A 13-year-old girl left her newborn baby at the front step of a teacher’s home in Baker. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn says the teen secretly gave birth in her bedroom, then had her brother help her with what followed…:
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Meanwhile, the state Department of Children and Family Services has launched a Safe Haven locator website to prevent newborn abandonment…:
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State Police say a trooper was involved in a shooting in Jefferson Parish last night. They say during a traffic stop, shots were fired and a suspect transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. LSP says no troopers were injured in the incident.

Louisiana has the highest murder rate in the nation with 11.8 homicides reported in 2016 per 100,000 people. That’s according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. New Orleans based Crime analyst Jeff Asher attributes this to a number of factors…:
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He says this is the 28th consecutive year that Louisiana tops the US for murders.

A popular tiger at a truck stop in Grosse Tete has been euthanized due to medical issues. According to a spokesman for the Tiger Truck Stop, Tony the Tiger was put down Monday due to kidney failure. Tony was 17-years-old, and had been at the truck stop since January of 2001.

Investigators are piecing together the strange case of an abandoned baby born to a 13-year-old girl. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn says the teen secretly gave birth in her room then dropped off the infant on a school teacher’s front porch…:
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The child weighed 5 pounds and 12 ounces and is now in the custody of the state.

Meanwhile the Department of Children and Family Services announces a new website which mothers can use to find Safe Haven locations. Child Protective Services Program Manager Mona Michelli says, by law, a baby less than 60 days old can be anonymously relinquished at designated sites:
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You can find the online mapping tool at Louisiana-safe-haven-dot-com.

Louisiana once again leads the nation for murders…:
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The popular food delivery app founded in Lake Charles, Waitr, is starting a new Thanksgiving food drive to help feed the needy in the communities they serve. Chief Marketing Officer Sonny Mayugba says customers can donate a holiday meal through the app, and Waitr will deliver them to local needy families the week of Thanksgiving…:
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Numbers released by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program finds Louisiana once again leads the nation for murders, with a rate of 11.8 killed per 100,000 persons. New Orleans based Crime analyst Jeff Asher says this trend has gone on for some time..:
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The report found that in 2016, there were 554 homicides in Louisiana.

The Coast Guard says it has suspended its search for a missing man who was unaccounted for after an explosion on a platform in Lake Pontchartrain near Kenner. He is identified as 44-year-old Timothy Morrison of Katy, Texas.

Tony the Tiger, the roadside attraction who was housed at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, has been euthanized due to heath issues. A statement indicates the 17-year-old tiger had to be put down due to kidney failure.

As authorities in Baker are still trying to piece together the case of the 13-year-old girl who left her newborn baby on a teacher’s doorstep, the Department of Children and Family Services is reminding residents about the state’s Safe Haven law. Child Protective Services Program Manager Mona Michelli says a mother can visit Louisiana-safe-haven-dot-com to find a place where they can give up a child less than 60 days old…:
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Michelli says the locator website was just launched last week but they’re hopeful mothers will use it to their advantage.

Louisiana once again leads the nation for murders.  Kelley Ray has more…

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The state Department of Children and Family Services has launched a Safe Haven locator website to prevent newborn abandonment. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Investigators are continuing to piece together the strange case of a baby born to a 13-year-old girl in Baker.  Jeff Palermo has more…

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Louisiana is once again tops for murders in the country.  The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program says the states murder rate was 11.8 per 100,000 persons, with 554 homicides in 2016.  New Orleans based Crime analyst Jeff Asher says this trend has gone on for some time…

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Asher says even if you didn’t count New Orleans, Louisiana would remain tops in the country.  But why does the state have the highest homicide rate in the country?  Asher says it could be a number of factors…

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Asher says even though Louisiana has the highest homicide rate in the county, the number of murders have declined over the last two decades…

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Asher says he hopes to see State Legislators to take the lead in helping to pass laws to help decrease the murder rate further.

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The state Department of Children and Family Services has posted an online mapping tool called Safe Haven Facility Locator in an effort to prevent newborn abandonment. Child Protective Services Program Manager Mona Michelli says a mother can visit Louisiana-safe-haven-dot-com (louisianasafehaven.com) to find a place where they can give up a child less than 60 days old…

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A 13-year-old Baker mother left her new born baby at her teacher’s house yesterday, according to police. Michelli says the locator website was just launched last week but they’re hopeful mothers will use it to their advantage.

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If a mother or parent is not able to locate a facility, call 911 and an emergency responder can transport the child to a facility. Michelli says there are many Safe Haven locations for a mother of a child under 60 days old to relinquish her newborn.

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Michelli says it’s important to remember a mother faces no legal recourse if she follows the Safe Haven laws.

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Waitr is looking to help feed needy families. Starting this week, when customers order food service from the Lake Charles based app, they can donate between two and ten dollars and Waitr along with participating restaurants will match a customers’ donation.  Chief Marketing Officer Sonny Mayugba (MY-ooh-buh) says the “Share Thanksgiving” food drive will be conducted in all 130 markets…

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Mayugba says unfortunately there are many people who need help putting food on their tables, so they want to make sure Thanksgiving is a day of hope for those in need…

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Mayugba says their goal is to ensure no one goes hungry during Thanksgiving week…

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Investigators are piecing together the strange case of a baby born to a 13-year-old girl. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn says the family wasn’t aware she was pregnant and she gave birth in her bedroom.  Dunn says the teen dropped the newborn off, with the umbilical cord still attached on a school teacher’s front porch…

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Dunn says after the baby was born the teen got her brother to assist with dropping the child off at a neighbor’s house…

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Dunn says he’s getting the word out about this incident because Louisiana law allows mothers to legally relinquish their newborns without repercussions…

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Police suspect the father is also just 13-years-old.

