Tonight voters will finally see a US Senate debate featuring all three major candidates. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley expects Senator Mary Landrieu to be aggressive since polls show she’s trailing Congressman Bill Cassidy in a potential runoff…

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Retired Air Force Colonel Rob Maness will also participate. The debate will be televised statewide on LPB stations.

Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a state of emergency as a result of the severe weather that moved the through the state on Monday. Kevin Davis, director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency preparedness, says Ouachita Parish is cleaning up from a possible tornado or damaging straight line winds…

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Davis says some areas experienced 60 mile per hour winds when the storm system moved through.

A judge in Baton Rouge grants a temporary restraining order that keeps the ashes from the incineration of a Dallas Ebola victim’s belongings from being disposed in a Calcasieu Parish landfill. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell sought the order that was supported by state officials, including House Speaker Chuck Kleckley, who is a lawmaker from Lake Charles…

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The company that owns the landfill involved in this controversy released a statement that says it will not take take the Ebola waste, until state officials determined it would not pose a health threat.

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal issued a state of emergency for 15 parishes because of the strong storms passing through the state. The line of thunderstorms has already caused power outages and property damage, and Marty Mayeaux (My-you) with the National Weather Service in Shreveport received many damage reports from Ouachita Parish…

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In Southeast Louisiana, most parishes are under a tornado watch until 10 pm tonight. However, once the storms pass through, Louisiana will feel the effects of the front…

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That’s Gavin Phillips from the National Weather Service in Slidell.

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Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell seeks a court order to prevent Ebola waste from entering Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The investigation continues into a train-car crash that killed three people in the overnight hours of Sunday morning in White Castle. Thirty-seven year-old Clifton Davis, 33 year-old Andrea Foster and 25 year-old Courtney Canada were all killed in the accident.

Top story of the day has been the weather, and the volatile storms ahead of a cold front pushing through the state. Gavin Phillips with the National Weather Service Office in Slidell says, even though the wind and rain is rather rough, …

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Meanwhile, the National Weather Service Office in Shreveport reports numurous damage spots in North Louisiana, particularly Monroe. They will be sending out crews to determing whether or not there was a tornado…

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The University of Louisiana at Monroe reported some damage, and was closed earlier today. They will reopen at 11 am tomorrow. Governor Bobby Jindal has issed a state of emergency for 15 parishes because of the storm.

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Officials in Sabine Parish believe a ten-month-old child spent three days living underneath her father’s deceased body. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A state judge has granted a request for a temporary restraining order by Attorney General Buddy Caldwell to block the disposal of the incinerated personal belongings of a Dallas Ebola victim in a Calcasieu Parish landfill…

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The hearing on the matter is October 22nd.

A cold front continues to move across the state today bringing thunderstorm activity along the frontal edge. Gavin Phillips, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says the front began rolling through northwest Louisiana earlier today…

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With the rain and gusty winds, Marty Mayeaux (MY you) from the National Weather Service Office in Shreveport says power outages are widespread across the state, with outages being reported in Central and Northwest Louisiana, with Monroe being hit really hard…

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ULM is closed because of the damages and power outages, because of weather, until tomorrow morning at 11 am. Once the front DOES move through we can expect much cooler and dryer conditions, and less humidity.

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A temporary restraining order has been granted by a state judge to stop the disposal of the incinerated personal belongings of a Dallas Ebola victim from going into a Calcasieu Parish landfill. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell issued the request to block it, because he says there are too many unanswered questions…

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The hearing is set for October 22nd.

A 10 month-old baby from North Louisiana is recovering after spending almost 3 days stuck under her dead father, who had a heart attack, then fell on top of the infant resting on the bed. Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers says the baby was found with an indentation on her forehead…

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KSLA-TV in Shrevpeort reports the baby has been released from the hospital earlier today.

A strong line of thunderstorms moving across the state has knocked out power and caused property damage in North Louisiana. Marty Mayeaux (My-you) with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says they are receiving a lot of damage reports, especially from Ouachita Parish…

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Meanwhile, Gavin Phillips from the National Weather Service Office in Slidell says once the front moves through, you can expect to feel fall-like temperatures, as they will begin to drop in north and Central Louisiana tonight…

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Right now, the tornado watches include southwest Louisiana in effect until 7 pm and southeast Louisiana until 10 o’clock tonight.

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A ten-month-old infant is recovering at a hospital in Shreveport after she spent nearly three days under her father’s body. Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers says 43-year-old Jason Fields of Pleasant Hill suffered a massive heart attack in her bedroom and fell back on top of the infant, who was resting on the bed…

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A few blisters, and some hydration, but otherwise the baby is reportedly doing fine.

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell plans on seeking a temporary restraining order to stop incinerated personal belongings of a Dallas Ebola Virus victim from going to a to a Calcasieu Parish landfill. Caldwell says there’s a safer way to dispose of it, instead of bringing it across state lines…

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The landfill has also announced they will not accept the ashes until state officials say it’s OK.

Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell plans to file a temporary restraining order to prevent Ebola waste from entering Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A cold front continues to move across the state today bringing thunderstorm activity along the frontal edge. Gavin Phillips, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says says thunderstorm activity will be heavy, at times, but it will be brief…

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Tornado watches have been issued for most of north Louisiana until 2PM and for southwest Louisiana until 7PM.

