Congressman Ralph Abraham has a suite of new campaign ads airing across south Louisiana markets that don’t have many voters from his more northern and central district. Abraham has publicly waxed about the idea of running for governor, and reports say he’s giving it a hard look, but ULM Poli Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says  he’s likely anxiously awaiting a decision from Senator John Kennedy, for good reason.

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Kennedy says he’ll announce his intentions for the 2019 governor’s race by December.

The Arch Diocese of New Orleans has released a list of 57 priests, alive and dead, who they found documentation of allegations of sexual misconduct or abuse dating back decades. The list, which is available on the Arch Diocese website, gives the name of the pastor, the date of the allegations, their assignment history, including schools, and the date they were removed from, or left the ministry.

The price of pump has seen a decline in Louisiana.  Jeff Palermo has the story.

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And ESPN announces south Louisiana will be the center of the football univerise this weekend, with the studio setting up shop and broadcasting live from Baton Rouge on Sunday, and New Orleans on Saturday.

Congressman Ralph Abraham has a suite of new campaign ads airing across south Louisiana markets that don’t have many voters from his more northern and central district. ULM Poli Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says it’s likely to boost his name recognition statewide for potential run at governor, if the political winds shift on Tuesday.

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His District five runs from Monroe to Alexandria and over to Bogalusa.

The price at the pump has seen a decline.  The average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.47 in Louisiana today, down three cents from yesterday, nine cents since last week, and nearly sixteen cents since last month.  Gas Buddy.com fuel analyst Dan McTeague says we may see the price continue to drop even further.

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Looking for an egg-cellent time this weekend?  The long running Giant Omelette Celebration in Abbeville may be just what you are looking for.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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3,000 homes are still without power after a nasty line of storms hammered central Louisiana yesterday. Along with heavy rains and winds, seven tornadoes were were spotted, with an EF-2 tornado in Grant Parish injuring two people. Five of the seven twisters touched down in Rapides Parish. Governor John Bel Edwards will be in Washington Parish around noon to survey damage.

Governor John Bel Edwards is returning from Israel today and will travel to Washington Parish to survey the areas hardest hit by severe weather earlier this week.  National Weather Service says a pair of EF2 tornados hit the parish with top winds of 115 mph.  The storm has left hundreds of Entergy customers without power.  In central Louisiana, Cleco has over 3,000 customers still without power.

March of Dimes has released its annual report which grades all 50 states on their rates of preterm birth and reveals racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in each state.  The country overall got a C-grade and Louisiana received an F.  President of the organization, Stacy Stewart says it’s an indicator more babies are being born premature and less healthy.

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The Louisiana Department of Health says they are partnering with hospitals, providers, and March of Dimes to build on the medicaid expansion to get pregnant women the care and support they need.

Thousands are expected to attend the Giant Omelette Celebration in Abbeville this weekend.  The festival was started in the 1980s with the determination to bring the community closer to its French Heritage.  Celebration president Ray Trahan says the omelette, made in a 12-foot skillet with over 5000 eggs, gets served up to those in attendance.

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The Saints are one-point favorites against the only undefeated team in the league Sunday as the 8-0 Rams charge into the Dome to take on the 6-1 Saints. But the Saint favored for a reason, with the dome at their back and possibly the most balanced roster in the league, Vegas likes them to take down LA. Mike Thomas and Alvin Kamara have been the featured guys this year, but analyst Mike Detillier says he expects this to be a different kind of game.

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There’s been growing support for the number two amendment option on the November ballot, but not all District Attorneys are on board with the move to require unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases. Supporters of the amendment say non-unanimous jury laws are racist Jim Crow relics, but Tangipahoa, Livingston, and Helena Parish District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says the US Supreme Court declared them constitutional, and disallows racial rigging of juries.

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There’s another month left of the hurricane season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s highly unlikely we’ll be hit by a notable system in the next 30 days. Keim says if we do get hit, it would be a historic event.

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The overnight hours saw wild weather passing through the bayou state and brought significant damage to areas across Louisiana, with downed trees, closed roads, and debris.  Among the areas impacted, Washington Parish, where Chief Deputy Mike Haley says two elderly men were injured when the mobile home they were in was turned over by the force of the winds and says the area is fortunate to not have seen a worse impact.

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Thousands lost power in central Louisiana today as the result of the nasty post-Halloween storm that moved through the area early this morning. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says they’re calling in extra help to get the lights back on.

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There’s been growing support for the number two amendment option on the November ballot, but not all District Attorneys are on board with the move to require unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases. Tangipahoa, Livingston, and Helena Parish District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says he’s concerned it would delay justice for victims.

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DAs in four of Louisiana’s largest parishes, along with both Republican and Democratic state parties have come out in support of the initiative.

There’s another month left of the hurricane season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s highly unlikely we’ll be hit in the next 30 days. Keim notes there’s always a chance of some development, but the late season climate just isn’t suited to producing hurricanes.

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Louisiana has not been hit by a November hurricane in the 167-year-old record.

