A teenage girl is dead in a crash in Lafayette. Andrew Greenstein reports the driver should never have been driving the vehicle in the first place.

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LSU public health climatologist Barry Keim says the National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea…

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Louisiana is holding a Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday weekend from Friday to Sunday. The sales tax exemption applies to all consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition, specified hunting supplies, like hunting apparel. Louisiana Department of Revenue spokesperson Byron Henderson says these purchases are NOT eligible…

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The exemption only applies to individual consumer purchases, not business or commercial purchases.

For the second time in as many weeks, a raccoon knocked out power in Terrebonne Parish. The latest one was Sunday, in which six-thousand customers lost power after a raccoon ended up in the Eddison power substation in Houma. Parish President Jason Bergeron (BAR-jer-on) says power outages have been a long-standing issue

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Bergeron says this comes as the parish continues repairing powerlines damaged by Hurricane Ida.

Shocking story in Webster Parish, as Minden Police have charged a ten-year-old in the fatal shootings of two people, 82-year-old Joe Cornelius and his 31-year-old daughter Keisha Miles. Chief Jared McIver says they are not ready to release a motive, but this was not an accidental shooting…

Cut 8 (13) “….anything like that”

Cornelius is a former Minden city councilman and was appointed as mayor for a brief time.

A teenage girl is dead in a crash in Lafayette. Police Sergeant Matthew Benoit (BEN-wah) says this happened early yesterday morning.

Cut 3 (07) “…14-year-old male.” 

Benoit notes that while investigators have established that the vehicle was stolen, it’s unclear whether that 14-year-old driver was the one who stole it. The teen is in juvenile detention and is facing four charges – including negligent homicide.

A Louisiana pollster says many of the national polls show Vice President Kamala Harris with a two-point lead over former president Donald Trump as the presidential election season begins to ramp up. Mel Bridges has more.

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The last time there were no named storms in the Atlantic and Gulf from August 13^th to September 3^rd was 1968. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim hopes this trend continues…

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Shocking story out of Webster Parish as a ten-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of two people, 82-year-old Joe Cornelius and his daughter, 31-year-old Keisha Miles, as they were found dead in a home in Minden. Minden Police Chief Jared McIver says it’s unclear what led to the shooting, but the boy confessed…

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Cornelius once served as the mayor of Minden for a brief time.

Now that the Labor Day weekend has passed, the Presidential election will really ramp up. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says Vice President Kamala Harris has a small lead in the national polls, but the race comes down to seven swing states so the national polls should hold steady…

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Louisiana is looking at a 340-million dollar budget deficit next fiscal year and that does not include 248-million dollars that pays for education initiatives like teacher and support personnel stipends. A temporary sales tax that expires July 1^st is contributing to the revenue shortfall. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says the responsible thing for the legislature to do is finally address antiquated tax policies…

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McFarland says his committee will hold regular hearings in anticipation of a special session early next year on tax reform.

LSU public health climatologist Barry Keim says the National Hurricane Center is keeping its eye on a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea…

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House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says the state is facing a 340-million dollar deficit next fiscal year and that does not include the 248-million dollars for education initiatives that includes teacher and support personnel stipends. McFarland says his committee will hold regular meetings over the next several months…

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McFarland says the shortfall is a reason why a tax reform special session is needed.

A ten-year-old has been charged in the fatal shooting of 82-year-old Joe Cornelius and his 31-year-old daughter Keisha Miles. It happened in Webster Parish on Sunday morning. Minden Police Chief Jared McIver says there were two children in the home at the time…

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McIver says this was not an accidental shooting as the victims were shot multiple times. No motive has been released.

Lafayette Police say a juvenile driver drove off the road early Monday striking a fence, which caused the vehicle to flip and strike a tree. There were seven people inside the vehicle. 17-year-old Terry Mitchell of Lafayette has died, and two other passengers were transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The juvenile driver faces several charges including one count of negligent homicide.

A Louisiana pollster says many of the national polls show Vice President Kamala Harris with a two-point lead over former president Donald Trump as the presidential election season begins to ramp up. Mel Bridges has more.

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State government is looking at its first budget deficit in several years. The deficit for the next fiscal year is the result of a temporary state sales tax of .45 percent expiring as well as a two-percent tax on business utilities.  House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says much needed reforms are needed to address this upcoming shortfall

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Currently, Louisiana is facing a projected revenue shortfall of 340-million dollars for next fiscal year. McFarland says that does not include the 248-million dollars in education initiatives that pays for teacher stipends and student tutoring, approved by the legislature in the spring.

Earlier this summer Republican Donald Trump had the lead in most national polling before President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, but now JMC Analytics Pollster John Couvillon says the former president is trying to catch up….

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A Webster Parish man and his daughter are shot to death, and the suspect is only ten years old. We get the story from Andrew Greenstein.

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Brusly Police in West Baton Rouge Parish say a four-year-old child found a gun in the console of his father’s pickup truck and fatally shot himself. Hudson Tassin died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Sunday morning. His father is Blake Tassin, a Brusly city council member who is seeking re-election. The local district attorney will determine if charges are warranted.

Another disappointing start to the season for the LSU Tigers as they lost their fifth straight season opener last night 27 to 20 to USC. There were concerns about the Tigers defense going into the game, but Coach Brian Kelly is more upset with his offense for not scoring more touchdowns when they got into the red zone…

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LSU will look to regroup when they host Nicholls this Saturday night.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s largest fundraising campaign has reached 450-million dollars in contributions. The campaign’s goal is 500-million dollars and they hope to reach that number next year. Associate vice president of development for U-L Lafayette Rebecca Doucet, says one of their largest donations is seven-million dollars…

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The Alexandria Farmers Market is celebrating ten years with events through September. Mel Bridges has the details.

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Visit Lake Charles has launched the Lake Charles Regional Sports Authority (LCRSA), to attract more sporting events.  LCRSA Director Eric Zartler says it’s been a long time coming…

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LCRSA is focused on hosting and promoting a wide range of sporting events, from youth tournaments to professional competitions.

It’s Labor Day, but for LSU fans it’s Ground Hog’s Day as the Tigers football team lost their fifth straight season opener last night falling to USC 27-20. Following the game Coach Brian Kelly said he’s angry with his team after not scoring enough touchdowns and committing ten penalties…

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Visit Lake Charles has launched the Lake Charles Regional Sports Authority (LCRSA), to boost the region’s profile as a premier destination for sporting events.

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The early childhood care industry faces significant challenges. That’s the takeaway of a new survey of some 300 childcare providers in the state by the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children. Director of Policy and Research Mattilyn Batson says the cost of doing business is a big hurdle.

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Batson says additional federal, and state financial assistance would help.

The Alexandria Farmers Market is celebrating ten years with special events every Tuesday this month at the farmers market location on Jackson Street in Alexandria…

cut 8 (8) “….every Tuesday”

That’s the executive director of Farm and Food at Louisiana Central Bahia (Bah-hee-ah) Nightengale says the Market now serves as many as one-thousand visitors a week.