A group of Tulane scientists are working at a feverish pace to develop a finger-prick test to quickly determine if a patient has the Ebola virus. Jeff Palermo has the story….

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People in the Monroe area are trying to pick up the pieces after severe thunderstorms rolled through the area Monday. Eric Gill has more…

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A group of scientists at Tulane University are working  24-7 to develop a finger-prick test that could be used to quickly diagnose whether a a patient has the Ebola virus. Doctor Robert Garry says using a finger stick is a safer way to test for Ebola and they can get an answer in minutes

CUT 3 (07) ” 15 minutes”

Garry’s team received a two-point-nine million dollar grant last June to develop a speedy diagnostic test that health care workers could use. He says they are still in the testing phase, but getting close

CUT 4 (10)  “very promising”

Garry says for the federal government to allow the finger prick test to be used, they have to show its safe and doesn’t produce many false-positives. He says preliminary studies in West Africa are very promising, but it has come at the cost of human life

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People in the Monroe area are trying to pick up the pieces after severe thunderstorms rolled through the area Monday. The storms caused widespread damage and power outages throughout the area. Monroe resident, Jason Wegner, rode out the storm in his home. Wegner says as the wind began blowing harder, he heard a loud crash and his dogs yelping in the back yard…

CUT 6 (13)  “my living room”

Wegner says a tree destroyed his sun porch and part of it was sticking through the ceiling of his living room. Much of damage in Monroe is concentrated in the Garden District. Wegner says the Garden District features a lot of older trees…

CUT 7 (10) “down power lines”

According to the Monroe Police Department, there have been no reports of serious injuries. Wegner says this is a reminder that this type of weather damage can happen anywhere…

CUT 8 (06) “something everywhere”

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Fire officials are investigating an early morning trailer fire in Thibodaux that claimed the lives of two people. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the fire department responded to the fire at around one o’clock this morning…

CUT 9 (10)  “on the scene”

The names of the victims have not been released, but Browning says the male victim was 70-years-old and the female victim was 64-years old. He says when fire fighters arrived, about 75 to 80 percent of the trailer was in flames…

CUT 10 (10)  “dead-end street”

Browning says, at this point, their investigation has not confirmed the presence of smoke alarms in the home. He says there has been an uptick in fire deaths in the past few weeks. Browning says that’s troublesome since we haven’t gotten into winter, yet…

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Governor Bobby Jindal has sent a letter to the White House urging the President to restore funding that helps provide free funerals for military veterans. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David LaCerte says the Obama administration is in charge of allocating the across the board cuts. He says the National Guard’s ability to perform honor detail for military veterans who have passed will be severely impaired…:

CUT 12 (13) “right thing to do”

LaCerte says many families will be severely impacted as a funeral service for a veteran is a powerful and symbolic gesture that our nation can provide….:

CUT 13 (10) “can do”

In the letter Jindal states that 1,100 military funerals were performed by the Louisiana National Guard last year and the cuts would bring that number down below 300. LaCerte says restoring funding for such ceremonies should be a top priority…:

cut 14 (12) “breach of trust”

A US Senate debate featuring the three major candidates, Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican challengers, Congressman Bill Cassidy and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness takes place tonight. Scott Carwile has a preview.

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Clean-up efforts will continue in northeast Louisiana where a line of strong storms knocked down trees and caused property damage. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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With election day three weeks away, the Secretary of State’s office wants voter to know that there’s an app for your smart phone that can help you become educated about the election. Jimmy Frederick has more…

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Tonight voters will finally  see a US Senate debate featuring all three major candidates. Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican challengers, Congressman Bill Cassidy and retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness will face off in Shreveport at 7PM. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley expects Landrieu to be aggressive since she’s trailing Cassidy in a potential runoff…

Cut 4  (10)  “that she has”

He feels Maness will be aggressive in the debate as well because he needs to prove that he’s still a relevant candidate. Stockley feels Cassidy will be the most laid back of the three candidates. He thinks Cassidy is probably the front runner, at this point, and has to play it safe during the debate…

Cut 5  (13)  “used against him”

The debate, sponsored by Council for a Better Louisiana in partnership with Louisiana Public Broadcasting, will be televised statewide on LPB stations. Stockley predicts this will be an exciting debate…

Cut 6 (08)  “to represent us”

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Election day is three weeks away and Secretary of State Tom Schedler is encouraging Louisiana voters to download their GeauxVote mobile phone app. The app is convenient way to get all of the election information you may need. Schedler says Louisiana is a front runner in the country for this technology…

CUT 7 (10)  “we’re doing here”

The app, which is available for iPhone and Android phones, provides information on local polling locations, updated ballots, and much more. Schedler says it even provides up-to-the-minute election results…

Cut 8 (11)   “64 parishes”

Election day is November 4th. Schedler says the app is absolutely free and very easy to get…

Cut 9 (13)  “I just indicated” 

