Senator Mary Landrieu has completed a report on the use of flights for campaign events and has admitted that over $33,000 in improperly charged flights to her Senate office are due to sloppy bookkeeping. Republican Party Executive Director, Jason Dore, says bookkeeping mistakes are no excuse…

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Landrieu says she takes full responsibility for the mistakes. The report states that Landrieu’s campaign office has reimbursed the Federal Treasury.

State Police say a south Louisiana man was killed yesterday when a tree limb came crashing down on him while on his Harley Davidson. Trooper Jared Sandifer says they are not sure what caused the tree limb to fall, killing one person and seriously injuring another….

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53-year-old Travis Lessard of Gonzales was pronounced dead at an area hospital. His brother, 52-year-old Joseph Lessard of Maurepas, remains hospitalized.

PayScale-dot-com ranks Louisiana Tech number one in the state in early- and mid-career salaries for graduates. Tech graduates, early in their career, earn an average of over $49,000 per year. Tech spokesman Dave Guerin says they are proud of this recognition…

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Median mid-career salaries for LA Tech graduates average over $86,000 per year.

Starting this week, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will host town hall meetings at three locations in Louisiana he’d like to see tapped for tourism growth. Dardenne says they’ll be in Shreveport tomorrow to get input from the community about opportunities there like the Louisiana Hayride…

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Additional meetings will be in Lafayette on October 15 and October 18 in Monroe.

The Louisiana Republican Party continues to make Senator Mary Landrieu’s chartered flights a campaign issue. Landrieu has completed a report on the use of flights for campaign events and has admitted to over $33,000 in improperly charged flights. Republican Party Executive Director Jason Dore says he’s surprised by that amount…

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The report states that Senator Landrieu’s campaign has already reimbursed the Federal Treasury for these mistakes.

The Municipal Police Employees Retirement System announces the first permanent cost of living adjustment for retirees in more than a decade. The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the three percent increase at its monthly meeting. Ben Huxen, Chief Advisor to the Commissioner of Administration, says the increase will definitely be welcome by all…

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Eligible members will receive a minimum increase of $20 per month beginning November 1st.

State Police say a Gonzales man was killed when a tree limb came crashing down on him while on his Harley Davidson. Trooper Jared Sandifer says 53-year-old Travis Lessard and his brother were riding their motorcycles on Highway 22 in Livingston Parish when the accident occurred…

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Lessard was pronounced dead at an area hospital. His brother, 52-year-old Joseph Lessard of Maurepas, remains hospitalized.

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will host town hall meetings at three locations in Louisiana he’d like to see tapped for tourism growth. Tomorrow’s meeting in Shreveport will be held at the newly renovated Municipal Auditorium and October 15th he’ll be in Lafayette at Vermillionville…

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The third meeting will be in Monroe October 18th.

The Lafayette Police Department says one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Michelle Southern has that.

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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirm 12 new cases of West Nile virus in the state this week, bringing this year’s total to 92 cases. Of the new infections, three are neuroinvasive disease cases, all occurring in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Monroe police say a man shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend in the parking lot of a daycare center. Assistant police chief Don Bartley says 32-year-old Marlando Honeycutt had just dropped off his girlfriend’s kids at the daycare center, when Lemerick Christopher walked up and confronted Honeycutt, shooting him in the face and chest. Bartley says Honeycutt is in stable condition. He says a dispute between Christopher and his ex-wife unfortunately turned violent…

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Christopher was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces several charges including attempted murder.

The Shreveport Police Department says the suspect in the shooting death of a 53-year-old woman this week has been captured in Mexico. Corporal Marcus Hines says the alleged shooting took place at the Shreve Island home Angela Godley shared with her boyfriend, 58-year-old Mark Colby…

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Hines says when Colby is returned to Shreveport he will be charged with second degree murder.

The Shreveport Police Department says a man they believe killed a 53-year-old Shreve Island woman this week has been captured in Mexico. Corporal Marcus Hines says Angela Godley was found shot to death Wednesday and her live-in boyfriend, 58-year-old Mark Colby, was on the run…

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Hines says when Colby returns to Shreveport, he will be charged with second degree murder.

The LSU Board of Supervisors Approves a three year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. Alleva says he’s proud of a lot of things that have happened during his time at LSU but he’s most excited about Tiger Stadium…

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Alleva says the improvements to Death Valley are not over.

The Lafayette Police Department says one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Corporal Paul Mouton says the officer and the suspect, 23-year-old Chase Chaisson of Lafayette, exchanged gunfire and both men were hit. Mouton says finding Chaisson was a priority as he was on the run from a prior violent incident…

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Chaisson faces attempted first degree murder of a police officer and other charges upon release from the hospital.

Forecasters are watching an area of low pressure in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Andrew Ansorge, with the National Weather Service in Slidell ,says the Hurricane Center gives Invest 92-L a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next five days…

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He says the track of the system will determine if it will develop into a tropical depression or something more significant.

The Lafayette Police Department says one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Corporal Paul Mouton said cops went to the apartment where they were told the man might have been…

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He says the officer and suspect, 23-year-old Chase Chaisson, exchanged gunfire and both were hit. Chaisson will be charged with attempted first-degree murder of a police officer, among other charges, when released from the hospital.

Forecasters are keeping an eye on an area of low pressure in the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Andrew Ansorge, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says slow development is expected because of the presence of dry air and high wind shear in the Gulf. But he says it will increase our chance of rain for the weekend…

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The National Hurricane Center gives Invest 92-L a medium chance of developing into a tropical depression over the next five days.