The overnight hours saw wild weather passing through the bayou state and  brought significant damage to areas across Louisiana, with downed trees, closed roads, and debris.  Among the areas impacted, Washington Parish Chief Deputy Mike Haley says two elderly men were injured when the mobile home they were in was turned over by the force of the winds.

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One of the men sustained minor injuries, while the other suffered a broken arm.

And downed trees mean downed powerlines, as Thousands lost power in central Louisiana today as the result that nasty post-Halloween storm. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says they’re calling in extra help to get the lights back on.

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She says there’s a chance that many customers will still be without power tonight, so if you are medically disabled or have children, you may want to make some arrangements.

We saw some harsh weather this morning as folks across the state woke up from their Halloween sugar highs. A nasty system brought down trees and scattered debris, shutting down roads, including in Washington Parish, where Chief Deputy Mike Haley says a mobile home was flipped by winds. He says that resulted in minor injuries for two men, but thankfully they’ve been spared the worst…

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Four people were also hurt in Concordia Parish as a result of the storm.

A Department of Public Safety Police officer has been fired and arrested for Malfeasance in Office and Filing False Public Records.  On Monday, Officer Chandler LeGrange reported his involvement in a pursuit and shots fired by a motorcyclist on Juban Road in Livingston Parish.  LSP Detectives looked into the case and found several inconsistencies with the officer’s report.

DAs in four of Louisiana’s largest parishes are backing the number two amendment option on the November ballot to require unanimous jury verdicts in felony cases, but Tangipahoa, Livingston, and Helena Parish DA Scott Perrilloux is voicing opposition, saying contrary to advocates claims, non-unanimous juries are not discriminatory, and have been upheld by the US Supreme Court.

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Both Republican and Democratic state parties have come out in support of the initiative.

There’s another month left of hurricane season, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s highly unlikely we’ll be hit by a notable system in the next 30 days. Keim says if we do get hit, it would be a historic event.

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He says if a system does develop, chances are it will head east, away from Louisiana.

Eight District Attorneys in Louisiana has come out against the number two amendment on the November ballot, bucking a statewide bi-partisan trend in support of requiring unanimous jury verdicts in criminal trials. Tangipahoa and Livingston District Attorney Scott Perrilloux says he’s concerned it would delay justice for victims.

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DAs in four of Louisiana’s largest Parishes, along with both Republican and Democratic state parties have come out in support of the initiative.

Wild weather passing through the bayou state brought significant damage to areas across Louisiana.  Among the areas impacted, Washington Parish Chief Deputy Mike Haley says two elderly men were injured when the mobile home they were in was turned over by the force of the winds.

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Entergy New Orleans has been hit with a five million dollar fine by the City Council for having a subcontractor hire actors to support its proposal at city meetings to build a controversial New Orleans East power plant. An independent investigation confirmed Entergy officials were aware, or should have been aware of the “astroturfing”. City Councilwoman Helena Moreno.

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Entergy says they were not aware of the payments which were handled by Crowds on Demand, a contractor paid by the company to build a “grass-roots” base of support for the facility.

A new report from the American Psychological Association shows members of Generation Z, people ages 15 to 21, have the worst mental health of any generation. Licensed Psychologist at LSU Health School of Medicine Dr. Richard Costa says the tough economy is partly to blame.

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The hottest ticket in town is going fast as the Bama/LSU game is officially sold out, with fans only way of getting into the stadium now on the secondary market, buying tickets second hand. LSU’s official ticket reselling partner is StubHub. LSU Ticket Manager Brian Broussard says if you buy through Stubhub and there’s an issue, LSU will find a fix for you.

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A new report from the American Psychological Association shows members of Generation Z, people ages 15 to 21, have the worst mental health of any generation.  91% of Gen Z adults say they have felt physical or emotional symptoms, such as depression or anxiety associated with stress.  Licensed Psychologist at LSU Health School of Medicine Dr. Richard Costa says current events are likely contributors to these findings.

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Entergy New Orleans has been hit with a five million dollar fine by the City Council for having a subcontractor hire actors to support its proposal at city meetings to build a controversial New Orleans East power plant. An independent investigation confirmed Entergy officials were aware, or should have been aware of the “astroturfing”. City Councilwoman Helena Moreno says the subversive scheme to push support for the 210 million dollar plant that was ultimately approved, and will be paid for by New Orleans ratepayers, was a breach of public trust.

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A Department of Public Safety Police officer is out of a job and under arrest.  On Monday, Officer Chandler LeGrange reported his involvement in a pursuit and shots fired by a motorcyclist on Juban Road in Livingston Parish.  LSP Detectives looked into the case and found several inconsistencies with the officer’s report.  LSP spokesperson Lt. Manale says LeGrange was charged with Malfeasance in Office and Filing False Public Records.

LSU is warning fans to beware of scammers offering to-good-to-be true deals to the biggest game of the year. Matt Doyle has more.

