Baton Rouge Police have arrested two men in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. Eric Gill reports…

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Farm Sanctuary and the Animal Welfare Institute have listed the Pilgrims Pride plant in Natchitoches as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. Eric Gill has more…

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Baton Rouge Police have arrested two cousins in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. Cpl. Don Coppola says they arrested 25-year-old Lemark Cloud Monday night. He says 25-year-old Kendric Cloud was taken into custody Tuesday…

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Kendric has been identified as the shooter in the death of Joseph, while Lemark is the alleged getaway driver. It is reported that both men have criminal histories. Coppola says the investigation is ongoing and little is known about the incident at this time…

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It is reported that Joseph was trying to diffuse the situation when the shooting occurred. Lemark has been charged with accessory to second degree murder and other charges due to his involvement. Coppola says Kendric was booked into the East Baton Rouge Prison last night… (Kendric is charged with second degree murder, illegal use of a weapon, and felon in possession of a firearm.)

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Record lows were hit in southeast Louisiana this morning, but warmer weather is on the way. Andrew Ansorge (An-Sore-Gy) with the National Weather Service says Baton Rouge broke the record temperature dating all the way back to January 1930…:

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Ansorge says this morning New Orleans tied the record of 31 degrees going back to 1951. But he says the high pressure that settled the cold air in last night is going to start to move off to the east today..:

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Ansorge says air will be moving in from the south through the remainder of the week into the weekend and along with it will be moisture…:

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The Pilgrims Pride plant in Natchitoches is listed as one of the nine worst chicken plants in the nation for animal cruelty. The list was compiled by Farm Sanctuary and the Animal Welfare Institute. Farm Sanctuary director of policy, Bruce Friedrich (FREED-rick), says they obtained plant violation information from the federal government through the Freedom of Information Act…

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He says Pilgrims Pride is responsible for almost a fifth of all poultry production in the United States and they have three plants on the list. Friedrich says one violation that put the Natchitoches plant on the list was the report of workers routinely throwing live birds into bags of dead on arrival birds…

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In a statement, Pilgrims Farms says the plant has addressed the concerns raised through voluntary corrective actions to ensure compliance with their internal policies and state and federal laws. But Friedrich says it’s not enough for the company to say we’ll do better next time…

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Two bodies were found in Lake Pontchartrain this morning and authorities believe they were on board a plane that crashed into the lake last week. New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, Colonel Jerry Sneed, says the first body was located at 7:15 AM….

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Sneed says a second body was located a short time later . We are still waiting to hear a positive ID on the two bodies, but it’s believed to be flight instructor Burt Lattimore of Chalmette and Aftab Rab of Mandeville, who was taking flying lessons. …

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Sneed says they found the first body about a mile away from the runway where the Cesna 172 took off. He says they are still searching for the plane…

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Ouachita Parish will not be declared a federal disaster area after tornadoes ripped through the area last month. Eric Gill reports…

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One of the former Destrehan High School teachers arrested for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old students asks a judge to ease her house arrest restrictions. Jeff Palermo reports.

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Ouachita Parish will not be declared a federal disaster area after tornadoes ripped through the area last month. Without the declaration, public agencies in the parish will not receive federal reimbursement for costs associated with storm damage expenses. Neal Brown is the Director of the Ouachita Parish Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness…

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FEMA calculated that the tornadoes did $4 million in damage and $6.3 million in damage is required to be declared a federal disaster. Brown says they also didn’t reach the threshold of uninsured home owners who were impacted…

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He says, without the federal disaster declaration, local government will take the biggest monetary hit in the cleanup after the storm since federal reimbursement is not available. Brown points out that individuals will also be affected by this decision…

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The former 32-year-old Destrehan High School teacher arrested for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student has asked a judge to ease her house arrest restrictions. Shelley Dufrense is seeking to be allowed outside of her home from 7 A-M to 8 PM, so she can take her kids to school and attend an exercise class. Legal analyst Tim Meche says it’s likely the judge will grant Dufrense’s request…

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According to court records, Dufrense would like to attend a Jazzercise class to help treat her depression and a mood disorder. Meche says judges react favorably in cases where a person is trying to improve their mental and physical health

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A  hearing on the motion is set for next Tuesday. The court records also indicate Dufrense’s  oldest child has autism spectrum disorder and requires therapy twice a week. Meche says the judge will do his own investigating before making a decision..

