A federal judge will not halt Louisiana’s plan to move juvenile offenders from a detention center in Jefferson Parish to the state penitentiary at Angola. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Forecasters say Hurricane Ian is forecast to hit somewhere in Florida as early as Wednesday night as a major hurricane. Marsanne Golsby tells us how it might impact Louisiana.

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A federal judge will not block Louisiana’s plan to move about two-dozen troubled juvenile offenders from Bridge City Center for Youth in Jefferson Parish to the State Penitentiary at Angola. Civil rights attorneys and the parents of the children say teenagers should not be sent to Angola, but legal analyst Dane Ciolino says the state made a convincing argument to Judge Shelly Dick

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The state is looking to reduce the population at the Bridge City Center because of numerous escapes and fights at the facility. Ciolino says housing juvenile offenders at Angola brings concerns, but Judge Dick agreed the state has to do something about the violence inside the Bridge City Center for Youth…

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The Edwards administration has said the transfer to of juvenile inmates to Angola is only temporary, until renovations are completed at the Jetson Center for Youth in East Baton Rouge Parish. Ciolino says Judge Dick took that into account in her ruling…

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The state has not publicly set a date on when the juveniles will be transferred to Angola.

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Hurricane Ian is in the Caribbean nearing Cuba and heading towards Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. Ben Schott with NOAA says its path shows some uncertainty, but not enough to concern us in Louisiana.

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Depending on where it hits, Ian is forecast to hit somewhere in Florida as early as Wednesday night as a major hurricane. Schott says one of the biggest concerns for Florida is possible storm surges in Tampa Bay. The current forecast has the eye hitting right where the Florida peninsula meets the panhandle.

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Schott says the biggest impact for south Louisiana should be breezy conditions and for southeast Louisiana….

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Louisiana will have great weather this week as it will be dry with high temperatures in the low to mid 80s after a cold front moves through the state today.

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Houma police say a woman who threw her infant son off a bridge Friday is now being held on attempted murder charges. Lt. Travis Theriot says when officers arrived at the Liberty Street Bridge around 5 PM they learned that 30-year Asha Randolph threw her 18-month-old child off the bridge into Bayou Terrebonne.

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Theriot says the child was taken to the hospital for treatment and is expected to make a full recovery. The incident remains under investigation and a motive has not been determined.

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According to witnesses, Theriot says shortly after Randolph threw her child over, she entered the water herself to recover the child. He says the outcome could have been much different if those eyewitnesses had not called 9-1-1.

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In addition to attempted first-degree murder, Randolph also faces child desertion and obstruction of justice charges.

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Entergy Louisiana has been approved by the state Public Service Commission to purchase power from four Louisiana solar “farms” that are in the planning and construction stages. Entergy President Phillip May says expanding into green energy sources helps fulfill a growing demand for cleaner electricity while lowering dependence on fossil fuels to generate power.

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Entergy will purchase 475 megawatts of power from plants in St. James, Washington, and Allen parishes. The PSC also approved Entergy’s “Geaux Green” option; creating a new green energy tariff.

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Most of the solar farm sites are expected to begin producing power by early 2024. Entergy will buy their electricity under 20-year agreements. May says it’s a big step forward for Entergy in moving to newer, cleaner energy sources.

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To help students who aren’t reading on grade level a proposal for required summer school is up for consideration. Brooke Thorington has more.

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She was the matriarch of a family of 105, including former Governor—and Lt. Governor—Kathleen Blanco. Lucille Fremin Babineaux is being laid to rest today in New Iberia. Marsanne Golsby has more on her remarkable life.

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State lawmakers are discussing ways to eliminate Louisiana’s state income tax, and the latest to chime in with an idea is Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell…:

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In an effort to make sure young students are good readers, State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley proposes a required summer school session for kindergarten through fourth-grade students who are not reading on grade level. Brumley says test results show that less than half of Louisiana students at these grade levels are reading at their appropriate level…

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Less than half of those in K-3^rd grade read on grade level. In 2021, Brumley encouraged school systems to hold summer school with a camp-like atmosphere that offers academic classes in addition to electives like music and art. He wants to see that trend continue.

