The latest campaign finance totals are out for the gubernatorial candidates and Republican Jeff Landry still has a big lead .  Here’s Jeff Palermo.

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An incurable and deadly disease, is wiping out 16 different types of palm trees in Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh on Lethal Bronzing.

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And he says the treatments are not available to the average homeowner.

All 15 juvenile offenders placed at a temporary facility in Angola have been moved to a youth facility in Jackson Parish according to the state Office of Juvenile Justice. The lead plaintiff attorney David Utter says they’ll wait to see how the youths are treated before deciding if they will continue with the civil rights lawsuit…

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Utter filed the lawsuit to have the youths moved to another facility. He says juveniles were placed in solitary confinement and not getting the necessary rehabilitative treatment. The O-J-J denies those claims.

The body of a missing Vermilion Parish woman has been found and her boyfriend has been arrested. 34 year old David Smith, originally from New Iberia, has been charged with hit and run. An autopsy will determine how 49 year old Bobbie Jo Saltzman died and more charges against Smith are possible.

The state moved 15 juvenile offenders from Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish.  Attorney David Utter filed the lawsuit to get them moved saying juveniles were placed in solitary confinement and not being rehabilitated.t.

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Utter says they’ll wait to see how the youths are treated before deciding whether they’ll continue with the suit.

Wildlife officials are encouraged by successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands, off the southeastern coast of Louisiana. Coastal Resources scientist manager with LDWF, Matt Weigel, says it’s one of the highest-density nesting beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

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New campaign finance totals are out for the gubernatorial candidates and Republican Jeff Landry still has a sizable lead in campaign cash on hand. Jeff Palermo has more

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The body of a missing Vermillion Parish woman has been found and her boyfriend has been arrested. 34 year old David Smith, originally from New Iberia, has been charged with hit and run. An autopsy will determine how 49 year old Bobbie Jo Saltzman died and more charges against Smith are possible.

New campaign finance totals for the governor’s race were released today by the state Ethics Board and Republican Jeff Landry continues to have a huge advantage in dollars over his opponents. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s easier for Landry to raise money…

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Landry is reporting six-point-six million dollars in cash on hand. The primary is October 14th. Early voting is September 30th.

A fatal disease known as lethal bronzing is killing off thousands of palm trees across south Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh says the disease is wiping out 16 different types of palms across the state.

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The palm tree killer has been detected in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, and Iberia Parishes.

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The state Office of Juvenile Justice says it has moved the youth juvenile offenders that were housed at a temporary facility at Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish.

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The eventual plan is to house high-risk juveniles at a new state-run facility near Monroe, but it’s still under construction.

Wildlife officials are encouraged by successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands. Coastal Resources scientist manager with LDWF, Matt Weigel, says the sea turtles were first spotted on the island last year and now there are over 100 sea turtle crawls on the island…

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Weigel says it’s one of the highest-density nesting beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

New campaign finance totals are out for the gubernatorial candidates and Republican Jeff Landry still has a sizable lead in campaign cash on hand. Jeff Palermo has more

Cut 1 (30)  “…I’m Jeff Palermo.” 

Lethal bronzing, an incurable and deadly disease, is wiping out 16 different types of palm trees in Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh says you can remove the dead palms and…

Cut 11 (08) “…that match.”

The antibiotic treatments are $100 per treatment and are not available to the average homeowner.

All 15 juvenile offenders placed at a temporary facility in Angola have been moved to a youth facility in Jackson Parish according to the state Office of Juvenile Justice. The lead plaintiff attorney David Utter says they’ll wait to see how the youths are treated before deciding if they will continue with the civil rights lawsuit…

Cut  14 (07) “…to tell”

Utter filed the lawsuit to have the youths moved to another facility. He says juveniles were placed in solitary confinement and not getting the necessary rehabilitative treatment. The O-J-J denies those claims.

The body of a missing Vermilion Parish woman has been found and her boyfriend has been arrested. An autopsy will determine how 49-year-old Bobbie Jo Saltzman died. Her 34-year-old boyfriend David Smith, originally from New Iberia, has been charged with hit and run and further charges are pending.

New campaign finance totals for the governor’s race were released today by the state Ethics Board and Republican Jeff Landry continues to have a huge advantage in dollars over his opponents. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s easier for Landry to raise money…

Cut 3 (06) “…investing in him.”

Landry is reporting six-point-six million dollars in cash on hand. The primary is October 14th. Early voting is September 30th.

A fatal disease known as lethal bronzing is killing off thousands of palm trees across south Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh says the disease is wiping out 16 different types of palms across the state.

Cut 9 (11) “…phytoplasma disease.” 

The palm tree killer has been detected in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, and Iberia Parishes.

The state Office of Juvenile Justice says it has moved the youth juvenile offenders that were housed at a temporary facility at Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish. The ACLU filed a civil rights lawsuit against the state in an effort to get the youths transferred from Angola.

For the second year in a row, wildlife officials are seeing successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands, which is off the coast of southeast Louisiana. Jeanne Burns has more…

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New campaign finance totals are out for the gubernatorial candidates and Republican Jeff Landry still has a sizable lead in campaign cash on hand. Jeff Palermo has more

Cut 1 (30)  “…I’m Jeff Palermo.” 

