A Schriever man is held on a four-million-dollar bond after a Saturday night shooting on Bull Run Road that left a woman dead and a man wounded. State troopers responding to the scene were fired on as they arrived and 38-year-old suspect Patrick Waddle drove off, wounding one of the troopers.

It wasn’t until early Sunday morning that officers were able to take Waddle into custody and take him to jail.

Cut 5 (07) “…further incident happened.”

After spending nearly a month away from their facilities in Metairie because of Hurricane Ida, the Saints are back home and preparing to play the New York Giants in the Superdome this Sunday. The team arrived back in New Orleans following its win over New England. Wide receiver Marquez Callaway….

Cut 6 (09) “…going home” 

The Shreveport woman accused of throwing her children off the Cross Lake Bridge in Shreveport Friday is back in the state after being arrested in Texas. Corporal Chris Bordelon with the Shreveport Police Department says they aren’t releasing a motive of why 32-year-old Ureka Black allegedly threw her infant son and five-year-old son into the water, which killed the infant.

Cut 9 (05) “…the counts” 

According to a press release from the Shreveport Police Department, detectives gathered video evidence at the scene while interviewing potential witnesses that proved crucial in identifying the suspect.

Tonight’s your chance to become an instant multi-millionaire with the right set of Powerball numbers.  Kim Chopin with the Louisiana Lottery Corporation says the jackpot for the drawing is near historic at 545-million-dollars. Chopin says no one nationwide has won the Powerball jackpot since early summer.

Cut 13 (08) “…in this cycle.”

A 38-year-old Schriever man, Patrick Waddle, is being held on a four-million-dollar bond in Terrebonne Parish after firing into a home on Bull Run Road Saturday night, killing a woman and wounding a man. No word on the motive. Trooper Ross Brennan says Waddle is also accused of firing on troopers as they rushed to the scene, wounding one of them. Troopers fired back as Waddle stopped to flee into a wooded area.

Cut 4  (09)   “…a wooded area.”

Waddle was taken into custody early Sunday morning without further incident.  Charges against him include the murder of 51-year old Lisa Eschete and the attempted murder of five troopers.

Now, here’s you commodity report for Monday.

Booster shots for the Pfizer COVID vaccine offer are now available in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more.

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After spending nearly a month away from their facilities in Metairie because of Hurricane Ida, the Saints are back home and preparing to play the New York Giants in the Superdome this Sunday. The team arrived back in New Orleans following its win over New England. Wide receiver Marquez Callaway….

Cut 6 (09) “…going home” 

Shreveport police say a woman is accused of throwing two of her own children off the Cross Lake Bridge late Friday morning.  Eureka Black is charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Emergency responders found one of the children dead in the water, while a second was rescued and is expected to recover from non-life threatening injuries.  Black was arrested near Waskom after fleeing the scene.

LSU AgCenter experts say the state’s agriculture industry suffered at least 584-million dollars in damages as a result of Hurricane Ida. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says timber was hit the hardest as a total of 168-thousand acres of trees were affected costing the industry more than 300-million dollars

Cut 6 (09) “…to be salvaged” 

Guidry says about 50-percent of the total estimated volume of damaged timber is in Tangipahoa Parish.

There were several tense exchanges during a Joint Medicaid Oversite Committee meeting Friday where River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot questioned Louisiana Department of Health Attorney Stephen Russo about nursing home evacuation plans. The meeting came weeks after hundreds of nursing home residents were crammed into a Tangipahoa Parish warehouse resulting in several deaths

Committee members stated after the tragic evacuation to the ill-equipped warehouse in Independence will need to be addressed with legislation.

Abbeville Senator Bob Henssgens…

Cut 14 (03) “….the problem” 

Organizations including Schoolplies are working to help kids get back in school after Hurricane Ida’s devastation in parishes that include Terrebonne and Lafourche.  CEO Allie Casey says hundreds of school supply kits will be given away this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fletcher Technical Community College along LA-311. Casey says work to put the kits together with everything from pencils to notebooks and erasers for the first day of school has been made less easy without power to their office.

Cut  11 (10)  “…a crazy time.”  

A woman driving a van with Texas plates is in custody in northwest Louisiana after Shreveport police say Ureka Black threw two of her children off the Cross Lake bridge late Friday morning.  Rescue workers found one child dead in the water and the other was taken to the hospital and is said to have non-life-threatening injuries and will recover. Black’s charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.

There were several tense exchanges during a Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee meeting Friday where lawmakers questioned LDH’s attorney about plans for nursing home evacuations.

Cut 2 (34)…I’m Brooke Thorington”  

State police have issued a Level II Endangered Missing Child Advisory after a 2-year-old girl, Nevaeh Allen, went missing from her residence in the Belaire neighborhood of Baton Rouge. The child was last seen by her stepfather yesterday afternoon when he took a nap at the residence around 1 p.m. When the siblings arrived home from school at approximately 4:15 p.m., the apartment door was open and the child was missing. She is believed to be in imminent danger. The black female with black hair and brown eyes was last seen wearing a yellow dress with pineapples and no shoes.

