home and discovered them and a vehicle missing. McKneely says they used OnStar to locate the vehicle in Hammond…
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Authorities say more than one suspect is likely involved and they believe the couple was taken from their home on Sunday.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office says Saints Assistant Head Coach Joe Vitt was injured while chasing two car burglars in his Metairie neighborhood. The incident happened in the early morning hours of Saturday. The Saints told a New Orleans TV station that Vitt broke a bone in his wrist and tore hsi Achilles. The suspects got away.

State Police say a 17-year-old from Alexandria lost her life today in a single vehicle wreck in Rapides Parish. Troopers says Bree Ducote lost control of her pick-up truck and ended up colliding with two trees. She was not wearing a seat belt.

And Lake Charles Police are looking for a green SUV that was involved in break-in early this morning that resulted in a three-year-old getting shot. The child is in stable condition, the two suspects are still on the run.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state set an employment record in September, but the oil and gas job losses continue at a rapid pace. Michelle Southern reports…:
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