Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order to ensure that teachers can publicly complain about Common Core. Jeff Palermo has more…

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It’s a tragedy that hit hard this morning in Kenner, as a father accidently ran over and killed his one year-old baby in the driveway of his home. Unbeknown to the father, the little girl had crawled under the car through the open front door as his wife was helping him set his GPS.

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There’s a new national campaign to lure former residents back to Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret says “Come Home, Louisiana” is targeting Louisiana natives who are living out of state…

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Moret says there are just more jobs than workers right now.

American Horror Story: Freak Show, the FX anthology series shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly expects this show should be as successful as American Horror Story: The Coven which was also shot in The Big Easy…:

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The show airs tonight at 9 pm.

Governor Bobby Jindal has issued an executive order to protect a teacher’s right to freedom of speech, after hearing about a Rapides Parish teacher expressing concerns about Common Core on her Facebook Page…

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That’s Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesman Les Landon, who says he supports the governor’s order.

The highly-anticipated anthology series shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight on FX. American Horror Story: Freak Show is about a traveling sideshow troupe of “mistakes of nature” as the script says. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly says people from all over the nation enjoy shows filmed shot here…:
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The show airs tonight at 9 pm.

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Louisiana Economic Development has launched “Come Home, Louisiana”, a nationwide campaign to bring back former residents back to the Bayou State. Eric Gill reports…

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A single vehicle crash in Terrebonne Parish this morning has claimed the lives of two unrestrained passengers from Gray on Louisiana Highway 182. State Police twenty-three Jerome Evans and 31 year-old Dontrell Boykin were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say fog was reported in the area.

A Rapides Parish teacher who was reprimanded for voicing her concerns over Common Core on her Facebook page has Governor Bobby Jindal issuing an executive order to protect a teacher’s right to freedom of speech. The Alexandria Town Talk published the story that says some teachers are scared to speak up.

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That’s Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesman Les Landon.

It’s time for former Louisiana residents to move back home; according to the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. The reason? There are more job openings here than there are residents…

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That’s LED Secretary Stephen Moret who says they have launched a national online and social media campaign called “Come Home, Louisiana.”

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In Jackson, Louisiana two teen-aged boys have been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a special needs girl at East Feliciana High School. Eighteen year-old Jacobey Johnson of Clinton and 18 year-old Breeon Lee of Jackson were each arrested for attempted aggrevated rape, and their bond was set at $200 thousand dollars each.

This story out of North Louisiana: In Shreveport, police have made three arrests following an under-cover operation targeting human trafficking and prostitution…

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That’s Shreveport Police Corporal Marcus Hines who adds there could be more arrests, as the investigation continues.

Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order to ensure that teachers can publicly complain about Common Core. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Louisiana State Police say a 29-year-old man from Cedar Hill, Texas walked into Troop I in Lafayette this week with a Glock in a leather holster on his hip and told troopers he wanted to turn himself in. They say once troopers noticed Allen Norris had a gun they took him into custody.

There are a bunch of new jobs coming to Louisiana and not even residents here to fill them up accorindg to the state Department of Economic Development. LED Secretary Stephen Moret says to try to remedy that they’ve launched “ComeHomeLouisiana.com” to try to talk natives who live in other states to come back…:
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The campaign is tied directly to LED’s new LouisianaJobConnection-dot-com website which matches job seekers with Louisiana jobs that match their skill set.

The FX Show American Horror Story: Freak Show, which was filmed in New Orleans, debuts tonight. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly says The Big Easy provides such a perfect backdrop for a horror show like this…:
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The show begins at 9pm.

Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order to protect teachers’ right to freedom of speech after hearing a teacher in Rapides Parish was “written up” by school administrators because she criticized Common Core on her Facebook Page. Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesperson Les LAndon supports Jindal’s action…:
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The Alexandria Town Talk published the story that claims a teacher was reprimanded for voicing her concerns over the education standards.

Shreveport PD arrests three people after an undercover operation targeting human trafficking and prostitution. 27-year-old Allen Nash of Dallas and 19-year-old Rodisha Johnson of New Orleans were booked. Corporal Marcus Hines says the suspect’s allegedly transported a person across state lines for the purpose of sex or prostitution…:
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The third suspect, 17-year-old Natay Barret of Dallas was arrested on one count of prostitution.

Louisiana Economic Development has launched “Come Home, Louisiana”, a nationwide campaign to lure former residents back to Louisiana to explore new employment opportunities. Eric Gill reports…:
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Louisiana Economic Development has launched a nationwide campaign to lure former residents back to Louisiana to explore new employment opportunities. LED Secretary Stephen Moret says “Come Home, Louisiana” is a campaign targeted at natives who are living out of state…:
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Moret says they’re doing this because more jobs are opening in Louisiana than can be filled by current residents.