Organizations including Schoolplies are working to help kids get back in school after Hurricane Ida’s devastation in parishes that include Terrebonne and Lafourche.  CEO Allie Casey says hundreds of school supply kits will be given away this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fletcher Technical Community College along LA-311. After the giveaway, Casey says they will continue to work virtually to get more supplies into the hands of students.

Cut 10 (06)  “…the efforts going” 

The LSU AgCenter estimates Hurricane Ida produced 584-million dollars in damages to the state’s agriculture industry. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Shreveport police say a woman is facing charges. She’s accused of throwing two of her own children off the Cross Lake Bridge late Friday morning.  Eureka Black is charged with second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder. Emergency responders found one of the children dead in the water, while a second was rescued and is expected to recover from non-life-threatening injuries.

A north Larose neighborhood that endured a ten-foot storm surge is dealing with almost a foot of sludge and standing water. Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson says the Industrial Park neighborhood was inundated with muck and mud from marsh waters that made it over the levees.

Cut 3 (06) “…in the back.”

Chaisson says the Corps of Engineers, municipal crews, and private contractors are working to help clear roads, drainage ditches in addition to resident’s yards. He expects it will take another three weeks.

Organizations including Schoolplies are working to help kids get back in school after Hurricane Ida’s devastation in parishes that include Terrebonne and Lafourche.  CEO Allie Casey says, that in partnership with the United Way of South Louisiana, hundreds of school supply kits will be given away tomorrow.

Cut 9 (12) “…back to school” 

Classes begin Monday and the weekend event will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fletcher Technical Community College

There were several tense exchanges during a Joint Medicaid Oversite Committee meeting Friday where lawmakers questioned LDH’s attorney about the approval of nursing home evacuations plans. Brooke Thorington has more

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A north Larose neighborhood that endured a ten-foot storm surge is dealing with almost a foot of sludge and standing water. Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson says he completely understands that residents are frustrated and tired, but he tries to encourage them to remain hopeful.

LSU AgCenter experts say the state’s agriculture industry suffered at least 584-million dollars in damages as a result of Hurricane Ida. Economist Kurt Guidry says about 139-thousand acres of sugarcane are projected to have somewhat lower yields due to storm damage. He says much of the affected sugarcane is recovering, but it will come at a price…

Cut 7 (07) “…35-million dollars”  

Organizations including Schoolplies are working to help kids get back in school after Hurricane Ida’s devastation in parishes that include Terrebonne and Lafourche.  CEO Allie Casey says, that in partnership with the United Way of South Louisiana, hundreds of school supply kits will be given away this Sunday

Cut 9 (12) “…back to school” 

The weekend event will take place Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Fletcher Technical Community College.

LSU AgCenter experts say the state’s agriculture industry suffered at least 584-million dollars in damages as a result of Hurricane Ida. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says timber was hit the hardest as a total of 168-thousand acres of trees were affected costing the industry more than 300-million dollars

Cut 6 (09) “…salvaged”

A north Larose neighborhood that endured a ten-foot storm surge is dealing with almost a foot of sludge and standing water. Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson says the Industrial Park neighborhood was inundated with muck and mud from marsh waters that made it over the levees.

Cut 3 (06) “…in the back.”

Chaisson says the Corps of Engineers, municipal crews, and private contractors are working to help clear roads, drainage ditches in addition to resident’s yards. He expects it will take another three weeks.

A former Monroe area State Trooper is under federal indictment for excessive force in the May 2019 roadside beating of arrestee Aaron Bowman. Jacob Brown’s bodycam footage shows him striking Bowman 18 or more times with his MagLite. Legal analyst Tim Meche says it’s important to remember a federal indictment is not for committing a violent crime.

Cut 13 (09) “…jurisdiction over that.”

More than three weeks after Ida made landfall, the Louisiana National Guard and others are still helping out in many ways, but the number of soldiers still on duty has diminished significantly.

Cut 12 (11) “…thousand service members.”

Spokesperson Noel Collins says the guard still has 12 points of distribution for meals, water, ice, and tarps operating in four parishes, down from 80 pods at the start statewide.

Governor Edwards says there are two measures in the works in both chambers of Congress to fund disaster relief. Brooke Thorington has more from his DC trip.

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The Death toll has climbed to 15 among those hundreds of nursing home residents evacuated to an ill-equipped Tangipahoa Parish warehouse ahead of Hurricane Ida’s landfall late last month. The Louisiana Department of Health says at least five deaths were storm-related. Death causes for the other ten have not been confirmed.

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell is taking the state’s GOP congressmen to task. He said they voted earlier this week against a continuing resolution to keep the government running with a higher debt ceiling, even though the legislation included 28-billion-dollars in emergency relief for Louisiana and elsewhere.

Cut 12 (09) “….all against it”  

Hurricane Ida delivered another blow to the state’s seafood industry, which annually produces millions of pounds of fish, shrimp, crabs and oysters. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says Ida’s 150-mile per hour winds on the southeastern coast of Louisiana caused major damage to boats and docks

Cut 6 (12) “…damaged” 

Nungesser says fishermen will need federal assistance in order to bounce back from this destructive hurricane.

Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins isn’t happy with talks on Capitol Hill about money proposed for hurricane disaster aid to Louisiana and hiking the federal debt limit.  More from Dave Brannen.

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Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is visiting Ida impacted areas of the state to see if they need to make changes to some voting locations for the fall elections. Brooke Thorington has more.

Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.” 

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The 16-year old girl who was driving the night two other girls were killed in a single-car crash in Madisonville last month has been arrested. Brooke Thoringotn explains.

Cut 3 (32)  “…I’m Brooke Thorington.” 

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The Louisiana Department of Education is launching what it’s calling the Reimagine School Systems Program.  Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley says it’s being funding by a 35-million-dollar grant that is targeted towards improving student access to high-quality schools.

Cut 4 (11) “…we move forward.”

Brumley says there’s no set amount for dividing up the grant money as school districts move forward with plans to create new educational opportunities.  The deadline to apply for the grant money is December 16^th.

Superintendent Brumley says those chosen for the grant money will receive technical assistance in implementing their plan and financial resources to fund it.

Cut 5 (09) “…that they deserve.”

Brumley says the 35-million-dollars in grant money will be divided up among those chosen for the Reimagine School Systems program, with no funding limit in place.

Cut 6 (o9) “…any individual idea”

He says the goal is to empower school systems in Louisiana “to challenge the status quo and think big how we can boost student performance.”

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Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins is speaking out about a proposal to raise the federal debt ceiling by about 15 trillion dollars. He tells us it’s not something he’s about to vote in favor of, even though he did vote to increase the red ink during the Trump administration.

Cut 7 (07) “…it’s insane.”

Higgins is not opposed to the short-term extension of funding, but he draws the line at increasing the nation’s debt limit.

Cut 8 (11) “…increase the debt limit.”

Representative Higgins is not impressed at all with the amount of disaster assistance funding that’s being considered, especially when hurricanes Laura and Delta victims have to share the amount with other disaster victims around the U.S.

Cut 9 (11)  “…parishes of Louisiana.”

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Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has been traveling to Ida impacted areas this week visiting polling sites, registrar offices, clerk of courts, and meeting with local officials to determine if they need to make site changes of voting locations.

Cut 10 (08)  “…delay the election.” 

The October 9^th primary was delayed until November 13^th and the November 13^th election was moved to December 11^th. Ardoin says there will be temporary changes for some damaged polling locations, and some areas will have their early voting locations moved.

Ardoin says they made the decision to delay the fall election so those in Ida impacted areas can focus on recovery first and then the election. He says there are important decisions like local propositions, school board members, and constitutional amendments to be decided.

Cut 11 (08) “…and civic duty.”

For displaced voters who might not be in hometowns to vote, Ardoin says they can either show up for early voting or election days where they are registered and cast a ballot…

Cut 12 (11) “…that online.”

Ardoin says you can receive an absentee ballot for your home location and it will be mailed to your temporary address.

For more information you can download the GeauxVote App, that’s G-E-A-U-X, call your registrar’s office or the Secretary of State’s Office at 225-922-2880.

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The 16-year-old driver of a fatal crash that killed two teens in Madisonville last month has been arrested after a toxicology report came back indicating she was under the influence during the crash. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Captain Lance Vitter says the driver faces numerous charges for the August 4^th single-car crash on Guste Island Road.

Cut 13 (09) “…seriously injured.”

That teen has now been released from the hospital.

Vitter says speed was also a factor in the tragic crash that claimed the lives of Makayla Bonrua and Chloe Shartle.

Cut 14 (07)  “…an arrest.”

Vitter says investigators met with the families of all involved and informed them of the charges. Vitter says they were waiting for a toxicology report which routinely takes several weeks

Cut 15 (10)  “…young adults.”

Vitter says the driver was transported and booked into the Florida Parishes Juvenile Correctional Center in Tangipahoa Parish.

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After going two and one in nonconference action, U-L Lafayette will kick-off Sun Belt play this Saturday when they visit Georgia Southern in Statesboro. The Cajuns won by just two points over the Eagles last season and Coach Billy Napier says his team understands the challenge in front of them…

Cut  16 (15) “…the moment.”

UL Lafayette leads the overall series three games to one. The Cajuns are coming off a 49-14 win over Ohio. It’s a game where they rushed for 310 yards. Napier liked what he saw from his ground attack…

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The Saints head to New England on Sunday to take on Bill Belichick and the Patriots. New Orleans Coach Sean Payton says taking care of the football is the number one priority…

Cut 18 (08)”…the week.”

The Patriots are 1-and-1 on the season and they’ve given up just 23 points on the year. Payton says it’s a unit that has been stingy in the red zone…

Cut 19 (24)  “…watch it.” 

Rookie quarterback Mac Jones has only thrown one touchdown pass, but he’s completing 74-percent of his passes and he’s not been intercepted. Payton says Jones processes information fast and the ball comes out quick…

Cut 20 (21)  “…smart player”