Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a statement urging parents to get their children vaccinated. A debate has erupted over whether parents should have the option on whether they want their child vaccinated. Jindal says science supports the effectiveness of vaccines and they keep children safe from potentially deadly but preventable diseases.

A first-grade school teacher in St. Francisville has been arrested by The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office for allegedly striking a student late last month. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Erin Foster says they met with school board officials regarding teacher complaints about 31 year-old Chanel Lemelle…
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Lamelle is charged with cruelty to juveniles.
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President Obama is proposing a change to the offshore revenue sharing plan that provides millions for Louisiana’s coastal restoration. The President wants to replace the plan with one that would take those dollars and spread them across the nation. Bad idea, says Senator Bill Cassidy, who also sits on the the Senate Appropriations and Energy committees…
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We have some more cold temperatures on the way, how will that affect Louisiana’s crawfish crop heading into Mardi Gras? Long term it should be OK, according to LSU Aquaculture Specialist Dr. Greg Lutz. Short term, the cold weather may keep crawfish from crawling into the traps set by crawfish farmer, and that affects their cost….
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So crawfish may be hard to find this weekend.

In the new federal budget, President Obama is proposing that offshore revenue sharing, which would provide Louisiana millions of dollars in revenue for coastal restoration, be replaced with a plan that would spread that money across the nation for various issues. Eric Gill has more…:
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The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says they are investigating the discovery of a body found floating in a body of water just off US 190 outside of Eunice. They reportedly believe it could be a woman who was reported missing from Allen Parish. We’ll have more on this as it develops.

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding low and moderate income tax payers they could be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit — the largest federal government benefit for workers. IRS spokeswoman Jodi Patterson says the EITC is a program designed to give extra money to people who don’t earn very much…:
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She says last year in Louisiana, 519,000 taxpayers took advantage of the EITC.

With cooler temperatures forecast for much of Louisiana this week, will that have an effect on the crawfish crop leading up to Mardi Gras? LSU Aquaculture Specialist Dr. Greg Lutz says, in the long term, there shouldn’t be a problem because of their ability to adapt to cold. However, in the short term, Lutz says the cold temps could cause issues…:
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He says you may have a hard time finding crawfish this weekend or at least an increased price.

In a new federal budget, President Obama is proposing that offshore revenue sharing, which would provide Louisiana millions of dollars for coastal restoration, be replaced with a plan that would spread that money across the nation for various issues. Senator Bill Cassidy says it seems the president doesn’t care about the people affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita…:
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The president’s proposal would strip Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states of revenue promised by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act which is scheduled to go into effect in 2017.

The office of Governor Bobby Jindal says they’re in southwest Louisiana today. Jindal will be making an economic development announcement at the Development Alliance this afternoon in Lake Charles.

The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a first-grade teacher for allegedly striking a student late last month. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Department of Children and Family Services released the names and photos of 14 non-custodial parents who owe nearly half a million dollars in past-due child support. You can view the poster at dcfs.louisiana.gov.

The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a first-grade teacher for allegedly striking a student . Witnesses reported seeing 31-year-old Chanel Lemelle of Bains Lower Elementary in St. Francisville, berate, kick, and slap a student. Sheriff’s spokesperson Erin Foster says they met with school board officials regarding teacher complaints about Lemelle…:
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Lemelle is charged with cruelty to juveniles.

The Alexandria Police Department says a man and woman have been charged with 1st degree murder in the death of a 9 month old child. They say the baby died in March of last year and the case was brought before a grand jury this month who decided to indict the mother and stepfather for murder. Michelle Cotten and Bill Cotten, both 21 years old of Eunice, were booked today and are being held on a million dollars bond each.

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services released the 2015 Louisiana Child Support Most Wanted poster. It features the names and photos of 14 non-custodial parents who owe nearly half a million dollars in past-due child support. You can view the poster online at dcfs.louisiana.gov and if you know the whereabouts of a person on it please contact authorities.

Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore wants to see Louisiana implement an air monitoring system, paid for by private companies. Honore, who was in charge of military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, now leads a coalition of environmental groups called the Green Army. He says the state has 150 chemical plants and no system in place to monitor what they put into the air…:
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The Green Army proposes a series of sensors to be installed outside of chemical plants, monitoring the air quality.

The man who led the military’s response in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina says he is thinking about running for governor. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Looks like the upward trend in the gasoline price is officially hitting us this week. According to the American Automobile Association the current statewide average price for a gallon of regular is $1.90 which is up 2 cents from yesterday.

Governor Bobby Jindal’s numbers have slipped among Iowa Republican voters according to Bloomberg Politics and the Des Moines Register. When asked who their first choice would be for a presidential candidate, just two-percent said Jindal. But Pollster Ann Selzer says it’s too early to count Jindal out, but he does have a long road ahead of him…:
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Jindal has not officially announced he’s running for president. This afternoon the Governor will be in Lake Charles to make an economic development announcement at 1:30.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office says a teacher in the community is behind bars for allegedly being sexually involved with a student. Lt. Tommy Carnline says detectives received a warrant to search the home of 28-year-old Donald Gene Parker III…:
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Parker’s charges including pornography involving juveniles and indecent behavior with juveniles. He is a teacher at Glenmora High School according to their website.