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Brumley hopes by allowing those students who lost valuable in-classroom instruction during the first two years of the pandemic can catch up. He says the summer school literacy program would sunset in two years.

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The proposal will be discussed at the October 11^th BESE meeting and if approved would go into effect the next Summer 2023 and 2024.

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Funeral services will be held today in New Iberia for Lucille Fremin Babineaux, the mother of late Governor—and Lt. Governor–Kathleen Blanco. Babineaux died last week at the age of 102. Monique Boulet is Blanco’s daughter and Babineaux’s granddaughter.

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Babineaux headed a family of 105 people. Boulet says she was sharp as a whip and active until just three weeks ago. She insisted on hosting family holidays, and she wanted her family to be together for her birthdays–because she wanted the generations to know each other.

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Blanco died in 2019 at the age of 76 of cancer. Boulet says her grandmother took care of her daughter right up until the end.

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A mass of Christian Burial will be held today (September 26th) at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in New Iberia.

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The Saints fell to 1 and 2 on the season as they played an error filled game in Carolina and lost to the Panthers 22-14 on Sunday. New Orleans Coach Dennis Allen points to the three turnovers and the seven penalties

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Alvin Kamara’s fumble in the first quarter that was returned 44 yards for a touchdown set the tone for the game.

The Saints offense has struggled. Other than the fourth quarter comeback against Atlanta and the 14 points scored in the fourth quarter against the Panthers, the offense hasn’t done much. Allen was asked if he was surprised by the offense’s futility…

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To make matters worse, the Saints wide receivers Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry and Tre’Quan Smith all left the game with injuries.

New Orleans Quarterback Jameis Winston threw for 353 yards, but he threw two interceptions and the Saints were held without a point for three quarters. Allen says not all of the blame for the offense’s problems should be placed on Winston…

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The Saints head to London to face the 2-and-1 Vikings next Sunday.

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Chatter in political circles is growing about possibly ending Louisiana’s state income tax. State lawmakers have agreed to twice-monthly meetings on tax reform, and income tax is chief among the topics. Public Service Commission member Foster Campbell says it can be done simply and easily, by replacing the severance tax on oil brought out of the ground with a processing tax on oil processed or refined…:

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Foster’s plan would replace the annual billions lost in income tax revenue by a moderate tax on oil processed within the state; domestic and imported. He says imported oil accounts for over 90-opercent of what’s processed in the state and it could be a serious revenue generator. Campbell says he’s skeptical state leaders will have the courage to make such a bold move…:

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Campbell says Texas, Florida & Tennessee are outpacing Louisiana in business, revenue and population growth, and what they have in common is no income tax. He says, if lawmakers push it through and send a Constitutional Amendment to voters, the income tax will end and the state can move forward. He urges Governor John Bel Edwards to be a leader in the effort…:

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The LSU Tigers put together a dominating performance on Saturday night as the Bayou Bengals beat New Mexico 38-0. The Tigers held the Lobos to two first downs and 88 total yards. Coach Brian Kelly on his defense has improved since week 1…

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The offense also performed well on Saturday. Jayden Daniels was 24 of 29 for 279 yards and Garrett Nussmeier was 9 of 10 for 135 yards. Malik Nabers and Jack Bech each caught six passes and Brian Thomas had a 57 yard touchdown catch. Kelly says it was an efficient performance…

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ULM is off to a 1-0 start in Sun Belt play and that one victory is a big one as the Warhawks rallied from a 17-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Ragin Cajuns 21-17. Quarterback Chandler Rogers had a touchdown run to spark the rally….

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It’s ULM’s first win over the Cajuns since 2017 and the first in Monroe since 2004.

The Cajuns offense failed to score in the second half. Their last eight possessions ended with two bad snaps on a field goal attempt, an interception and six punts.  Coach Michael Desormeaux’s team is now 2-and-2…

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This goes down as a signature win for second-year coach Terry Bowden. His teams at Malone Stadium are now 6-and-2 when trailing at halftime, but this victory means a little more…

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