State health officials, along with the EPA, are reviewing water quality concerns in the Tensas Parish town of St. Joseph. Eric Gill reports..:
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Two juveniles and their mother have been arrested in connection with the death of 14-year-old Treyvon Goudueu of Melville. The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says an autopsy determined Goudeau died of a gunshot wound to the head, and his body was found in woods Friday evening. A 12 year old is charged with Negligent Homicide. His 15-year-old brother is charged with Obstruction of Justice. Their mother is booked with Obstruction of Justice and 2 counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile.

Acadiana’s Cajun Groundhog, the nutria Pierre C. Shadeaux, predicts an early spring as he did not see his shadow on this Groundhog Day. Pierre came out of his house this morning in New Iberia in front of a huge crowd led by Daily Iberian Publisher Will Chapman. He says the young nutria forecasts a shorter winter for the fifth year in a row…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards is providing answers Tuesday night to public school teachers at a town hall style meeting at a Baton Rouge high school. The event is sponsored by Louisiana Association of Educators and President Debbie Meaux says they’re honored to have the new governor attend one of their events and hopes he gives insight on the fate of funding for K-12 education. She says they’ll make sure L-A-E members who cannot come are updated on what Edwards’ says…:
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**arrests have been made in the St. Landry case**

St. Landry’s Captain Clay Higgins with the Sheriff’s Office says two juveniles and their mother have been arrested in connection with the death of 14-year-old Treyvon Goudueu. He says they are working to determine what happened…:
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A 12 year old is charged with Negligent Homicide. His 15-year-old brother is charged with Obstruction of Justice. Their mother is booked with Obstruction of Justice and 2 counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile.

Residents in the Tensas Parish town of St. Joe are being told by the Department of Health and Hospitals that it might be a while before the murky brown water in their system can be cleared up. DHH’s Dr. Jimmy Guidry..:
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He says the iron in the water and is not a health issue.

St. Landry’s Captain Clay Higgins with the Sheriff’s Office says they are working around the clock to find the person responsible and motive for killing 14-year-old Treyvon Goudeau…:
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He says the autopsy determined that Goudeau was shot in the head and that’s how he died. An arrest, possibly two, have reportedly been made, but details are scarce at this time.

A former cop in Avoyelles Parish who worked for Bunkie and Cottonport police has been arrested by State Police amid allegations he was on duty at the same time for both departments and collected pay from each. Investigators say they discovered 47-year-old Joseph Johnson of Mansura, for quite some time, was collecting two payroll checks for working the same hours. He was charged with 30 counts of public payroll fraud and malfeasance in office.

Louisiana’s Cajun groundhog, Pierre C. Shadeaux, predicts an early and long spring this year. The young nutria came out of his Cajun cottage in New Iberia this morning in front of a crowd awaiting to find out his forecast. Publisher of the Daily Iberian Will Chapman says every year there is a great turnout for the event and the kids really look forward to seeing Pierre come out of his cottage…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards is providing answers Tuesday night to public school teachers at a town hall style meeting at a Baton Rouge high school. The event is sponsored by the Louisiana Association of Educators. L-A-E President Debbie Meaux says the Edwards is addressing a variety of issues:
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Meaux says they’re honored to have the new governor attend one of their events and hopes he gives insight on the fate of funding for K-12 education.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating the murder of a Melville teenager. Capt. Clay Higgins says the body of 14-year-old Treyvon Goudeau was found in woods Friday evening and an autopsy revealed he’d been shot in the head. He says detectives searched a Melville home this morning…:
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Goudeau was a student at Port Barre High School.

Governor John Bel Edwards has received criticism about the amount he’s paying his cabinet members, but Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says his salary of $237,500 is what he was offered to tackle the state’s massive budget matters…:
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Dardenne says he is cutting spending on his office’s executive staff.

Severe storms prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado watch today for 31 parishes across south central/southeast and far northeast Louisiana. They say the squall line is associated with an approaching cold front which will cause temperatures to drop dramatically in the over night hours into Wednesday. The good news is that the forecast remains mostly dry, yet cool, in the days leading up to Mardi Gras.

Residents in the Tensas Parish town of St. Joseph have been dealing with some brown, murky running water which has raised concerns. The EPA and the state Department of Health and Hospitals say the level of iron in the system discolors the water, but it’s not a health issue. State Health Officer, Dr. Jimmy Guidry, says the St. Joe water system is old and they are working on a fix for the dark water…:
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He says the state legislature has approved funds to work on the system.

The Thibodaux Police Department arrests one of the men in connection with the double shooting at a parade. They say it was 20-year-old Ryan Harris of Napoleonville who, while wearing body armor, approached Quincy Johnson and shot him in the chest as several thousand people were gathering for Mardi Gras festivities on Sunday. Johnson fired back striking Harris on the left side. Harris is charged with attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Unlawful Use of Body Armor, Terrorizing, and Illegal Carrying of a Firearm at a Parade.