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The American Psychological Association released a report showing members of Generation Z, people ages 15 to 21, have the worst mental health of any generation.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Entergy New Orleans has been slapped with a  five million dollar fine for it’s role in an astroturfing scandal. Matt Doyle has the story.

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The hottest ticket in town is going fast as the Bama/LSU game is officially sold out, with fans only way of getting into the stadium now on the secondary market, buying tickets second hand. LSU’s official ticket reselling partner is StubHub. LSU Ticket Manager Brian Broussard says if you buy through Stubhub and there’s an issue, LSU will find a fix for you.

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Broussard says they saw a lot of fraud before the Georgia game and they fully expect to see quite a bit of it before the biggest game of the year as well. He says if you don’t buy through StubHub, you’re risking a lot of wasted time and money.

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Broussard says whatever you do, do not post your tickets on social media, or take pictures of them and leave those pictures in public areas. He says all it takes is a clean shot of your bar-code and someone could steal your access to the game.

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Game kicks off at 7pm Saturday night.

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A new report from the American Psychological Association shows members of Generation Z, people ages 15 to 21, have the worst mental health of any generation.  91% of Gen Z adults say they have felt physical or emotional symptoms, such as depression or anxiety associated with stress.  Licensed Psychologist at LSU Health School of Medicine Dr. Richard Costa says current events are likely contributors to these findings.

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Costa says in addition to what is going on in the news, coming up in a time where families were impacted directly by economic hardships, has contributed to the findings.

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Costa says older generations are less stressed because of perceptions changing with age.

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Entergy New Orleans has been hit with a five million dollar fine by the City Council for having a subcontractor hire actors to support its proposal at city meetings to build a controversial New Orleans East power plant. An independent investigation confirmed Entergy officials were aware, or should have been aware of the “astroturfing”. City Councilwoman Helena Moreno says it’s a historic moment.

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Entergy says they were not aware of the payments which were handled by Crowds on Demand, a contractor paid by the company to build a “grass-roots” base of support for the facility.

Moreno says the subversive scheme to push support for the 210 million dollar plant that was ultimately approved, and will be paid for by New Orleans ratepayers, was a breach of public trust.

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Moreno says the unethical activity will be punished accordingly.

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Entergy will have 30 days to protest the case and argue against the sanctions to the Council.

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A Deparment of Public Safety Police officer is out of a job and under arrest.  On Monday, Officer Chandler LeGrange reported his involvement in a pursuit and shots fired by a motorcyclist on Juban Road in Livingston Parish.  LSP Detectives looked into the case and found several inconsistencies with the officer’s report.  LSP spokesperson Lt. Nick Manale…

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Manale says LeGrange was charged with Malfeasance in Office and Filing False Public Records.

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Manale says it’s unclear why LeGrange took the actions he did.

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For LSU to have any chance on Saturday they’ll need to contain Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, who has thrown for 25 touchdowns and zero interceptions. Tagovailoa is also a good runner. Tigers defensive end Rashard Lawrence says they want to keep Tagovailoa from getting out in the open field….

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Alabama’s run-pass option offense is averaging eight yards per play. Lawrence says the Tigers secondary will need to lock down on Alabama’s receivers who are putting up big numbers…

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Lawrence says the defense expects to get a big boost when linebacker Devin White takes the field in the second half after serving his first-half suspension…

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While LSU hosts Alabama, the Ragin Cajuns will be in Alabama to take on the Troy Trojans. Troy won a share of the Sun Belt championship last year and they are 4-0 in league play this year and lead in the conference in run defense. UL Lafayette Coach Billy Napier says Troy has a history of playing good defense…

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The Cajuns are 4-4 overall and 1-3 on the road. Napier says he’s waiting to see his team play a compete game on the road…

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Monroe Representative Jay Morris is publicly calling for U.S. Senator John Kennedy to jump into next year’s governor’s race against John Bel Edwards. Morris says he’s impressed with Kennedy’s work as State Treasurer and says he’s a potential candidate who would bring great administrative experience if he wins.
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Kennedy says he’ll announce his 2019 intentions by December.

Early voting ended yesterday and as of last night 307-thousand people voted in person or with a mail in ballot, which JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says is a record for a non-Presidential election. Couvillon says even though the Louisiana ballot lacks a marquee race, voters are aware of the November 6th election, because of hotly contested midterm elections across the country.

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Hahnville High School QB Andrew Robison has won his arbitration hearing against the LHSAA.  The victory means the senior is eligible to play in Friday’s regular-season finale.  He’ll also continue with a lawsuit against the governing body for damages. Robison’s Attorney David Moyer says schools should not be afraid to challenge the LHSAA.

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LHSAA says they are not commenting due to pending litigation.

Two Denham Springs residents were found murdered at their pool company last night. 70-year-old Patricia Gurley and 72-year-old Frank Gurley, a retired Denham Springs teacher, were last seen alive around 4PM Monday. Police Chief Shannon Womack offered limited details, but says they suspect the murders were premeditated.

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Authorities have announced they have a person of interest in the case, named Michael Collins.  It is believed he is headed toward Tennessee.