The body of a missing Vermilion Parish woman has been found and her boyfriend has been arrested. An autopsy will determine how 49-year-old Bobbie Jo Saltzman died. Her 34-year-old boyfriend David Smith, originally from New Iberia, has been charged with hit and run and further charges are pending.

All 15 juvenile offenders placed at a temporary facility in Angola have been moved to a youth facility in Jackson Parish according to the state Office of Juvenile Justice. The lead plaintiff attorney David Utter says they’ll wait to see how the youths are treated before deciding if they will continue with the civil rights lawsuit…

Cut  14 (07) “…to tell”

Utter filed a lawsuit to have the youths moved because they were placed in solitary confinement and not getting rehabilitative treatment.

Lethal bronzing, an incurable and deadly disease, is wiping out 16 different types of palm trees in Louisiana. LSU Ag Center Plant Doctor, Raj Singh says you can remove the dead palms and…

Cut 11 (08) “…that match.”

The antibiotic treatments are $100 per treatment and are not available to the average homeowner.

New campaign finance numbers released today show Republican Jeff Landry with a huge lead over his opponents in campaign dollars. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Democrat Shawn Wilson has just 879-thousand dollars on hand.

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Landry is reporting six-point-six million dollars in cash on hand. Republican John Schroder is reporting one-point-six million dollars, while Stephen Waguespack and Hunter have just over one million dollars.

Wildlife officials are encouraged by successful hatchings of the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands, which is off the southeastern coast of Louisiana. Coastal Resources scientists manager with LDWF, Matt Weigel, says the sea turtles were first spotted on the island last year and now there are over 100 sea turtle crawls on the island…

Cut 6 (07) “…big news.”

Weigel says it’s one of the highest-density nesting beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is directing insurance agents to notify Louisiana Citizens policyholders of the possibility they could find affordable coverage with a private insurer. Donelon says SafePoint Insurance Company identified over 19 thousand Citizens policies that could be switched over to a private insurer.

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After 45 years of service to Louisiana Tech, President Dr. Les Guice has announced he will retire at the end of the year.  Guice has served as President for the last 10 years. Among the biggest challenges Guice faced as president was the 2019 tornado that destroyed several buildings on campus.

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There’s a statewide televised debate tonight involving all seven major candidates for governor hosted by Nexstar Media Group. The debate is only an hour long. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford hopes the candidates have enough time to talk…

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Republican Jeff Landry, who is the frontrunner, did not participate in the first debate. Alford says Landry will not be afraid to respond to any criticism.

A recent directive issued by Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon orders agents to notify their Louisiana Citizen policyholders when they receive an offer to be placed with an affordable insurer in the private market. The insurance commissioner is concerned agents may be putting their own interests ahead of their policyholders.

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Louisiana Tech University President Dr. Les Guice says he will retire at the end of the year. Guice says the student body is stronger and more engaged than ever and the freshman class is the largest in the school’s history.

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Guice has served the institution for 45 years, the last 10 as president.

Today is National Prisoner of War – Missing in Action Recognition Day and the Missing Man Table has been placed in the state capital in honor of those servicemen. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson Brandee Patrick…

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Patrick says there are still 1,143 servicemen missing.

New campaign finance totals for the governor’s race were released today by the state Ethics Board and Republican Jeff Landry continues to have a huge advantage in dollars over his opponents. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s easier for Landry to raise money…

Cut 3 (06) “…investing in him.”

Landry is reporting six-point-six million dollars in cash on hand.

All seven major gubernatorial candidates will participate in the second statewide TV debate tonight hosted by Nexstar Media Group. The front runner in the race, Jeff Landry, did not participate in the first televised debate. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford expects a lot of attacks toward the Attorney General…

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The debate starts at 7 PM.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is directing insurance agents to notify Louisiana Citizens policyholders of the possibility they could find coverage with a private insurer. Donelon says thousands of policyholders may be missing out on significant savings by getting out of Citizens.

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It’s National Prisoner of War- Missing in Action Recognition Day. The Missing Man Table will be on display in the state capital in honor of those servicemen. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson Brandee Patrick says the remains of Pearl Harbor Sailor and New Orleans native Clarence Thompson were identified after laying in a mass grave for more than 80 years.

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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is directing insurance agents to notify Louisiana Citizens policyholders of the possibility they could find coverage with a private insurer. Donelon says SafePoint Insurance Company identified over 19 thousand Citizens policies that could be switched over to a private insurer.

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 Citizens policyholders who could be taken out of Citizens should have received a notice by mail.

Today is National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day and at the state capitol a display known as the Missing Man Table has been erected in honor of those servicemen. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs spokesperson Brandee Patrick…

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The seven major candidates for governor will participate in a televised debate tonight hosted by the Nexstar Media Group. Jeff Palermo has a preview…

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There will a balloon release today in place of a football game for the St. Helena student who was shot and killed on Tuesday. The family of Vernon Gordon Junior is hosting the memorial event in honor of the 16 year old who was killed by a fourteen year old in a shooting at St. Helena College and Career Academy.