Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a release saying he has a plan to get Louisiana out of Common Core. The governor will be unveiling his idea to remove the state from the education standards this afternoon at 12:30.

Residents will soon have to pay more for flood insurance. Scott Carwile has more…:
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A Natchitoches man is under arrest for simple battery and hate crimes after an incident at a local business. 35-year-old Roderick Rachal was booked into the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center. Police Captain Chris Payne says responding officers spoke to a female victim that said a man she did not know grabbed her buttocks…:
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Because Rachal targeted a specific race and gender, he was additionally charged with hate crimes.

Latest employment numbers show that there were 7500 less people working in January than in December, ending a long streak of monthly employment gains. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink says
says the drop in oil prices has caused about 1,000 layoffs over the past few months…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal is looking at selling tobacco settlement money that would result in an estimated 750-million dollars in cash. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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State Police say a former detective with the Ville Platte Police Department has been arrested on multiple charges. Authorities say Nathanial Savoy, who also owns a roofing business, was allegedly spotted on surveillance video stealing roofing materials from a local business. He was reportedly in a police unit when the crime was committed. Savoy was booked on simple burglary, malfeasance in office, and tampering with evidence, among other charges. Savoy resigned from the department Monday.

Residents will soon have to pay more for flood insurance as the result of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that were passed by Congress last year. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says these changes are complicated, so you may want to get some advice…

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He says premiums could rise as much as 25-percent and property owners will have to pay an annual surcharge. The changes go into effect April 1.

State Police say an Alabama trucker died when he was run over by a trooper who was looking for him in Madison Parish. Sgt. James Anderson says 47-year-old David Watford of Cottonwood, Alabama was walking in the middle of the road when he was struck by a trooper driving a Tahoe. He says an investigation into the crash is underway…

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Watford was pronounced dead at the scene.

Latest employment numbers show that there were 7500 less people working in January than in December, ending a long streak of monthly employment gains. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one dead and another injured. They say when officers responded they found that 50-year-old Jerome Buckner, Sr. and an unidentified woman had been shot. Buckner was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman was transported to a local. Authorities identified and questioned the alleged shooter, but no charges have been filed at this time.

Governor Bobby Jindal is looking at selling the remainder of a multi-billion dollar settlement from tobacco manufacturers to help with the state’s $1.6 billion budget deficit. The Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, voted to begin the process of selling the tobacco settlement. House Speaker Chuck Kleckley says the sale will need legislative approval, which means several public hearings on the issue…

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The money under discussion is from a 1998 settlement involving tobacco companies who paid billions of dollars to numerous states for health care costs associated with smoking.

A truck driver from Alabama died when he was run over by a state trooper who was looking for him in Madison Parish, according to State Police. Sgt. James Anderson says 47-year-old David Watford of Cottonwood, Alabama was walking in the middle of the road wearing blue jeans and a camouflage shirt when the trooper in a Tahoe approached…

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Anderson says Watford was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

Flood insurance premiums are about to go up. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says premium hikes for primary residences are capped at 18-percent each year and If you have a camp, you can expect an even higher premium boost…

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In addition to the rate increases, property owners will have to pay a surcharge, $25 per year for your primary residence and $250 for businesses, rentals, or secondary residences. The increases will go into effect April 1.

In an effort to help the state’s budget problems, Governor Bobby Jindal is looking at selling the remainder of a multi-billion dollar settlement from tobacco manufacturers. State Treasurer John Kennedy says the Jindal administration has raided all other pots of money and this is the last one left…

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Despite Kennedy’s concerns, the Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation voted to begin the process of selling the tobacco settlement.

New employment numbers show that there were 7500 less people working in January than in December in the state. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink says even though there was the typical job drop that you see in January, we’re still employing far more people this year than we were this time last year…:

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Louisiana’s unemployment rate for January is 7-percent.

State Police say a truck driver from Alabama died when he was run over by a trooper who was looking for him in Madison Parish. Sgt. James Anderson says they received a report early Tuesday morning that an 18-wheeler was stuck in the lane of travel on US Highway 65 about 6 miles north of Tallulah…

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Anderson says 47-year-old David Watford of Cottonwood, Alabama was pronounced dead at the scene.

