LRN 11:30 AM NEWSCAST

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.

 

 

LRN 10:30 am NEWSCAST

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

Cut 1 (30)  “…I’m Jeff Palermo.” 
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.

9:30 am LRN Newscast

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.

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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…

Cut 6 (07) “…big news.”

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

LRN 8:30 am Newscast

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.

 

5:30 LRN Newscast

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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4:30 LRN Newscast

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.

3:30 LRN Newscast

The state Office of Juvenile Justice says it has moved the youth juvenile offenders housed at a temporary facility at Angola to a new juvenile justice facility in Jackson Parish. A federal judge ruled last week the state needs to relocate the youth from the grounds of an adult prison. The lead plaintiffs attorney David Utter is happy to see O-J-J act…
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The O-J-J moved the youth to Angola after a series of escapes and violent episodes at other juvenile justice facilities. This new facility in Jackson Parish opened in July.

Louisiana Tech president Les Guice announced this week he’s retiring at the end of this year. Guice says he’s leaving at a time when the school is welcoming its largest freshman class in history…
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A fatal disease called lethal bronzing is killing off palm trees in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas and there have also been cases in Iberia Parish. LSU AgCenter Plant Doctor, Raj Singh, says the disease is transmitted by a small insect known as a planthopper but there’s no cure…
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Singh says there are antibiotic treatments, but they are not available to the average homeowner.

Wildlife officials are encouraged by seeing Kemp’s ridley sea turtles producing successful hatches on the Chandeleur Islands. But Coastal Resources Scientist Manager, Matt Weigel, says Chandeleur Islands are disappearing, so it’s critical that design plans to restore the islands become a reality…
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2:30 LRN Newscast

The state Office of Juvenile Justice has moved the juvenile offenders that were housed at a temporary facility at Angola to a new juvenile justice facility that opened this summer in Jackson Parish. The decision to relocate the youths comes after a federal judge ordered the state to move them to another facility, because of how they were treated at Angola. David Utter represents the juveniles in a civil rights lawsuit…
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The state is appealing the federal judge’s ruling and they eventually plan to house all high-risk juveniles at a facility under construction near Monroe.

New campaign finance totals are in for all of the main gubernatorial candidates and front-runner Jeff Landry still has a much larger campaign warchest than his opponents. Election day is four weeks from tomorrow and political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Landry is in good shape…
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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…
Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Jeanne Burns”

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.

1:30 LRN Newscast

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.

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.”

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.”
Singh says the disease is transmitted by a small insect known as a planthopper but there’s no cure.

There’s encouraging news about the endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. Wildlife officials report successful hatchings of the sea turtle on the Chandeleur Islands off the coast of southeast Louisiana for a second year a in a row….
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That’s coastal resources scientist manager with LDWF Matt Weigel, who says 300-thousand birds also rely on the islands during the course of the year. But he says the Chandeleur Islands are disappearing and design plans to restore the islands are underway.

12:30 LRN Newscast

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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