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Lake Charles Police have arrested three men accused of a violent home invasion last week that resulted in the sexual battery of a woman in the home. Sedric Green, Joshua Bryant, and Jaylin Jack, all 22-years-old, were arrested in connection with the crime. Chief Don Dixon says they believe the three targeted the home for a robbery…

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Green and Bryant are charged with armed robbery, armed robbery with a firearm, second-degree kidnapping, and second-degree sexual battery. Their bond is set at $1 million each. Jack is charged with armed robbery with a bond of $600,000. Dixon calls this a senseless act of brutality…

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It is alleged that the three men forced their way into the home, beat the woman who was there alone, and stole several items before leaving. Dixon says the victim did sustain physical injuries during the crime, but she is recovering…

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State Farm announces they will increase auto insurance rates for its customers beginning December 8th. Spokesman Gary Stephenson says the statewide the overall rate will go up 3.6 percent on average for private passenger vehicles…:

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Louisiana continues to have some of the highest car insurance rates in the nation. Stephenson says the good news, this time, is that this is a relatively small increase…:

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State Farm is the largest insurer of automobiles in Louisiana and in the United States. He says the actual amount of the increase will vary from person to person and from location to location…:

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Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Eric Gill has more…

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A south Louisiana high school football coach was killed over the weekend in a shooting outside of a Baton Rouge night club. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Scott Richard, Executive Director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, says work restrictions within the ACA, limiting part-time workers to 30 hours a week, is a real problem…

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Richard says if substitutes work more than 30 hours a week, they must be offered health insurance. He says this makes finding substitutes more difficult, especially when a teacher is on an extended leave. Richard says, now, school systems are basically using existing staff to cover for teachers who are out…

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He says school districts want qualified teachers subbing in the classroom when needed. Richard says they plan to work with the state legislature to ease restrictions on retired teachers returning to work…

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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Jeanerette last night. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette Police officers responded to a suspicious person complaint. When they arrived, they learned the suspect had fled. Turner says the officers found the suspect a short time later…

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He says when officers caught up with the suspect, 42-year-old Lance Dauphine of Jeanerette, he brandished a knife at the officers. Turner says, as a result of the confrontation, Dauphine and one of the officer were taken to a local hospital…

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Detectives learned that the suspect was shot after stabbing the officer. Both individuals have been released from the hospital. Turner says Dauphine was immediately taken into custody upon his release… (Dauphine is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder of a police officer.)

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West St. John High School in Edgard is mourning the death of one of its football coaches, who was killed early Sunday morning outside of a Baton Rouge nightclub. Authorities say Juan Joseph, who served as the Rams’ quarterbacks coach, got into an argument with some other men, when someone in a car fired shots. West St. John Head Coach Robert Valdez is in disbelief

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The search continues for the man responsible for the fatal shooting. Joseph was 27-years-old and was the quarterback on West St. John’s 2003 and 2004 state title teams. Valdez says Coach Joseph will be missed

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Joseph leaves behind a four-year-old daughter and his wife is expecting the birth of their second child. The West St. John football team faces Varnado in a playoff game this Friday. Valdez says he’ll miss his quarterbacks coach

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Louisiana is once again hit with another chilly day and is facing more freezing temperatures tonight. The National Weather Service has issued more freeze warnings for much of the state from 11pm tonight to 9am tomorrow morning. Meteorologist Joe Rua says most of the northern and central part of the state will get temperatures in the mid 20s…:

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Rua says the freeze is expected to last several hours. He says these temperatures are highly unusual for this time of year…:

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Rua says this winter weather event will linger tomorrow before it moves east…:

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Entergy is launching new energy efficiency programs to help customers use less power and save money on their electricity bills. Scott Carwile has more…

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A research firm has already polled voters on the 2015 elections. Michelle Southern takes a look at the results.