Governor Bobby Jindal is looking at selling the remainder of a multi-billion dollar settlement from tobacco manufacturers to help the state’s budget problems. The Jindal administration says it could be used finance the TOP’s scholarship program for the next seven to eight years, but State Treasurer John Kennedy doesn’t like this idea…

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The money under discussion is from a 1998 settlement.

Latest employment numbers show that there were 7500 less people working in January than in December in Louisiana, ending a long streak of monthly employment gains. Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink says it’s not unusual to see a decline in jobs at the start of the year…

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At 7 percent the unemployment rate for January ranked as the third highest among states.

Residents will soon have to pay more for flood insurance. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the increases are the result of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program that were passed by Congress last year. He says the premium hikes for primary residences are capped at 18-percent each year…

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He says premium increases for second residences, commercial, and rental properties are capped at 25-percent per year. In addition to the rate increases, property owners will have to pay a surcharge, $25 per year for your primary residence and $250 for businesses, rentals, or secondary residences. Donelon says the increases will go into effect April 1.

Calcasieu, Jackson, and Central School systems were the leaders in the state for the percentage of opt-outs during Monday’s first day of statewide PARCC testing. Jackson Parish had an opt-out rate of 13-percent, Calcasieu at 12 percent, and eight-percent was for Central…
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That’s Central School Superintendent Michael Faulk who says false social media information had a lot to do with the numbers.

Fake information is out about the town of Dequincy, claiming they passed a law to make polygamy legal. The bogus news item showed up from -quote- “The News Examiner”, and Mayor Lawrence Henagan says it was pretty obvious the story was not real…
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He adds the stories are just getting old.
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A State Police investigation into criminal activity at Jackson Parish Hospital has lead to the arrest of four people, three of which were hospital employees. Sgt. James Anderson says investigators discovered different forms of criminal activity going on at the hospital…
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Arrested were a husband a wife; Cody and Elizabeth Cheatwood, along with Vickie Booker and the former hospital pharmacist Aaron Nash.

There’s new information out about a viral photo showing a man abandoning his dog at a Slidell gas station, then driving away. The Humane Society of Louisiana Director Jeff Dorson says, with the help of some witnessed, they believe they have tracked down the owner….
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Nearly eight percent of students in the Central School system opted-out during Monday’s first day of statewide PARCC testing…
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A unrestrained driver from Napoleonville man has died in a high-speed single vehicle crash, resulting from his attempt to flee from Assumption Sheriff’s Deputies that were trying to pull him over for speeding. Twenty-one year-old Darrell Thomas lost control on Highway 308 right before the LaFourche Parish line, crashing into a utility pole. He died later at a local hospital.
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The City of DeQuincy is the target of more fake news items, this time “The News Examiner” is claiming polygamy is now legal. Other articles in the past have claimed that the city was being attacked by gay zombies on bath salts and that officials had banned twerking. Mayor Lawrence Henagan says the writer needs to visit the southwest Louisiana town…
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A photo of a concerned citizen that’s gone viral of a man appearing to be abandoning his dog, and driving off from a Slidell gas station is getting a lot of attention. The Humane Society of Louisiana Director Jeff Dorson says they have some new information about the identity of the owner…
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The picture showed the dog chasing the truck as he drove away.

In yesterday’s first day of Common Core testing, there was a 1 percent opt-out rate state-wide. Of that 1 percent, there was an 13 percent opt out for Jackson parish , 12 percent for Calcasieu, and 8 percent for the Central School District near Baton Rouge. Central School Superintendent Michael Faulk says social media information played a role…
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Payroll fraud and illegal drug distribution at Jackson Parish hopital has led to four people being arrested. State Police Sgt. James Anderson says a former pharmacist, a wife -who was a former employee and her husband-who is a former Jackson Parish deputy were charged…
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That State Police investigation continues.
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The Mayor of Dequincy says he’s not concerned about a fake news site once again targeting the city with an article claiming they’ve passed some ridiculous law.
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New state job numbers are out, and the Louisiana unemployment rate went from 7 percent to 7.2 percent in December, mainly due to an increase in the number of job seekers. this is well above the 5.5 percent we had in January of 2014.