Southwest Louisiana is once again getting a major economic boost as another LNG company announces plans to build a $4 billion dollar processing complex and export terminal at Calcasieu Pass. Venture Global says the project will create 100 new direct jobs. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says this is a cherry on top of a loaded sundae…

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Officials say this facility will put Cameron Parish at the forefront of liquefied natural gas trade.

Angola warden Burl Cain says he’s considering running for governor. Cain says the thought of running for governor first came up a year ago, when he performed well in a poll on the 2015 governor’s race. The warden says there’s road signs encouraging him to run

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He’s says he’ll think and pray about it, but he’s not sure when he’ll make a final decision.

Residents are being warned by the Department of Children and Family Services of a possible phone scam that could lead to a breach of your credit card. DCFS Executive Council Charlie Dirks says a caller reportedly tells the listener that they would get a $100 Wal Mart gift card at their local food stamp office if they provided a credit card number for a $1.95 charge. He says someone showed up at their Iberia Parish Office looking for their gift card…

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He says if you get a call like this you should let someone know.

With Christmas two weeks away, many people are struggling with keeping their Christmas trees fresh. LSU AgCenter Forestry Specialist, Don Reed, says where you place your tree is important…

cut 5 (09) “with heat”

He says hydration is the key, so make sure you’re watering your Christmas tree often.

The Department of Children and Family Services is warning residents of a possible phone scam that could lead to a breech of your credit card. DCFS Executive Council Charlie Dirks says the reported scam starts with the caller saying if credit card information was provided, the listener would get a $100 gift card to Wal-Mart…

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Dirks says they never participate in giveaways and they never ask for credit card information from clients.

Angola warden Burl Cain says he’s thinking about running for governor. The 72-year-old Republican says he’s receiving encouragement to run and he’s weighing his options…

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Cain says the thought of running for governor first came up a year ago, when he performed well in a poll on the 2015 governor’s race.
As Christmas approaches, many people struggle with keeping their Christmas trees fresh. LSU AgCenter Forestry Specialist, Don Reed, says hydration is the key for a fresh tree. He says the most important thing is to make sure you set the base of your tree in water as soon as possible…

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Reed also says to keep your tree away from heat sources, as that will cause your tree to dry out prematurely.

There were no jackpot winners in the two big lottery drawings last night according to the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. Saturday’s multistate Powerball jackpot rises to $70 million and the Louisiana Lotto jackpot will climb to $275,000.

State education officials announce that Louisiana has been awarded a federal grant of up to $32 million over four years to provide new and improved Pre-K classes…
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Yet another house fire, and yet another death in the state; this one this morning in Roseland. Once fire fighters got inside, they found the body of sixty year-old Woodrow H. Ford Jr. in a recliner. The State Fire Marshal’s Office reports the home had no working smoke detectors.

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The United Health Foundation released its 25th annual America’s Health Rankings and once again Louisiana is 48th in the nation. Dr. Catherine Palmier, Chief Medical Officer for the Foundation’s East Region, says Louisiana has a very high rate of preventable hospitalizations…:
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She says the state’s obesity rate is also rather high.

There will be a mayor on the ballot for the Lt. Governor’s race next year, and that will be Baton Rouge Democratic Mayor Kip Holden. Holden says he already has contacts all over the state wanting to get his name out there to show the voters he’s ready…
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Holden says he plans to focus on promoting the smaller towns in the state.

A huge federal grant of up to $32 millions dollars over 4 years for education has been awarded to the state. The grant will be for new and improved Pre-K classes to thousands of additional children. State Superintendent John White says it will also provide teachers with a higher education level…
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About 44 percent of Pre-K kids cannot recognize all the letters of the alphabet or count to 20.