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Mid-year budget cuts are coming in state government as a result of lower than anticipated revenues. Jeff Palermo reports…:

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It doesn’t look like Louisiana is out of the woods, yet, when it comes to freezing temperatures. State Climatologist Barry Keim says two fronts are now affecting Louisiana…

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He says the weather should clear up later today and more Canadian air will settle over the state. Keim expects highs to only get up to around 50 degrees statewide today and temperatures to once again drop below freezing overnight…

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He says the polar vortex is angry again and we have to brace for it. Keim says Wednesday will pretty much be a carbon copy of Tuesday with another hard freeze expected…

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Entergy is launching new energy efficiency programs to help customers use less power and save money on their electricity bills. Entergy Solutions Program Manager Heather Leblanc says this program provides customers a variety of ways to cut energy use at their homes…

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She says programs are also available for business owners. For more information and to sign up, go online to entergysolutionsla-dot-com. Leblanc says it all starts with an assessment…

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There are three different residential programs available for homeowners and two different tiers of assessment. Leblanc says the reason Entergy wanted to offer this is two-fold…

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It’s possible you haven’t thought about next year’s elections in Louisiana, but a research firm has already polled voters on the 2015 ballot. Multi-Quest pollster John Scurich says in the race for Governor, US Senator David Vitter leads with 25.9 percent followed by Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne with 10.9 percent. He says 53% are undecided

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Scurich says most voters will likely become more involved in next year’s races after the first of the year when the state Senate and Congressional races are over. Even so he says this early on, Vitter looks to be in good shape…:

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Scurich says Democratic State Representative John Bel Edwards came in at just 4 percent edging out fellow Democrat Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell at 3.8 percent. He says the wild card in next year’s gubernatorial race will be whether or not Democratic New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu decides to run…:

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Mid-year budget cuts are coming in state government as a result of lower than anticipated revenues. The shortfall for this fiscal year ending June 30th is 171 million dollars and Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics.com says higher education will likely take the brunt of these cuts…:

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Alford says the budget picture will not get better anytime soon because
economists from around the nation are predicting a recession in 2015…:

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Louisiana’s budget woes only get worse as the state spent $141 million more than it brought in last year, and next year’s shortfall is projected to be $1.4 billion. Alford says you can expect the budget situation to dominate the conversation for the next couple of years:

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LSU’s offense failed to score a single point on a frigid night in Fayetteville as they lost to the Razorbacks 17-0 on Saturday. The Tigers only rushed for 36 yards and had 123 total yards as LSU fell to 3-and-4 in the SEC. Coach Les Miles didn’t have many answers after the game…

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Terrence Magee was LSU’s leading rusher and he only had 24 yards on seven carries. The senior from Franklinton says losing two in a row is no fun

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LSU had another bad night throwing the football. Quarterback Anthony Jennings threw for only 87 yards and sacked four times. He also had a fumble. Miles says he thought about bringing back-up QB Brandon Harris into the game…

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A frustrating season for the Saints, became more aggravating on Sunday with a 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s second straight loss at home, New Orleans hasn’t done that since 2012, when Head Coach Sean Payton was suspended for a season. Payton takes the blame for the team’s inconsistent season

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Quarterback Drew Brees threw for 255 yards, but it only resulted in one 4th quarter touchdown. The Saints defense allowed former LSU running back Jeremy Hill to rush for 152 yards. And the Bengals converted 9-of-13 times on 3rd down. Payton says that’s unacceptable…

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