Bruce Greenstein, Governor Bobby Jindal’s former Health and Hospitals Secretary, has been indicted by a grand jury for perjury. The DA’s office says Greenstien is accused of lying under oath about having contact with his former employer CNSI before the company was granted a huge Medicaid contract. Greenstein’s attorney John McLindon says his client has never denied being friends with his former co-workers…:
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But the prosecution calls this large scale corruption which won’t be tolerated in Louisiana.

The US Coast Guard says they are looking for two missing shrimpers south of Southwest Pass. They say a boat capsized around 4pm Tuesday and four crew members were thrown into the water. Two members of the shrimp boat were rescued but the search continues for the other two near the mouth of the Mississippi River.

A teenager was fatally shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy in Houma yesterday evening and State Police is investigating the incident. They say the deceased is identified as Cameron Tillman and he’s a 14-year-old freshman from Ellender High. Details are limited at this time but investigators say a weapon was found near Tillman’s body. Three other suspects were arrested and a fifth is at large. We’ll stay on top of this developing story.

In Money magazine’s 2014 Best Places to Live rankings, Bossier City ranks seventh among the best places to find a new job. City Spokesman Mark Natale says the magazine did a lot of research looking at job growth in Bossier City…:
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The magazine’s rankings are based on a community’s unemployment rate, past job growth, and projected job growth.

Louisiana State Police say they are investigating the death of a 14-year-old high school freshman who was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. The teen is identified as Cameron Tillman — a student from Ellender High School Trooper Evan Harrell says deputies got a 911 call around 5:30 Tuesday evening…:
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He says a cop shot the teen inside the home but what exactly lead to the shooting is unknown at this time.

The UL-System has selected Dr. James Henderson as the 18th President of Northwestern State University. Henderson says he and his wife honored by this appointment…:
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Henderson is a 1994 graduate of Northwestern and is currently the Chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC).

The former DHH Secretary who was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal was indicted Tuesday on 9 counts of perjury. The charges relate to the granting of a nearly $200 million dollar Medicaid contract that was awarded to Bruce Greenstien’s former employer. The DA’s office claims Greenstein lied about having contact with CNSI but the defense says their client had nothing to do with the granting of the Medicaid contract.

Today marks the nine year anniversary of Hurricane Rita making landfall on Sabine Pass. Jeff Palermo has a look at how things are going today…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal’s former Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein has been indicted by a grand jury for perjury. The charges stem from allegations Greenstein lied about having contact with a company he used to work for that was awarded a MAJOR state Medicaid contract. Assistant Attorney General David Caldwell:
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Greenstein’s attorney John McLindon says his client has never denied being friends with his former co-workers at CNSI…:
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The Medicaid contract in question awarded to CNSI was worth about $200 million dollars.

Today marks the nine year anniversary of Hurricane Rita making landfall on Sabine Pass. Jennings Senator Blade Morrish says southwest Louisiana learned a lot as a result of Rita and has done quite well rebuilding…:
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Hurricane Rita was the fifth major hurricane of the 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season.

Louisiana State Police is investigating the death of a 14 year old from Houma who was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. The deceased teen is identified as a freshman from Ellender High School and his name is Cameron Tillman. LSP indicates deputies were called to a residence where the shooting took place and at least one person was armed.

A new state funded feasibility study found that tolls could pay for up to 50 percent of the $3 billion dollars it would take to complete I-49 South from Lafayette to New Orleans. Franklin Senator Bret Allain says a toll proposal shouldn’t focus on the entire stretch but on areas where upgrades are still needed…

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He says the route would help facilitate one of the most productive areas of energy in our country.

Today is the first full day of autumn and gas-buddy-dot-com says gas prices this fall will be the lowest they’ve been since 2010. Gas-Buddy Senior Petroleum Analyst, Gregg Laskoski, says the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.11….

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He says an increase in domestic production of gasoline has pushed prices below three-dollars a gallon at many service stations in Louisiana.

The state’s highest Democratic elected official has declined to endorse former Governor Edwin Edwards in his bid for the 6th Congressional District seat. Senator Mary Landrieu said she thinks the 86-year-old has been very energetic and would get a good vote. But she says she’s running her campaign and Edwards is running his..

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Landrieu was asked if her comments meant she supported Edwards and she didn’t say yes or no.

Temperatures dropped into the mid-50s for many areas of the state this morning on the first full day of Fall. Andrew Ansorge, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says enjoy it while you can as high temperatures will return to the upper 80s on Thursday….

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Ansorge says a cold front pushed through the state yesterday, bringing us fall like weather on this first full day of Autumn.

Will she or won’t she? That was the question raised to Senator Mary Landrieu follwoing some positive comments about the state’s most famous living Democrat, Edwin Edwards in his quest for the 6th Congressional District seat. She was asked what those comments really meant…

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Landrieu DID say she thought the former governor would get a good vote.

There’s a new president of Northwestern State University, and his name is James Henderson, who is the current Chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College. The unanimous decision from the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System came down today. Henderson has been serving as BPCC since 2009. His first day on the job at Northwestern State is January 1st.

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Today is the first full day of autumn and gas prices are the lowest they’ve been since 2010. Gas-Buddy-dot-com Senior Petroleum Analyst, Gregg Laskoski, says an increase in domestic production of gasoline has pushed prices below three-dollars a gallon at many places in Louisiana…

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The average state-wide average price is $3.11 a gallon.

Also on this first full day of fall: cooler temperatures, lots of sunshine and lower humidity…

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That’s Andrew Ansorge (an SORE ghee) from the National Weather Service Office in Slidell who also adds the weekend will warm up, and increase the rain chances.

According to a state study, tolls starting at 18 cents a mile could fund up to half of the $3 billion dollar I-49 South from Lafayette to New Orleans project. Michelle Southern has that…

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A special state grand jury has indicted former state health secretary Bruce Greenstein on nine counts of perjury about his about his involvement in the award of a now-cancelled state government contract of nearly $200 million. Greenstein’s lawyer says he will plead not guilty.
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Yesterday, Senator Mary Landrieu was asked about whether she would support former Governor Edwin Edwards in his quest for the 6th Congressional District seat, and she declined to offer an endorsement…

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The Louisiana Democratic Party has already endorsed the 86 year-old former governor.

There’s a feel of fall in the air and a fall in gas prices. According to Gas-buddy-dot-com Senior Petroleum Analyst Gregg Laskoski, the average price at the pump in Louisiana is $3.11 a gallon…

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Even with the unstable conditions in the Middle East, an increase in domestic production has pushed some prices below three dollars a gallon.

While the Louisiana Democratic Party has endorsed Edwin Edwards for the 6th Congressional district election, Senator Mary Landrieu stopped short of throwing her support to the former governor yesterday, saying each of their respective races are “parallel”….

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Which political analysts say is a carefully worded answer that is not saying “yes” OR “no.”

A special state grand jury has indicted former state health secretary Bruce Greenstein on nine counts of perjury. The alleged untruths happened during sworn testimony before a state Senate confirmation hearing and at a grand jury investigation. The indictment is related to Greenstein’s association in the award of a state government contract of nearly $200 million.

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For the first FULL day of Fall today, Louisiana has fall-like temperatures courtesy of a cool front, and Andrew Ansorge (An SORE Ghee) from the National Weather Service Office in Slidell says there will be more of these …

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And so far, it is a Fall with a fall in gas prices; the lowest we have had since 2010…

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