A trial date has been set for the lawsuit which challenges the controversial law in Louisiana which requires abortion doctors to have admitting privlages at nearby hospitals. The case is scheduled to be heard on March 30th of next year but until then a temporary restraining order barring the state from penalizing doctors who are applying to have admitting privileges remains in effect.

American Horror Story: Freak Show, the FX anthology series which was shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight. This season the show is about a traveling carny sideshow troupe of “mistakes of nature” as the script says. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly expects this one will be as sucessful as American Horror Story: The Coven which was also shot in The Big Easy…:
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This American Horror Story season includes Academy Award winner Kathy Bates playing a beared lady, and Sarah Paulson with two heads. The spooky begins at 9pm.

During the SEC Media teleconference this morning, LSU coach Les Miles says he’s still not ready to name a starting quarterback for the game at Florida this weekend. Miles says both Brandon Harris and Anthony Jennings are performing well in practice and he’ll name a starter later in the week.

**DHH is reminding Louisianians with pets to make sure the animal is up to date on shots as the third case of rabies this YEAR has been reported out of the West Monroe area. **

A study done called the Wesleyan Media Project found that the US Senate race in Louisiana is the most negative campaign in the nation…:
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve made a second arrest in the case of the man who was shot to death over his cell phone. The latest suspect is 17-year-old Jordan Harris of Baton Rouge. 18-year-old James Mills was arrested Monday also in the death of 24-year-old Hancy Sanchez. Investigators say both suspects admitted to planning to rob the victim for his phone.

DHH is reminding Louisianians with pets to make sure the animal is up to date on shots as the third case of rabies this YEAR has been reported out of the West Monroe area. DHH State Veterinarian Dr. Gary Balsamo says your animals should avoid contact with wildlife, especially skunks and bats. He says if you think your pet is sick call your vet right away:
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Lots of people are starting to scoop up their Halloween costumes for 2014. Spirit Halloween is one of the season’s largest retailers in North America and spokeswoman Lisa Barrs says expect to see a lot of characters from Disney’s Frozen and of course because of a popular AMC show, zombies will be out in full force…:
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A new independent poll conducted on the 5th District Congressional race shows Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo with a slight lead in a very tight field. Scott Carwile reports…

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The Wesleyan Media Project is calling the US Senate race in Louisiana the most negative campaign in the country. Over a two week period, the Wall Street Journal found that 0% of the ads run by Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy were positive.

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office says several deputies were injured after being involved in crashes while in pursuit of a fleeing suspect. They say the officers were assisting the Jeanerette City Marshal’s Office in capturing 19-year-old Alvin Westly of Lafayette. Westley was arrested and taken into custody. Three Iberia Parish units were reportedly involved in crashes. The extent of the injuries to the deputies is unknown.

It looks like this year’s most popular movie and television show characters will be knocking on your doors looking for candy this year. Spirit Halloween is one of the season’s largest retailers in North America and spokeswoman Lisa Barr says there is a huge demand for costumes featuring characters from HBO’s Game of Thrones…

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Barr also says in their top 10 costume trends for the coming season are the usual Superheroes including Batman, Captain America, Spiderman, and Transformers.

The US Senate race in Louisiana is the most negative campaign in the country, according to analysis done by The Wesleyan Media Project. Co-director Erica Franklin Fowler says campaigns across the country are more negative this year, but she says in Louisiana BOTH Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bill Cassidy have opted against puppies and families in their commercials…

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She says it’s not surprising that Landrieu and Cassidy are going the negative route, considering the potential national ramifications of this race.

A new survey by Cygnal shows Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo has a slight lead in the 5th District Congressional race. Mayo polled 19-percent of the vote, followed by Republican incumbent Vance McAllister with 17-percent. Pollster Brent Buchanan says, with less than a month to go, this election is still too close to call…

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Over 20-percent of voters polled said they were undecided at this time.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals says a case of rabies has been confirmed in a dog in the West Monroe area. Michelle Southern reports…

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A man charged in the 2012 death and dismemberment of Bourbon Street dancer, Jaren Lockhart, has completed his federal prison term and is awaiting extradition to Louisiana. 41-year-old Terry Speaks was released from a New York federal prison yesterday on an unrelated charge. In August, Speaks and his alleged accomplice, 30-year-old Margaret Sanchez were indicted on several charges, including second degree murder, in Lockhart’s death.