One of the most popular mayors in the state has announced he is running for Lt. Governor. Baton Rouge Mayor Democrat Kip Holden is the only mayor in the city’s history to carry every precinct and many Republican voters. He says he can reach out to all people of every race and party…
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As the United Health Foundation releases its 25th annual America’s Health Rankings showing Louisiana again this year is 48th in the nation, there is some good news. The children in poverty numbers are down, while physical activity and immunization numbers of teens are up…
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That’s Dr. Catherine Palmier, Chief Medical Officer for the Foundation’s East Region.

It’s being reported that the University of Michigan has reached out to LSU Head Coach Les Miles’ agent in regard to their football coach vacancy. Tiger Rag editor Robert Stewart isn’t surprised that Miles’ alma mater is gauging his interest once again…
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And Stewart adds the Michigan football program is not healthy.

A huge federal grant of up to $32 millions dollars over 4 years for education has been awarded to the state. The grant will to new and improved pre-K classes to thousands of additional children. State Superintendent John White says it will also provide teachers with a higher education level…
CUT 4 (06) Q: ‘got to change’
About 44 percent of Pre-K kids cannot recognize all the letters of the alphabet or count to 20.

One of the most popular mayors in the state has announced he is running for Lt. Governor. Baton Rouge Mayor Democrat Kip Holden is the only mayor in the city’s history to carry every precinct and many Republican voters. He says he can reach out to all people of every race and party…
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As the United Health Foundation releases its 25th annual America’s Health Rankings showing Louisiana again this year is 48th in the nation, there is some good news. The children in poverty numbers are down, while physical activity and immunization numbers of teens are up…
CUT 8 (09) Q: “really good”
That’s Dr. Catherine Palmier, Chief Medical Officer for the Foundation’s East Region.

It’s being reported that the University of Michigan has reached out to LSU Head Coach Les Miles’ agent in regard to their football coach vacancy. Tiger Rag editor Robert Stewart isn’t surprised that Miles’ alma mater is gauging his interest once again…
CUT 9 (08) “farther than this”
And Stewart adds the Michigan football program is not healthy.

All smiles from State Superintendent of Education John White, as Louisiana has been awarded a huge federal grant to help education. He says Louisiana 44-percent of Louisiana kids coming into kindergarten can’t recognize all the letters of the alphabet or even count to 20…
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That grant is up to $32 million over four years.

The University of Michigan has reportedly contacted LSU’ s Les Miles’ agent about their head coach vacancy. But Tiger Rag Editor Robert Stewart is telling Tiger fans, Michigan football is a mess right now…
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And Stewart says Miles’ family is well entrenched here.

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The United Health Foundation released its 25th annual America’s Health Rankings and once again Louisiana is 48th in the nation…
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A report released today show a large majority of TOPS money is going to white students. The Board of Regents numbers show 79 percent of recipients are white, and 58 percent are women, and come mostly from household making $70 thousand to $99 thousand dollars annually.

The United Health Foundation released its 25th annual America’s Health Rankings and once again Louisiana is 48th in the nation. Dr. Catherine Palmier, Chief Medical Officer for the Foundation’s East Region, says we have an extremely high incidence of low birthweight babies…:
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She says other factors keeping our rank near the bottom in the nation is the high rate of obesity at 33% of the population, physical inactivity which is 30% and smoking which at 23%.

Governor Bobby Jindal today announced Venture Global will invest $4.25 billion dollars to build a new liquefaction processing complex and liquefied natual gas export terminal on the Calcasieu Ship Channel at Calcasieu Pass. He says the project will create 100 new direct jobs with an average salary of $70,000 a year.

State education officials announce that Louisiana has been awarded a federal grant of up to $32 million over four years to provide new and improved pre-k classes for over 10,000 children. State Education Superintendent John White says the grant is a tremendous step forward for the state. He says this grant will help address the demand issues for availability in the early childhood education system in the state…:
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Louisiana is one of 13 states to receive this grant.

There are reports once again that LSU Coach Les Miles’ agent has been contacted by University of Michigan officials about the coaching job there but Tiger Rag Editor Robert Stewart says the Tiger coach and his family have entrenched themselves in Louisiana and it would be difficult to leave…:
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