US Senator David Vitter announces he has raised $1.3 million in the second quarter for his gubernatorial campaign. Eric Gill has more…

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The Shreveport Police Department says a 10-year-old boy who is believed to have accidentally shot himself last week has died. Michelle Southern reports…:

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State Police are investigating a weekend hit and run that seriously injured a 14-year-old boy in Albany. Trooper Bryan Lee says, at last report, the teenager was listed in critical condition. Lee says the crash occurred on LA 43 in Livingston Parish…

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Lee says the truck was trying to pass another vehicle on the roadway when it struck the teen. He says the suspect vehicle then made a U-turn and fled the scene. Lee says they were able to get a description of the suspect vehicle…

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According to witness statements, LSP believes the unknown vehicle may be a dark, newer model GMC or Chevrolet pickup with possible damage to the front end and a broken left headlight. Lee says the crash remains under investigation and are they asking the public for assistance in locating the pickup truck…

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US Senator David Vitter announces he has raised $1.3 million in the second quarter and has more than $5 million in cash on hand for his gubernatorial campaign. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says that’s a huge amount of money compared to his competitors. Pinsonat says Vitter being a sitting US Senator is a big advantage…

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The other gubernatorial candidates have yet to announce their second quarter fundraising totals. Pinsonat says this announcement is another sign that Vitter is the guy everybody’s chasing in this race…

CUT 7 (09) “in the runoff”

The Fund for Louisiana’s Future, a political action committee supporting Vitter, also announces they have more than $4 million available to spend on the Senator’s behalf. Pinsonat says Vitter released his fundraising totals first to show that his opponents in the governor’s race can’t keep up…

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The Shreveport Police Department says a 10-year-old boy who is believed to have accidentally shot himself last week has died. Corporal Marcus Hines says the child gained access to the gun in his home on July 17th…:

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Hines says the child was shot in the head and succumbed to his injuries over the weekend. He says the investigation into the boy’s death is ongoing…:

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Hines says in almost every case they see in which a child is killed by a weapon they’ve somehow gotten their hands on, the accident is completely avoidable…:

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Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell would like to see the federal “ConnectHome” program expanded in Louisiana to include the Monroe area. Campbell says, per capita, the Monroe area has the poorest people living in the US and no one needs it worse than they do…

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The program will provide free or low-cost high-speed broadband internet access to low-income families in 27 cities across the country, including Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Campbell says his request does not seek to remove Baton Rouge or New Orleans from the program…

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Campbell says he will write to President Obama, the Louisiana Congressional Delegation, and others asking that the Louisiana Delta and Monroe be included. He encourages residents to contact their congressman and push for the area to be incorporated into the program…

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LSU’s athletic department announces they’ve transferred ten million dollars over to the main campus, which will be used on academic and research initiatives. That’s about three million dollars more than what university leaders were expecting. LSU Senior Associate Athletics Director Eddie Nunez says few athletic departments across the country are able to provide financial assistance for academics

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The athletic department has agreed to give the university at least seven-point two million dollars every year. Nunez says by giving an additional two-point-eight million dollars this year, the school will be able to benefit even more…

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A recent Fox News poll on the Republican presidential field shows Governor Bobby Jindal polling at less than one-percent. Jeff Palermo reports…

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State lawmakers will not return to Baton Rouge for a veto session. Michelle Southern has the story…:

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A recent Fox News poll on the Republican presidential field shows Governor Bobby Jindal polling at less than one-percent. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says this is obviously not good news for Jindal. Cross says the governor did not see a real boost in his numbers after his official announcement…

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Cross says it’s too early in the process to take too much stock in any of these surveys. Donald Trump topped the poll with 18-percent of voters, followed by Scott Walker and Jeb Bush with 15- and 14-percent, respectively. Cross says the Jindal campaign has enough money available to get in the game, but these poll numbers could have a serious effect on fundraising efforts going forward…

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He says it’s also important for the governor to get into the top 10 of Republican hopefuls so he is invited to the upcoming debates. Cross says, at this point, Jindal should keep doing what he’s doing and hope that something sticks with voters…

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According to the National Weather Service, a good portion of north Louisiana is under a heat advisory and a hazardous weather outlook has been issued for south Louisiana due to extreme heat. State climatologist Barry Keim says rain chances remain low this weekend, but there’s the potential for a pop-up severe thunderstorm.

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Keim says we’ve dry and hot because of a strong high pressure system. He says we can continue to expect temperatures in Louisiana to be in the mid 90’s and possibly increase into the triple digits next week.

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Keim says it’s been dry across the state for the last week but rain chances are a little higher  today and through the weekend.

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Louisiana once again ranks number one among southern states in the number of major business projects per capita according to Southern Business and Development magazine. This is the sixth year in a row the Bayou State has received this honor. State Economic Development Secretary Steven Grissom says this is a very important ranking for the state…

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Louisiana earned 105 points in the rankings, easily outdistancing second-place Kentucky with 63 points. The publication also designated Lake Charles as their Small Market of the Year. Grissom says the magazine bases their ranking on large capital investment projects and large job creation projects…

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Louisiana now ranks among the top 10 states in the US in five national business climate rankings. Grissom says the state has done so well in this ranking because Louisiana offers a strong business climate for companies looking to invest…

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U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and David Vitter introduce the National Disaster Relief Tax Act that would give tax relief to victims of natural disasters that have taken place in recent years. This would include people affected by the recent Red River flooding and Hurricane Issac. Cassidy says the legislation allows victims to use the tax code to fund their own recovery.

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Cassidy says this legislation extends tax benefits which are commonly used for other natural disasters, and allows it to cover natural disasters which occurred from 2012 to 2015. He says the proposed legislation has bipartisan support in the House and Senate.

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Cassidy says the legislation would give disaster victims a break on their taxes and they can use that money to help in their recovery . He says this will greatly help those affected by the Red River flooding, because the President did not approval individual assistance for those victims…

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Federal authorities announce a bust of a huge illegal computer hacking forum which resulted in the arrest of 70 alleged cyber-criminals including a man from Louisiana. 28-year-old Rory Stephen Guidry of Opelousas is charged with a count of computer fraud. Andrew Ludlum is the FBI’s Assistant Special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office:

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Investigators say this exclusive group was the largest known English faction in the world which manufactured malicious computer software until the FBI got a court order to shut it down. Ludlum says “Operation Shrouded Horizon” has taken away hackers ability to sell identity information they were stealing from personal electronic devices…:

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Guidry’s arrest record indicates the accused hacker operated and sold access to a botnet in which security breached computers are controlled by a malicious third party. Ludlum says officials will eventually catch up to these clever cyber criminals…:

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