The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race…
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A lawsuit filed by some state lawmakers seeking to kill Common Core in public schools was thrown out by a Baton Rouge judge today. Judge Tim Kelley said the plaintiffs filed the case too late. Governor Bobby Jindal said he was disappointed, and indicated be would support appeal efforts, which those lawmakers will likely file. Several lawmakers have stated they will work to repeal Common Core in the upcoming legislative session.
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Authorites are investigating a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. The accident killed 41 year-old Terry O’Keefe Jr. of Folsom. Three children onboard survived because they were wearing life vests, including one 4 year-old who got stuck under the boat…
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That’s LDWF spokesman Adam Eink, who says another passenger-31 year old Jonie Morgan-is still missing.

A Caddo Parish husband and wife are dead as a result of a deadly mobile home fire early this morning. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the investigation is in its early stages…
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Fifty-three year-old Richard Fowler and his wife, 54-year-old Wanda Fowler were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continues its investigation into a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. 41-year-old Terry O’ Keefe Junior of Folsum and his 31-year-old girlfriend Jonie Morgan still has not been found. It’s reported their 14 foot aluminum vessel capsized on Saturday near lock number 3…
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That’s L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck

The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat thinks this shows that Edwards is the Democrats last, best hope for governor…
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The National Wildlife Federation releases a report that finds dolphins along Louisiana’s coast dying in large numbers and sea turtles having trouble nesting. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Louisiana State Police Special Victims’ Unit detectives, along with the FBI and Bossier City Police have arrested a Bossier man on child porn charges. Sixty year-old Robert Childs is charged with some 300 counts of possession of child porn and 3 counts of distribution. If convicted, Childs could face up to 120 years in prison.

The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is a good endorsement for Edwards, but it is a mixed bag. He says Louisiana voters haven’t been kind to Democrats in recent statewide elections…

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It is believed that this move will deter other major Democratic candidates, like Mitch Landrieu, from jumping into the race.

Education Superintendent John White says a lawsuit filed to end the state’s use of Common Core in public schools has been dismissed. The lawsuit, which was supported by Governor Bobby Jindal, was filed by 17 state legislators claiming BESE and the state Department of Education did not properly enact the education standards. White says Judge Tim Kelly threw out the lawsuit earlier today.

Sea turtles, dolphins, fish and birds are still suffering from the BP oil spill that occurred nearly five years ago, according to a report from the National Wildlife Federation. Ryan Fikes, lead author, says comprehensive modeling estimates that 12-percent of the brown pelicans and 32-percent of the laughing gulls in the northern gulf died as a result of the oil spill…

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He says the exposure to oil has also been shown to cause abnormal development in many species of fish.

The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early morning fatal fire in Caddo Parish that claimed the lives of a husband and wife. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says firefighters found the mobile home fully engulfed in flames when they arrived shortly after 2AM…

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Browning says the investigation is in its early stages.

A National Wildlife Federation report provides evidence that sea turtles, dolphins, fish and birds are still suffering from the BP oil spill that occurred nearly five years ago. Lead author, Ryan Fikes, says the exposure to oil has been shown to cause abnormal development in many species of fish and dolphins on the Louisiana coast were found dead at four times the historic rates in 2014.

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The report looked at how 20 types of wildlife are faring in the wake of the spill.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries investigation continues into a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says there were three children on the boat, who survived because they wore life jackets. The youngest person on the boat was a four-year-old girl. Einck says it appears at this time she was stuck under the vessel….

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The incident claimed the life of 41-year-old Terry O’ Keefe Junior of Folsum and his 31-year-old girlfriend Jonie Morgan still has not been found.

The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race. Jeff Palermo reports…

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Tonight is Game One of the best-of-three C-B-I championship series between U-L-M and Loyola of Chicago. Tip-off is set at 7 PM in the Windy City and it will be televised on the CBS Sports Network.

Amite Representative John Bel Edwards receives the endorsement of the Louisiana Democratic Party as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the party’s endorsement, on top of others Edwards has already received, puts him in a good position…

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Pinsonat thinks this shows that Edwards is the Democrats last, best hope for governor.

A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries investigation continues into a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. The incident claimed the life of 41-year-old Terry O’ Keefe Junior of Folsum. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says three children were on the boat, who survived because they wore life jackets. He says a 16-year-old came upon the scene and tried to drag two of the children and their mother to safety…

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31-year-old Jonie Morgan has still not been found.

A report from the National Wildlife Federation provides evidence that sea turtles, dolphins, fish, and birds are still suffering from the BP oil spill that occurred nearly five years ago. Lead author of the report, Ryan Fikes, says the number of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle nests have declined on average since 2010…

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Fikes says the report also found that dolphins on the Louisiana coast were found dead at four times the historic rates in 2014.