A ten-month-old Pleasant Hill girl is recovering at a Shreveport hospital after she spent nearly three days under her dead father’s body. Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers says 43-year-old Jason Fields suffered a massive heart attack in his bedroom and fell back on top of the infant, who was resting on the bed. The coroner believes the heart attack was so severe that Fields was dead before he fell back on the child…

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He says there was a five-year-old child also in the home, but it took him three days to alert a neighbor about what happened. Rivers says at last report, the infant is doing okay.

The Louisiana Attorney General wants a state judge to stop the disposal of the incinerated personal belongings of a Dallas Ebola victim from going into a Calcasieu Parish landfill. AG Buddy Caldwell says there are too many unknowns at this point and it’s absurd to transport potentially hazardous Ebola waste across state lines…

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Caldwell says they filed a temporary restraining order to keep the Ebola waste out of Louisiana, but it might not be needed. Chemical Waste Management in Lake Charles says it has no plans to accept the ash from the Ebola patient.

A cold front continues to move across the state today bringing thunderstorm activity along the frontal edge. Gavin Phillips, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says this front has caused a Tornado Watch to be issued earlier today for north Louisiana…

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A Tornado watch has been issued for most of north Louisiana until 2PM and for southwest Louisiana until 7PM.

A ten-month-old infant is recovering at a hospital in Shreveport after spending nearly three days under her father’s body after the father suffered a fatal heart attack. Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers says little Betty Jean Fields, was dehydrated, suffering from blisters on her skin, and there was an indentation on her forehead from her father’s body lying on top of her…

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Rivers says as of the last report received, the infant is doing okay.

Three people were killed in a crash with a train in White Castle early Sunday morning. 37-year-old Clifton Davis, 33-year-old Andrea Foster, and 25-year-old Courtney Canada were killed when the car they were in was hit by a freight train. White Castle Police are investigating the incident and say it is possible the victims were trying to beat the train or simply disregarded the signals.

Former Governor Edwin Edwards has yet to run any television or radio ads in his bid for the 6th District Congressional race. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Edwards will likely make a runoff , but he’ll need to spend some money and probably get on TV to win it…

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According to Edwards last campaign finance report, he had 145-thousand dollars in cash on hand.

A ten-month old Pleasant Hill infant is recovering at a Shreveport hospital after spending nearly three days under his father’s dead body. Sabine Parish Deputy Coroner Ron Rivers says 43-year-old Jason Fields suffered a massive heart attack and fell back on top of the infant who was resting on the bed…

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He says there was a 5-year-old also in the home, but it took him three days to alert a neighbor about what happened.

The Louisiana Attorney General’s office warns residents of a scam that attempts to victimize Entergy residential customers and small business owners. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A cold front continues to move across the state today bringing thunderstorm activity along the frontal edge. Gavin Phillips, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says the front began rolling through northwest Louisiana earlier today…

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A tornado watch is in effect in north Louisiana until 2PM.

A State Police sergeant faces charges of DWI and hit-and-run driving after causing another vehicle to flip onto its roof on Interstate 10. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A 10-month-old Pleasant Hill girl is hostpitalized after spending up to three days trapped under her father’s dead body. They say little Betty Jean Fields was found dehydrated and with blistering skin. Sabine Parish Officials believe the child’s father, 43-year-old Jason Fields, who had a history of cardiac problems, fell backward on his bed and died instantly, falling on top of his daughter. The child is expected to make a full recovery.

The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office plans to file for a temporary restraining order this morning to stop the disposal of a Dallas Ebola victim’s incinerated personal belongings in a Louisiana landfill. It’s reported that six truckloads of potential Ebola contaminated material collected from Thomas Duncan’s apartment were incinerated Friday and scheduled to be transported to a Calcasieu Parish hazardous waste landfill for final disposal.

The AG’s Consumer Protection Section is investigating reports of scammers targeting Entergy resident customers and small business owners. Amanda Larkins, with the A-G’s office, says if someone contacts you claiming to be from a utility company and uses high pressure tactics to force immediate payment, the best thing to do is hang up…

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Entergy will place courtesy calls to customers at risk of disconnection, but they’ll never demand immediate payment.

We’re a little more than three weeks away from the November election and voters in the 6th District have yet to see or hear a commercial from congressional candidate, Former Governor Edwin Edwards. Michelle Southern reports…

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The state’s Attorney General’s Office will take legal action to try to stop the disposal of a Dallas Ebola victim’s incinerated personal belongings in a Louisiana landfill. A reported six truckloads of potential Ebola contaminated material collected from Thomas Duncan’s apartment were incinerated Friday and scheduled to be transported to a Calcasieu Parish hazardous waste landfill for final disposal. The AG’s Office plans to file for a temporary restraining order this morning.

A Louisiana State Police Sergeant, who caused a crash on Interstate 10 early Saturday morning, faces charges of DWI and hit and run. State Police Captain Doug Cain says 34-year-old Damien Dyson Sr of Baton Rouge’s blood alcohol content was over twice the legal limit. He says the driver of the vehicle that Dyson hit, survived the crash despite his vehicle ending up on its roof….

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Dyson was booked into the Ascension Parish jail and immediately placed on administrative leave.

A cold front will move through the state today, bringing us more fall like weather. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this front will give us high temperatures in the 70s across the state tomorrow…

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Keim says before the cooler temperatures we’ll get rain and there’s the potential of severe weather today. A Tornado Watch is in effect for north Louisiana until 2 o’clock this afternoon.