A new poll conducted by the Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics show that Governor Bobby Jindal’s numbers have slipped among Iowa Republican voters. Scott Carwile reports…

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The St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office says a private healthcare company nurse, who serves the parish jail, is under arrest for conspiring to bring contraband into the facility. 26-year-old Tiffany Sonnier of Jeanerette admitted to the conspiracy to authorities. Sonnier is charged with introducing contraband into a penal institution and possession of Adderall. Officers found the narcotics in her possession during the booking process.

Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore wants to see Louisiana implement an air monitoring system. He says the state has 150 chemical plants and no system in place to monitor what they put into the air. Honore says this automated air monitoring system should be paid for by the energy industry…

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Honore, who was in charge of military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, now leads a coalition of environmental groups called the Green Army.

State Treasurer John Kennedy says Louisiana is in danger of seeing its credit score drop from stable to negative. He says the report, from Moody’s Investors Service, pointed to Louisiana’s multiple fiscal challenges including the $330 million dollar revenue forecast drop. But Kennedy while a downgrade is not certain, it’ll be up to the legislature to make some changes next session…

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Kennedy says states have credit ratings just as individuals do.

State Treasurer John Kennedy says Louisiana is in danger of seeing a drop in its credit score. Michelle Southern reports…

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The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a first-grade teacher for allegedly striking a student late last month. Authorities say a witness reported seeing 31-year-old Chanel Lemelle of Baton Rouge, a teacher at Bains Lower Elementary in St. Francisville, berate, kick, and slap a first-grade student. Lemelle surrendered to authorities and was booked on a count of cruelty to juveniles. Lemelle resigned from her position last week.

A new Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics poll shows only two percent of respondents chose Governor Bobby Jindal when asked for their first choice in a presidential candidate. Jindal has yet to officially announce his candidacy for president. Pollster Ann Selzer says, if he is going to run, it would probably benefit Jindal to make a few more trips to Iowa to make more of an impression on voters there…

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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker lead the poll with 16-percent, followed by Kentucky Senator Rand Paul with 15-percent.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office says 28-year-old Donald Gene Parker III, an educator at a Rapides Parish high school, is behind bars for allegedly having inappropriate sexual relations with a juvenile student. Lt Tommy Carnline says as soon as the person made the complaint to the police department, Parker found out about it somehow…

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Carnline says Parker faces several charges including 1 count of indecent behavior with juveniles and 3 counts of intimidating a witness.

State Treasurer John Kennedy says Louisiana could see a drop in its credit score. Kennedy says Moody’s Investors Service have said that if we don’t get our financial house in order, they will downgrade us from stable to negative. He says they point out that for 7 years we’ve spent more money than we took in…

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Kennedy says it’s not inevitable that we’ll be downgraded, but it’ll be up to the legislature to make some changes next session.

Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore wants private companies to pay for an air monitoring system in Louisiana. Honore now leads a coalition called the Green Army that proposes a series of sensors to be installed outside of chemical plants, monitoring air quality. Honore says if something goes wrong, the sensors can notify nearby residents. He says the current method is not trust worthy…

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Honore says he’ll seek to have the state legislature pass what he calls a 21st Century Clean Air Bill.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office says a teacher is behind bars for allegedly having inappropriate sexual relations with a juvenile student. Lt Tommy Carnline says the complaint came from the Glenmora Police Department who asked their deputies to investigate 28-year-old Donald Gene Parker III…

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Carnline says Parker faces many charges including 1 count of pornography involving juveniles, 1 count of indecent behavior with juveniles.

A new poll show that Governor Bobby Jindal’s numbers have slipped among Iowa Republican voters. In the poll, Jindal got just two-percent of respondents when asked for their first choice in a presidential candidate. Pollster Ann Selzer says it’s important for Jindal to speak in a distinctive voice…

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The poll, conducted by the Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics, also showed the governor’s unfavorable numbers rose to 20-percent.

State Treasurer John Kennedy says Louisiana is in danger of seeing a drop in its credit score. Moody’s Investors Service warned that the state’s recent reductions in revenue estimates are a “credit negative.” Kennedy says states have credit ratings just as individuals do…

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Kennedy says Moody’s is one of the major credit rating agencies and they’ve essentially fired a warning shot at Louisiana saying that if we don’t get our financial house in order, they will downgrade us from stable to negative.

A new poll conducted by the Des Moines Register and Bloomberg Politics shows that Governor Bobby Jindal’s numbers have slipped among Iowa Republican voters. Jindal got two-percent of respondents when asked for their first choice in a presidential candidate. Pollster Ann Selzer says it’s too early to count Jindal out, but he does have some work to do…

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Jindal also received two-percent when respondents were asked for their second choice.

Retired Lieutenant General Russel Honore wants to see Louisiana implement an air monitoring system, paid for by private companies. Honore, who was in charge of military relief efforts after Hurricane Katrina, now leads a coalition of environmental groups called the Green Army. Honore says the state has 150 chemical plants and no system in place to monitor what they put into the air…

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The Green Army proposes a series of sensors to be installed outside of chemical plants, monitoring the air quality. Honore says he’ll seek to have the state legislature pass what he calls a 21st Century Clean Air Bill.