The Cajun groundhog climbed out of his cottage in New Iberia today to tell us if we we’ll be seeing an early spring. Emelie Gunn has more on Pierre C. Shadeaux’s forecast…:
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Meanwhile most parishes in south central, southeast and on up to far northeast Louisiana are under a tornado watch until 7 this evening. The National Weather Service says a strong thunderstorm system is moving through that could produce damaging wings in excess of 40 miles per hour. Temperatures are expected to drop significantly following the storm with Wednesday highs in the 60s.

Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says he’s paying his executive staff nearly 400-thousand dollars less than what employees were paid under the previous administration. Dardenne says he’s made these decisions because of the state’s budget problems…:
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A mother and father are facing several charges after investigators say their baby was discovered alone at a Baton Rouge residence with what call cops described as having horrific living conditions. Baton Rouge Police were assisting a bails bondsman at the house when they found a one year old alone on a bed in a dirty diaper and the house filled with rotten food and animal feces. 24-year-old Jasmine Rose and 25-year-old Hollis Banks were booked on charges of cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, criminal abandonment and resisting an officer with force.

It’s Groundhog Day and Acadiana’s Cajun Groundhog, a young nutria named Pierre C. Shadeaux, predicts we’ll have a long spring. This morning Pierre did not see his shadow, just like Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil. Publisher of the Daily Iberian Will Chapman led the ceremony and says the nutria knows he has a lot of responsibility with predicting this forecast..:
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He adds Pierre has never been wrong.

Landry’s Incorporated, which operates the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles, says a large scale data breach resulted in customers credit card information being compromised for months. If you used a credit or debit card at Golden Nugget from May 4, 2014 through March 15, 2015 and from May 5, 2015 through December 3, 2015, being the latest 7 month long breach, you may have been affected.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, along with the Environmental Protection Agency, are reviewing water quality concerns in the Tensas Parish town of St. Joseph. Eric Gill reports…
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It’s unclear if the Republican-controlled legislature is willing to go along with Governor John Bel Edwards plan of revenue raising, including raising the state sales tax by a penny. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says they’ve been communicating with G-O-P legislators…:
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An autopsy determined that a 14-year-old Melville boy died from a single gunshot wound to the head, and authorities are searching for answers. St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Clay Higgins says Treyvon Goudeau’s body was found in a wooded area, Friday…:
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He says the case is now ruled a homicide.

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is reviewing concerns about water quality in the Tensas Parish town of St. Joseph. Residents have reported brown, murky water coming from faucets in the town. State Health Officer, Dr. Jimmy Guidry, says the system’s source water contains a level of iron that discolors the water…:
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He says the legislature would have to make water treatment a top priority before those funds are readily available.

Acadiana’s Cajun Groundhog, the nutria Pierre C. Shadeaux, predicts an early spring as he did not see his shadow on this Groundhog Day. Pierre came out of his house this morning in New Iberia in front of a huge crowd led by Daily Iberian Publisher Will Chapman. He says the young nutria forecasts a shorter winter for the fifth year in a row…:
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LSU researchers are using body scanning technology to study ways better-fitting clothing could be developed. Casey Stannard, an assistant professor at LSU Ag’s Department of Apparel, Design and Merchandising, says right now a lot of companies work off of a dated hour glass figure — and so few people in the population these days actually have that shape…:
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She says they are looking for men and women to participate in the study, who would receive regular 3D body scans researchers can track and hopefully develop information they can pass on to the apparel industry.

The Attorney General’s Office has announced six more arrests of people involved in the Lafayette D.A. bribery scandal. A-G Jeff Landry says the corrupt practices that were being dismissed in this office were ignored by the previous Attorney General, Buddy Caldwell. He says it’s disturbing that action wasn’t taken earlier…
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Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says new revenues are a must when it comes to plugging the state’s $750 million dollar midyear budget hole — in order to avoid cuts to higher ed and health care. He says, even if it means raising the state sales tax by a penny, they aim to be completely honest with the public about the situation at hand…:
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A three-week special legislative session is set for later this month.

Governor John Bel Edwards is slated to speak tonight at Broadmoor High School in Baton Rouge in the annual kickoff gathering of the Louisiana Association of Educators “Ask An Educator” forum. Organizers say teachers and other school staff members will be given the opportunity to ask questions and offer recommendations on how public schools could be improved. The event begins at 6pm.

A study out of LSU Health Shreveport finds more radiation is being overused in elderly women with breast cancer. Emelie Gunn has more on the discovery:
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Today is Groundhog Day and Louisiana’s Cajun groundhog, Pierre C. Shadeaux — a nutria, not a groundhog, emerged from his home early this morning in New Iberia and did not see his shadow. That means south Louisiana can expect a longer spring this year. This is the fifth yer in a row that Pierre did not see his shadow. The prediction matched that of Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil.