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…

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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…:

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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..

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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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

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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

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The LSU Health Tumor Registry discovers the rate of colon cancer in Acadiana is among the highest in the United States. Michelle Southern has the story…

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Gas prices keep dropping and we can expect that trend to continue. Michelle Southern reports.

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An arrest has been made in the case of the woman in Houma who was found dead under a house just before 1am Friday. Chief Todd Duplantis says they learned 22-year-old Dashanta Brown and her boyfriend, 41-year-old Michael Tucker, had been involved in a huge fight at the victim’s residence…:

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Duplantis says Tucker was located in this home this morning and he was arrested for second degree murder. Brown’s cause of death has not yet been determined pending results of an autopsy. Duplantis says the altercation took place at the victim’s home…:

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Duplantis says they are working to determine if the suspect moved his girlfriend to that location after he allegedly killed her…:

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A new leader has been chosen to oversee higher education in Louisiana. Joseph Rallo, who is a Texas Tech System administrator, has has been picked by the Board of Regents as the state’s next Higher Education Commissioner. Rallo says the challenges here in Louisiana are the same as you see nationally

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Rallo’s job as higher ed commissioner will be to oversee the implementation of policies enacted at colleges and universities statewide. He’ll also be a voice for Louisiana’s four-year institutions at the state legislature, something he’s confident he can handle

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Rallo hopes to be on the job full-time by January. He says once in Baton Rouge he’ll look at the need for tuition hikes and state funding for the TOPS scholarship….

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Louisianians are enjoying super low prices at the pump these days and analysts say expect to pay even less as the year goes on. Friday the current statewide average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.09 down two pennies from the night before. Don Redman with the American Automobile Association says summer’s over and demand is down…:

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Redman says there’s potential we could see prices the lowest they’ve been since 2010 when the average price in October was $2.68 cents a gallon. Wall Street had what some say was their worst day of the year Thursday and Redman says the economy and fuel prices go hand and glove…:

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Redman says usually when gas prices tumble it’s a sign that there is something going on with the economy…:

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The LSU Health tumor registry has found colon cancer rates in the Acadiana parishes are among the highest in the United States.  The study was led by Doctor Jordan Karlitz, who is also at the Tulane University of Medicine and he says their research focused on 18 parishes in the Acadiana area and colorectal cancer rates were significantly higher than both Louisiana and US rates….

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Karltiz says colorectal cancer rates are high in French speaking homes in Acadiana and those families with a Cajun heritage, which raises the possibility of a genetic predisposition. But he says more research is needed…

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Karlitz says another possible explanation could be contained within the environment….

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