Monroe police say a man shot his ex-wife’s boyfriend in the parking lot of a daycare center. Assistant police chief Don Bartley says 32-year-old Marlando Honeycutt had just dropped off his girlfriend’s kids at the daycare center, when Lemerick Christopher walked up and confronted Honeycutt…

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Christopher was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces several charges including attempted murder.

The LSU Board of Supervisors Approves a three year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. He isn’t getting a raise, but his base salary will remain $725,000. Alleva says he loves his job…

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The extended contract is good through 2019.

The Shreveport Police Department says a man they believe killed the 53-year-old Shreve Island woman this week has been captured in Mexico. Angela Godley was found shot to death Wednesday afternoon. Corporal Marcus Hines says they will know more about this case, including motive, once they get to interview 58-year-old Mark Colby. Hines says the suspect has several prior arrests…

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He says when Colby returns to Shreveport, he will be charged with second degree murder.

The Lafayette Police Department says one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Corporal Paul Mouton says the officer and the suspect exchanged gunfire and both men were hit…

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Officers later apprehended the suspect, 23-year-old Chase Chaisson of Lafayette and transported him to an area hospital. Chaisson will be charged with attempted 1st degree murder of a police officer, among other charges, upon release.

Forecasters are watching an area of low pressure over southern Florida that’s expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico. Andrew Ansorge, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says the track of the system will determine if it will develop into a tropical depression or something more significant…

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But he says it will increase our chances of rain for the weekend.

The LSU Board of Supervisors approves a three year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. He has been AD at LSU since 2008 and says he’s proud of a lot of things he’s been able to accomplish, but is most excited about Tiger Stadium. Alleva says the improvements are not over…

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Alleva’s contract is good through 2019.

Lafayette Police say one of their officers was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect they believe was involved in a shooting the night before. Michelle Southern with more.
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Fort Polk has announced today a very highly decorated soldier from Missouri has died in a motor vehicle accident that took place at the Fort Polk Training area. Twenty-two year-old Silas Jones was a cannon crew member, who joined the army two years ago. Another soldier was injured and that accident is under investigation.

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Weather forecasters are watching an area of low pressure over southern Florida that’s expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico. Andrew Ansorge (an SOR-ghee), with the National Weather Service in Slidell says….
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What it will do is increase our rain chances for the weekend, espeically in South Louisiana.

The LSU Board of Supervisors has announced a 3 year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. Alleva says there have been many things that he has enjoyed while he’s been here, especially the all new and improved and expanded Tiger Stadium…
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Alleva will have the same annual salary of $725 thousand dollars through 2019.

A Lafayette Police officer was shot Thursday night when attempting to locate a suspect. Corporal Paul Mouton says says finding the suspect was a priority as he was on the run from and alleged shooting the night before…
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The officer and the suspect -23 year old Chase Chaisson-exchanged gunfire, and both men were hit. Chaisson faces numerous charges, including attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. Both men are in stable condition.

Monroe police say a man has been arrested after allegedly shooting his ex-wife’s boyfriend. Assistant police chief Don Bartley says 32-year-old Marlando Honeycutt had just dropped off his girlfriend’s kids at daycare center, when Lemerick Christopher walked up and confronted Honeycutt in the parking lot…
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Amazingly Honeycutt is in stable condition.

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LSU Athletic Director Joe Alleva has received a three-year contract extension from the LSU Board of Supervisors, keeping his current annual salary of $725 thousand dollars through 2019. One of Alleva’s crowning touches was the expansion of Tiger Stadium, and he says they’re not done yet….
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Alleva came to LSU ni 2008.

An Ascension Parish jury has found a Gonzales man guilty of molesting a young girl. 40 year-old Joseph Scott Mckinney molested the young girl numerous times when she was between the ages of 6 to 13. McKinney faces up to 99 years in prison.

A tropical wave moving over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico has the attention of forecasters. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Fort Polk has announced today a highly decorated soldier from Missouri has died in a motor vehicle accident that took place at the Fort Polk Training area. Twenty-two year-old Silas Jones was a cannon crew member, who joined the army two years ago. Another soldier was injured and the incident is under investigation.
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The man who was a person of interest in the case of a Shreveport woman who was shot and killed, has been found in Mexico. Shreveport Police Corporal Marcus Hines says the alleged shooting of 53 year-old Angela Godley took place at the home the couple shared together…:

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Hines says 58-year-old Mark Colby will be charged with second-degree murder.
The LSU Board of Supervisors approves a three year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. He is not getting a raise, but his base salary will remain at $725 thousand dollars. Alleva says he happy…

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Which is good through 2019.

A tropical wave moving over Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico has the attention of forecasters. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Fort Polk has announced today a highly decorated soldier from Missouri has died in a motor vehicle accident that took place at the Fort Polk Training area. Twenty-two year-old Silas Jones was a cannon crew member, who joined the army two years ago. Another soldier was injured and the incident is under investigation.
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The man who was a person of interest in the case of a Shreveport woman who was shot and killed, has been found in Mexico. Shreveport Police Corporal Marcus Hines says the alleged shooting of 53 year-old Angela Godley took place at the home the couple shared together…:

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Hines says 58-year-old Mark Colby will be charged with second-degree murder.
The LSU Board of Supervisors approves a three year contract extension for Athletic Director Joe Alleva. He is not getting a raise, but his base salary will remain at a very healthy $725 thousand dollars. Alleva says he happy…

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Which is good through 2019.