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A judge in Baton Rouge grants a temporary restraining order that keeps the ashes from the incineration of a Dallas Ebola victim’s belongings from being disposed in a Calcasieu Parish landfill. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell sought the order and it was supported by state officials, including House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, who is a lawmaker from Lake Charles…

Cut 10 (09)  “this time”

The company that owns the landfill involved in this controversy released a statement that says it will not take take the Ebola waste, until state officials determined it would not pose a health threat. Kleckley says we sound understand all the risks before transporting this material to a Louisiana landfill….

cut 11 (07)  “our area”

Linen, bedding and carpet from the apartment of Thomas Duncan, who died from Ebola, was destroyed at an incinerator in Port Arthur, Texsas and was set to be transported to a landfill in Calcasieu Parish.  Cleckley agrees with Caldwell, there’s too many unknowns with Ebola to have potentially hazardous Ebola waste come across state lines..

cut 12 (05)  “risks are”

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Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a state of emergency as a result of the severe weather that moved the through the state on Monday. Kevin Davis, director of the governor’s office of homeland security and emergency preparedness, says Ouachita Parish is cleaning up from a possible tornado or damaging straight line winds

Cut 13 (05)  ” roadways blocked”

At one time, nearly 40-thousand people were without power in north Louisiana. And ULM cancelled all classes until 11 o’ clock Tuesday morning.  Davis says Ouachita Parish appears to be one of the hardest hit areas

Cut 14 (06)  “went out”

Davis says some areas experienced 60 mile per hour winds when the storm system moved through. He says the declaration is designed to help local governments…

Cut 15  (05)  “go through this”

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The UL Lafayette football team gets some national TV exposure tonight as they visit Texas State in a game that will be televised by ESPN 2 at six P-M. The Ragin Cajuns easily defeated the Bobcats 48 to 24 last season, but ULL Coach Mark Hudspeth expects a tougher test tonight

Cut 16  (17)   “last week alone”

Tuesday is an unusual day to play a football game, but Hudspeth says his team proved they can handle the unique situation last year

Cut 17  (16)   “for this game”

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The Tigers wild 30-27 victory over Florida was win number one 100 at LSU for Coach Les Miles. The mad hatter joins Charles McClendon as the only two coaches in LSU history to win at least 100 games. Miles says one of his players gave him the game ball after the win and he’s glad it was the type of victory that exemplifies how his teams play

Cut 18 (16)  “it was “

Miles will go after win number 101 this Saturday at home against Kentucky. The Wildcats have improved and head into this game with a 5-and-1 overall record. Miles is impressed with Kentucky’s offense

cut 19 (20)  “throw it”

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Affiliates here’s an interview with Secretary Tom Schedler on there Geaux Vote app that you can use for your talk shows or public affairs programs.

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Officials in Sabine Parish believe a ten-month-old child spent three days living underneath her deceased father’s body. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell seeks a court order to prevent Ebola waste from entering Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A cold front continues to move across the state today bringing thunderstorm activity along the frontal edge. Gavin Phillips, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says the front began rolling through northwest Louisiana earlier today…

CUT 3 (07) “across the state”

Phillips says the squall line of thunderstorms will work its way southeastward across the state this afternoon and tonight. He says we can expect one to three inches of rain as a result of this cold front. Phillips says thunderstorm activity will be heavy, at times, but it will be brief…

CUT 4 (04)  “pretty rapidly”

He says once the front moves through, you can expect to feel fall-like temperatures. Phillips says temperatures will begin to drop in north Louisiana as tonight…

CUT 5 (04)  “tomorrow morning”

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A ten-month-old infant is recovering at a hospital in Shreveport after she spent nearly three days under her father’s body. Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers says 43-year-old Jason Fields of Pleasant Hill suffered a massive heart attack in her bedroom and fell back on top of the infant, who was resting on the bed

CUT 6 (09)  “long period of time”

Rivers says the infant, Betty Jean Fields, was dehydrated and suffering from blisters on her skin. He says there was also an indentation on her forehead from her father’s body lying on top of her

CUT 7 (09) “trauma unit”

Rivers says the last report he’s received, the infant is doing okay. He says there was a five-year-old child also in the home, but it took him three days to alert a neighbor about what happened. The coroner believes the heart attack was so severe that Fields was dead before he fell back on the child

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The Louisiana Attorney General wants a state judge to stop the disposal of the incinerated personal belongings of a Dallas Ebola victm from going into a Calcasieu Parish landfill. AG Buddy Caldwell says there are too many unknowns and it’s absurd to transport potentially hazardous Ebola waste across state lines…

CUT 9 (10)  “these issues”

The A-G’s office says six truckloads of possible contaminated material collected from the apartment where the Dallas Ebola victim became ill, were brought to an incinerator in Port Arthur, Texas. From there, the remains are expected to go in a landfill in Carlyss, Louisiana. Caldwell says they filed a temporary restraining order to keep the Ebola Waste out of  Louisiana…

CUT 10 (05)  “accept this”

Legal action may not be needed. The waste disposal facility that was expected to take the controversial ash said in a news release that it will no longer accept the waste until Louisiana officials agree it’s safe. Caldwell says there’s probably a safer way to dispose of it, instead of bringing it across state lines…

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A strong line of thunderstorms moving across the state has knocked out power and caused property damage in north Louisiana. Marty Mayeaux (My-you) with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says they are receiving a lot of damage reports from Ouachita Parish…

CUT 12 (10) “all that area”

Mayeaux says damage survey teams will go out tomorrow to determine if a tornado hit the Monroe area

CUT 13 (08) “line winds”

Mayeaux says power outages are widespread across north Louisiana…

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We’re a little more than three weeks away from the November election and voters have yet to see or hear a commercial from Former Governor Edwin Edwards in the sixth district race. Michelle Southern reports.

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s office warns residents of a scam that continues to go around that attempts to victimize Entergy residential customers and small business owners. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A State Police sergeant faces charges of DWI and hit-and-run driving after causing another vehicle to flip onto its roof on Interstate 10. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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We’re a little more than three weeks away from the November election and voters have yet to see or hear a commercial from Former Governor Edwin Edwards in the sixth district Congressional race. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Edwards has the luxury of not having to run TV ads…

Cut 4  (05)  “personally”

Pinsonat says voters already  know Edwards and he doesn’t have to spend money on TV spots to garner name recognition. He says you don’t see that very often, but there is nothing about Edwards that is normal or usual…:

Cut 5  (10)  “Republican type district”

According to Edwards last campaign finance report, he had 145-thousand dollars in cash on hand. Pinsonat says Edwards will likely finish in the top 2 in the primary, but he’ll need to spend some money and probably get on TV to win the run-off election..

Cut 6 (12)  “with just $150,000”

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The run of warm and humid weather comes to an end today thanks to a cold front that will move through the state, bringing us more fall like weather. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this cool front will bring are low temperatures tomorrow morning into the low to mid 50s

CUT 7 (10)  “more pleasant”

Last week it felt more like summer than fall, with high temperatures in the upper 80s and humidity levels. Keim says this cold front will give us high temperatures in the 70s across the state tomorrow

Cut 8 (11)   “or so”

Keim says before the cooler temperatures we’ll get rain and there’s the potential of severe weather today

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section is investigating reports of scammers targeting Entergy residential customers and small business owners. Amanda Larkins, with the A-G’s office, says a con artist, claiming to be with Entergy, calls a customer’s home or business and the victim is told they need to make an immediate payment, because they are behind on their bill…

Cut 10 (07)  “payment method”

Larkins says this scam has been around for a while, targeting elderly and other residential consumers, but now these scammers are moving on to small business owners with larger utility expenses

cut 11 (09)  “last year”

Entergy will place courtesy calls to customers at risk of disconnection, but they’ll never demand immediate payment. Larkins says if someone contacts a consumer claiming to be from a utility company and uses high pressure tactics to force immediate payment, the best thing you can do is hang up

cut 12 (10)  “utility company”

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A sergeant with the Louisiana State Police faces charges of DWI and hit and run, after causing a crash on Interstate 10 early Saturday morning. State Police Captain Doug Cain  says 34-year-old Damien Dyson Sr of Baton Rouge was heading west on I-10 in Ascension Parish, when he struck the rear of another vehicle at a high rate of speed. Cain says Dyson kept going, but eventually pulled over and State Police responded to the scene

Cut 13 (09)  “DWI”

Dyson was booked into the Ascension Parish jail and immediately placed on administrative leave. Cain says State Police will review all of the findings in this matter and take swift steps to ensure an impartial and appropriate course of action

Cut 14 (09)  “higher standard”

Cain says Dyson’s blood alcohol content was over twice the legal limit. The crash occurred when Dyson was off duty. He says the driver of the other vehicle that he hit, survived the crash despite his vehicle ending up on its roof….

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The LSU Tigers finally have their first SEC win of the season and it wasn’t easy. LSU and Florida went back-and-forth in a crazy fourth quarter on Saturday in Gainesville, but it was the Tigers who came out on top 30-27. Coach Les Miles says the victory shows what these Tigers can accomplish…

Cut 16  (18)   “after that”

The Tigers defense had a good performance. They forced three turnovers and Florida was just 2-of-12 on 3rd down. Quarterback Anthony Jennings made a couple of good throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 110 yards on the game, with one touchdown and zero interceptions. Miles says they got what they wanted from the quarterback position

Cut 17  (13)   “we’re coming”

The big offensive star for the Tigers was freshman running back Leonard Fournette. He rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns. Fournette says he’s feeling more comfortable

Cut 18 (11)  “me a lot”