According to a study from the transportation research group TRIP, Louisianians pay about $514 extra per year for car upkeep due to poor road conditions. Associate Director of Research and Communications, Carolyn Kelly, says the additional costs come in the form of accelerated vehicle depreciation, tire wear, and maintenance costs…:
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The report shows 36-percent of roads in Shreveport are considered in poor condition, 38-percent in Baton Rouge, and 42-percent in New Orleans.

Seth Fontenot was re-sentenced today to 13 months in prison with hard labor on his manslaughter and aggravated battery conviction in a 2013 shooting which claimed the life of 15-year-old Austin Rivault and injured two others. Fontenot was initially sentenced to three years in prison, with all but 13 months suspended, but lawyers claimed the penalty wasn’t legal because manslaughter convictions can’t be suspended.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals has confirmed the presence of a brain eating amoeba in the St. Bernard Parish Water System. Spokeswoman Olivia Hwang (WONG) says they water is safe to drink, but they are conducting a 60-day chlorine burn out of an abundance of caution…:
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The site was tested by DHH as part of the state’s new drinking water surveillance program.

State Police say a single-vehicle crash in Richland Parish has claimed the life of a 96-year-old Delhi man. Trooper Michael Reichardt says James Coleman was driving his truck south of Delhi when he lost control of the vehicle…:
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He says the elderly man was not restrained when he crashed and stresses the importance of buckling up when you get behind the wheel.

A Lithuanian based company will transform an idle Grant Parish facility into an ammonia plant. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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State Police say a single-vehicle crash in Richland Parish has claimed the life of a 96-year-old man. They say James Coleman of Delhi lost control of his vehicle, traveled off the roadway, struck a ditch embankment before overturning. Investigators discovered Coleman wasn’t restrained and he later died from his injuries. The crash is under investigation.

Cops say a former pastor from Franklin has been arrested again for alleged inappropriate contact with a second 16-year-old boy. Franklin Police charged 56-year-old Jules Anderson with computer-aided solicitation of a minor for sexual purposes, sexual battery and molestation of a juvenile. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested Anderson on similar charges in May.

Tabasco lovers will get a new excuse to visit the factory again as the company gets ready to open a brand new restaurant and museum at hot sauce’s Visitors Center on Avery Island. Vice President of Administration Cecil Hymel says the new eatery is called “1868″ and will open around August 10th and offer a variety of Louisiana foods incorporated with each of the 7 different flavor Tabasco pepper sauces:
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He also says they are expanding their tours.

The US Department of Agriculture has declared 35 Louisiana parishes as natural disaster areas due to floods and storms that impacted them from April through June. The declaration means farmers in those parishes can apply for low-interest loans to help them recover from the damage incurred. 12 parishes were named primary disaster areas, while the rest are designated as contiguous disaster areas.

The summer heat these days in Louisiana has been brutal. Michelle Southern speaks with State Climatologist Barry Keim…

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Seth Fontenot will be re-sentenced today on his manslaughter and aggravated battery conviction for a 2013 shooting that killed 15-year-old Austin Rivault and injured two others. A digital billboard has popped up in Lafayette featuring a photo of Rivault asking Judge Ed Rubin to get the sentence right this time. Meche says judges are not supposed to be swayed by pubic opinion, but points out that judges in Louisiana are elected to the bench by popular vote…

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Fontenot’s original sentence was declared illegal because a portion of it was suspended.

An idle Grant Parish plant will be transformed into a $265 million ammonia plant by a Lithuanian based company. State Representative Terry Brown says the facility originally opened in 1977 but has been sitting idle for the last several years…

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Construction is expected to start in the spring of 2016.

Re-sentencing is scheduled today for Seth Fontenot, convicted of manslaughter and aggravated battery in a 2013 shooting that killed 15-year-old Austin Rivault and injured two others…

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The state Department of Health and Hospitals have confirmed the presence of the brain eating amoeba, naegleria fowleri, in the St. Bernard Parish water system. State health officials say the water is safe to drink, but residents should avoid getting the water into their nose. Parish officials say they will conduct a 60-day chlorine burn to kill the amoeba in the system.

State Climatologist Barry Keim says while the summer heat these days across Louisiana has been brutal, it’s not as bad as some other temps we’ve seen in the not-so-distant past. Keim says back in 2011 in Shreveport, 86 of 92 days in the summer were 95 degrees or greater…

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Keim says a dome of high pressure that’s sitting over the southeastern United States is causing these sweltering temperatures across the state.

A Lithuanian based company will transform an idle in Grant Parish plant into a $265 million ammonia plant. State Representative Terry Brown says Grant Parish continues to grow and new job opportunities help the area flourish…

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The investment which will create 85 new direct jobs and over 500 construction jobs.