State Police say two people are dead, including a 5-year-old, after a fatal crash in Lafayette Parish. They says the crash happened just before 8AM just north of Carencro. Authorities say the child was unrestrained at the time of the crash. There are reports of other injuries that occurred in the crash, but no details have been released. The investigation is continuing.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continues its investigation into a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. The incident claimed the life of 41-year-old Terry O’ Keefe Junior of Folsum and his 31-year-old girlfriend Jonie Morgan still has not been found. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says their 14 foot aluminum vessel capsized on Saturday near lock number 3…

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Einck says there were three children on the boat, who survived because they wore life jackets.

The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat thinks this shows that Edwards is the Democrats last, best hope for governor…

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It is believed that this move will deter other major Democratic candidates from jumping into the race.

Fire officials say a mobile home fire in Caddo Parish has claimed the lives of a husband and wife. They say the fire broke out in the early hours of Monday morning and both 54-year-old Richard Fowler and his wife, 53-year-old Wanda Fowler were pronounced dead at the scene. The state Fire Marshal’s Office has been called in to investigate.

An online petition has been started by an 8th grade student from Buckeye High School in Deville to change the uniform policy in Rapides Parish. School leaders assert the current policy exists so that students can be easily identified on field trips. But 14-year-old Brandon Richardson says he would like to see the policy changed to one more similar to Rapides’ current “out of uniform” day rules…

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The change.org petition states that students should not be told what to wear everyday because they are not able to express themselves.

26-thousand jobs have been added by private employers over the year based on February employment numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The commission’s executive director Curt Eysink credits the job growth to a growing chemical industry in Louisiana…

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Eysink says this type of growth with the state’s labor force should continue for the next ten years.

Traps will be put out by the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry to track the invasive asian bug called the Emerald Ash Borer. Commissioner Mike Strain says they want to keep this insect from attacking the thousands of Ash trees in the Atchafalaya Basin, the Mississippi River delta and urban areas as well. He says the traps are large, purple sticky boxes that hang from trees…

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The beetle was discovered recently in Webster Parish and it kills ash trees.

State Police say a single vehicle crash in Franklin Parish has claimed the life of a Delhi woman. Authorities say, for unknown reasons, 52-year-old Teresa Wrather traveled off the roadway, struck a culvert, and her vehicle began to overturn. Wrather, who was unrestrained, was partially ejected. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

An 8th grade student from Buckeye High School in Deville has started an online petition to change the uniform policy in Rapides Parish. Jeff Palermo reports…:

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The state’s workforce commission says Louisiana set an employment record for the month of February. Scott Carwile has the story…

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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says a boating accident in St. Tammany Parish has left one man dead and a woman missing. They say the boat capsized on the Pearl River. The operator of the boat, 41-year-old Terry O’Keefe, Jr., died in the accident. Crews are continuing to search for 31-year-old Jonie Morgan of Folsom. Morgan’s three children, ages four, six, and eight, who were also on the boat were rescued by a couple of boatmen who witnessed the accident.

New Orleans Representative Walt Leger proposes legislation that would use Gulf oil spill money for possible long-term financing for Louisiana colleges. The state is expected to receive billions of dollars from BP to pay for economic damage caused by the spill. Leger says there is no time table on when the BP issue will be resolved, but is confident that the state will be successful…

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Leger feels a trust fund should be set up for colleges from recovery money received from the 2010 disaster.

14-year-old Brandon Richardson, an 8th grade student from Buckeye High School in Deville has started an online petition to change the uniform policy in Rapides Parish. School leaders assert the current policy exists so that students can be easily identified on field trips. But Richardson feels if everyone looks alike it could cause problems in crisis situations…

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Currently students are essentially only allowed to wear navy or khaki bottoms and white collared shirts.

New Orleans Representative Walt Leger proposes to use Gulf oil spill money for possible long-term financing for Louisiana colleges. The state is expected to receive billions of dollars from BP to pay for economic damage caused by the spill and legislators have already dedicated the first $1 billion of that money. Leger’s proposal would target money above that. He says his proposal would fund higher education moving forward…

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The state Board of Regents have thrown their support behind Leger’s proposal.

Louisiana private employers have added 26-thousand jobs over the year based on February employment numbers, according to he Louisiana Workforce Commission. Executive Director Curt Eysink says says the state’s unemployment rate rose in the second half of 2014 as the state saw a large increase in people looking for jobs…

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The unemployment rate for February was six-point-seven percent but it’s the second straight month it has declined.

The state department of agriculture and forestry will put out traps to track the invasive asian bug called the Emerald Ash Borer. Commissioner Mike Strain says the beetle, which is difficult to eradicate, is often transported into an area by infested firewood…

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The beetle was discovered recently in Webster Parish and it kills ash trees. Strain says the traps will be placed in high risk areas along the interstate, welcome centers and the Mississippi River delta.

An 8th grade student from Buckeye High School in Deville has started an online petition to change the uniform policy in Rapides Parish. Currently they are essentially only allowed to wear navy or khaki bottoms and white collared shirts. 14-year-old Brandon Richardson feels the current dress code is far too restrictive…

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School leaders assert the current policy exists so that students can be easily identified on field trips.