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A major story line heading into Saturday’s SEC West matchup between LSU and Ole Miss is the return of head coach Ed Orgeron to Oxford. Orgeron was the Rebels head coach from 2005 to 2007 and won just ten games. During his Monday press conference, Coach O downplayed the trip back to Oxford…

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Orgeron will take a Tigers team to Ole Miss that’s feeling really good about themselves after emotional victories over Florida and Auburn. It appeared LSU’s season would crash and burn, but Orgeron says the lessons he learned at Ole Miss has helped him in Baton Rouge

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LSU is coming off an impressive performance by its defense, holding Auburn to just 64 yards in the second half. For the first time this season, edge rusher Arden Key had a meaningful impact. Orgeron says the potential first round pick is starting to look like himself after missing spring practice and then offseason shoulder surgery

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Investigators are continuing to piece together the strange case of a baby born to a 13-year-old girl in Baker.  Police say the family wasn’t aware she was pregnant and gave birth to the baby at home in her bedroom.  Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn says he’s getting the word out about this incident because Louisiana law allows mothers to legally relinquish their newborns without repercussions…

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Police suspect the father is also just 13-years-old.

Zachary Police have charged a 33-year-old man with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting, stabbing and beating an 11-month old child. Police Chief David McDavid says they found several weapons in the house and the autopsy shows the baby died of multiple stab and gunshot wounds….

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Three victims from last night’s energy platform explosion on Lake Pontchartrain remain in critical condition and the search for a 44-year-old worker from Katy, Texas continues.  Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto is not releasing much information on that person…

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The fire on the platform is expected to burn out…

The three constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot passed and are now law. President of the Public Affairs Research Council Robert Travis Scott says the first amendment which establishes a property tax exemption for construction work in progress will make things more certain for tax assessors.

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The fire is out at the platform that was the site of an explosion last night on Lake Pontchartrain. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says the platform is just a storage facility and owned by Clovelly Oil Company:
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The Coast Guard is continuing to coordinate the search for a man missing since the explosion occurred.

The November 18th runoff will decide the first woman to be mayor of New Orleans, after LaToya Cantrell and Desiree Charbonnet advance from the first round of voting on Saturday. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says this is a historic first, but not a surprise two women in the runoff..:
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Voter turnout for the Mayoral primary was 32 percent.

A 13-year-old girl left her newborn baby at the front step of a teacher’s home in Baker, according to cops. They say the teen told authorities she didn’t know what to do with the baby, so she left it at the teacher’s door and left. Apparently the teen’s parents didn’t know she was pregnant, and the girl gave birth alone in a bedroom. At this point they are not expecting any arrests.

Detectives in Baton Rouge are investigating a fatal shooting last night that left a 26-year-old dead after a homeowner claims he brandished a firearm and charged at him. BRPD Sgt. Don Coppola says the 36-year-old homeowner told police he was standing in his yard when he shot Clayton Bradford after a verbal altercation…:
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He says this is an ongoing investigation.

Authorities are still looking for a worker who may have gone missing after an explosion on a platform in Lake Pontchartrain last night. Four of the seven injured people have left the hospital while three are critically injured. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto is not releasing much information on the 8th worker that remains missing…:
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They said the fire is almost out, and it doesn’t appear there is any pollution in the water.

City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell and former Municipal Court Judge Desiree Charbonnet are headed to a New Orleans mayoral runoff; and the city will see it’s first female mayor ever. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says that makes this race far more interesting…:
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Voter turnout for the Mayoral primary was 32 percent.

The three constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot passed and are now law. President of the Public Affairs Research Council Robert Travis Scott says the first amendment which establishes a property tax exemption for construction work in progress will make things more certain for tax assessors…:
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Amendment number two will give the spouses of volunteer firefighters, EMS, and paramedics who die on duty, a full property tax exemption. With the passage of amendment three, the state has created a new fund within the transportation fund.

The search continues for a missing worker after an oil and gas platform exploded in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday….:
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We’re feeling significantly cooler weather today in Louisiana, and State Climatologist Barry Keim says we may have broken the back up summer…:
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Most of the state will see highs just in the 70s today, and minimum temps in the upper 40s low 50s.

Zachary police a man allegedly murdered his 11-month-old baby. 33-year-old Fabian Smith is charged in the death of Jericho Smith. Police arrived on the scene Saturday to find the baby lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid says Smith had allegedly locked other children outside…:
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Smith has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to juveniles.

State Police say a 4-year-old was killed over the weekend after being struck by a vehicle in Iberia Parish. They say Raylen Jones of New Iberia had wandered outside of his home Saturday night without detection and ended up in the street. LSP responded to the accident around 10:30pm that night. Troopers, along with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Division are continuing the investigation.

Three victims from last night’s energy platform explosion on Lake Pontchartrain remain in critical condition and the search for one of the workers continues today. Jefferson Parish EMS Director Mike Guilliot says seven people were taken to the hospital last night…

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Authorities say the rig is still burning and will eventually burn itself out. Officials say there is no pollution in the water.

A significant cold front moved through the Bayou State leaving us with some much needed relief. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the front has brought much cooler and drier Canadian air.  Afternoon highs will be in the 70s in northern parishes and low 80 in the coastal zone…

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State health officials say now is the time for Louisiana to get their flu shot as the influenza season is stating.  Jeff Palermo has more…

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Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves authored legislation seeking to protect Cajuns, saying they are endangered, because of coastal land loss.  Graves believes the federal government has been mismanaging the Mississippi River system for years…

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