Today, Seth Fontenot will be re-sentenced on his manslaughter and aggravated battery conviction for a 2013 shooting that killed 15-year-old Austin Rivault and injured two others. In July, Fontenot was sentenced to 3 years at hard labor with all but 13 months suspended. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the state filed a motion for re-sentencing after Judge Ed Rubin handed down his decision…

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State law prevents a judge from suspending the sentence of someone convicted of a crime of violence.

State Climatologist Barry Keim says the cause of this current run of extremely warm weather across Louisiana is a dome of high pressure that’s sitting over the southeastern United States. He says that and the clear skies are causing the sun to bake the surface…

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If you have to be outside, it’s important to stay properly hydrated.

A plant that has sat idle in Grant Parish will be transformed into a $265 million ammonia plant. A Lithuanian based company is making the investment which will create 85 new direct jobs and generate over 500 construction jobs. State Representative Terry Brown says the plant will be located near Pollock…

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The plant will produce 500-thousand tons of ammonia per year.

You’ll soon see a new restaurant, museum and expanded tours at The Tabasco Sauce Factory in Iberia Parish. Vice President of Administration Cecil Hymel says the museum is set to open in the fall and will hold pre-Civil War artifacts and give insight to the McIhenny family and Avery Island. He says there will be an exhibit exploring each of Tabasco’s presidents since the opening of the facility…

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He says visitors will now be able to see parts of the plant never seen before.

The summer heat these days in Louisiana has been brutal. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the cause of these runs of extremely warm weather is a dome of high pressure that’s sitting over the southeastern United States. He says Baton Rouge has gone six straight days with temperatures of 96 degrees or greater and hit 98 on Monday…

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Keim says you should try to stay indoors during peak heat hours.

The Tabasco Sauce Factory in Iberia Parish is set to open a new restaurant, museum and expanded tours at their Visitors Center on Avery Island. Vice President of Administration Cecil Hymel says visitors will now be able to see parts of the plant never seen before…

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Hymel says the new restaurant called “1868″, will open around August 10th.

Today, Seth Fontenot will be re-sentenced on his manslaughter and aggravated battery conviction in a 2013 shooting that killed 15-year-old Austin Rivault and injured two others. In July, Fontenot was sentenced to 3 years at hard labor with all but 13 months suspended. But state law prevents a judge from suspending the sentence of someone convicted of a crime of violence. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the decision rests on Judge Rubin’s shoulders…

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Prosecutors want Judge Rubin to sentence Fontenot to at least 10 years in prison while Fontenot’s attorneys want a lighter sentence of 13 months.

According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, oil and gas jobs in Louisiana continued their decline in June, dropping to the lowest level in almost 10 years. Eric Smith, Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute, says these jobs are some of the best jobs in the state…
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He says the lower price of crude oil is the leading factor.

The Hammond City Council refuses to allow establishments — that ONLY serve alcohol–to open on Sundays. The vote was 3-2 last night against changing the longtime law. Todd Delaune, owner of Red, White and Brew in Hammond was one person who spoke out in favor of the change…
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A Harvey woman was arrested after allegedly shooting three of her five children with a BB gun and choking them as punishment. 34-year-old Tomeka Stair was charged with three counts of cruelty to a juvenile. Col. John Fortunato with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department says a family member alerted authorities…
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The kids’ ages range from 9 to 11.

A recent report from the C-D-C shows 1 in 5 teen-aged girls are using the “morning after” pill, which is about a 60% increase over 10 years ago. Dr. Valerie Williams,with the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, says it’s good for young women to have an emergency option, but it shouldn’t be used as a primary form of contraception.
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The city council in Hammond refuses a proposal to allow establishments that only serve alcohol, to open on Sundays…:
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A survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more teenage girls are using the morning after pill. The report indicates about 1 in 5 teens girls have used the morning after pill, when ten years ago it was 1 in 12. Health officials are hopeful the increased use will help Louisiana’s high teen pregnancy rate.
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Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a Harvey mother and her girlfriend, for allegedly shooting 3 of her 5 children with a BB gun, and choking them as punishment. Thirty-four year-old Tomeka Stair was arrested on three counts of cruelty to a juvenile, and Col. John Fortunato said that this was being framed as a form of disciple…
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21 year-old Shebria Turner was also arrested on similar charges.

Louisiana oil and gas jobs continue to decline, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The total number of mining and logging jobs has dropped to 47,700; the lowest in the state since May 2006. But the June job report isn’t all bad news…
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That’s Eric Smith, Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute.