LRN Newscast November 12

We may break a few daily record low temperatures across the state tonight as temperatures plummet. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Louisiana Tech has reached its fundraising goal of 125-million dollars in recognition of its 125th anniversary. Vice President for University advancement, Brooks Hull, says the money will go towards scholarships, faculty recruitment, research. as well as building improvements…
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Ouachita Parish Sheriff deputies have charged 28-year-old Tiera Mooney with cruelty to a juvenile after she allegedly left her one-year-old with strangers. O-P-S-O spokesperson Glen Springfield says Mooney knocked on a person’s home, said she couldn’t do this anymore and left the child with the person who answered the door. Springfield says Mooney was later apprehended in a nearby woodeded area…
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Bail has not been set.

10-million dollars in hurricane recovery dollars will be used to build new homes for guardsmen and their families who live at Camp Beauregard in Pineville. Louisiana National Guard spokesperson, Colonel Ed Bush, says the families currently live in 40 FEMA trailers that have been up since Hurricane Katrina. He says they hope to build about 50 new homes with the 10-million….
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The money actually comes from Hurricanes Ike and Gustav aid.

1:30 PM Newscast

If you think it’s chilly out right now, just wait for tonight: low temperatures are expected to hit the 20s for most of the state, with lows in the low 30s near the coast.Good news is at least the hard freeze is not expected to stay for long. Ricks says temperatures will be out of the 20s by tomorrow afternoon.
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The high wind gusts much of the state is experiencing are also expected to die down by this afternoon.
A West Monroe woman is charged with cruelty to a juvenile after leaving her one-year-old child with strangers.  Deputies later located 28-year-old Tiera Mooney in a small wooded area not far from the residence. Springfield Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s spokesperson Glen Springfield says the suspect was also charged with criminal trespassing.

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Louisiana Tech reaches its Forever Loyal campaign goal raising more than $125 million to support University initiatives. The campaign was designed to help face challenges and discover potential. Vice President for University advancement Brooks Hull says almost 70,000 gifts have been given in the campaign with well over 20,000 donors.
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Hull says the money will go toward scholarships, faculty recruitment, research and teaching grants, as well as campus building improvements.
Ten-million dollars in hurricane recovery money will go towards building new homes to replace the old FEMA trailers that have been at Camp Beauregard in Pineville since 2005. Guardsmen and their families live in these trailers and Louisiana National Guard Colonel Ed Bush says the soldiers will appreciate an upgrade…
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There are 40 trailers that are in place at Camp Beauregard.

12:30 PM Newscast

If you think it’s chilly out right now, just wait for tonight: low temperatures are expected to hit the 20s for most of the state, with lows in the low 30s near the coast.  State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the freeze means heaters across the state will be turning on tonight, so make sure you check your smoke detector or go get one before night falls.
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Freeze warnings are in effect from the Arkansas line down to Baton Rouge.
A West Monroe woman is charged with cruelty to a juvenile after leaving her one-year-old child with strangers.  Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s spokesperson Glen Springfield says witnesses say the woman, 28-year-old Tiera Mooney, was wet and holding a baby when she knocked on their door and gave them the child and began to leave.
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Louisiana Tech reaches its Forever Loyal campaign goal raising more than $125 million to support University initiatives. The campaign was designed to help face challenges and discover potential. Vice President for University advancement Brooks Hull says growth in the donor base has helped hit the goal.

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Hull says almost 70,000 gifts have been given in the campaign with well over 20,000 donors.

A 24-year-old woman is in Iberia Parish jail after deputies responded to a call in reference to a shooting at a home yesterday. Witnesses identified Jessica Mooney as the suspect in the shooting of 46-year-old Kenneth Broussard of New Iberia. Broussard sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was found outside of the home. He was airlifted to a local hospital in critical condition.

11:40 LRN Sportscast November 12

The Saints are off today. They still have to be disappointed over the loss to Atlanta. Coach Sean Payton expects the Black and Gold to bounce back this Sunday against Tampa Bay, because he says there’s good leadership on the team…
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It remains to be seen if Saints cornerback Marshon Lattimore can play this Sunday. He’s reportedly week to week with a hamstring injury.

The Pelicans disappointing start to the season continued last night with a 122 to 116 loss to the Houston Rockets. Brandon Ingram did not play because of knee soreness and Jrue Holiday continues to struggle. He scored 18 points last but was six of 21 from the floor.

Tonight, the Ragin Cajuns are at TCU, while ULM fell to Texas A-and-M 63-57 last night.

LSU’s offense is the envy of nearly every team in college football after spending much of the last decade as a below-average unit. Some of the credit goes to new passing game coordinator Joe Brady, who could receive offers from other schools during the offseason. Coach Ed Orgeron is confident he’ll be able to retain Brady…
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Brady signed a three-year contract with LSU last February. The first year of the deal is paying him 410-thousand dollars. He’s the seventh highest-paid coach on the staff.

ULM quarterback Caleb Evans has been named the Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. Evans he accounted for 401 yards of total offense and four touchdowns to lead the Warhawks to a 45-31 victory over Georgia State.

1130AM LRN News

If you think it’s chilly out right now, just wait for tonight: low temperatures are expected to hit the 20s for most of the state, with lows in the low 30s near the coast. National Weather Service meteorologist Robert Ricks says it’s unusual for a freeze this hard to hit this early in November.

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Temperatures should rise 10 to 15 degrees by tomorrow afternoon.

A Gray Television poll puts Governor Edwards ahead of Eddie Rispone 48-46 percent and shows a significant gender gap between the two. The poll shows Edwards carrying women voters by nine points, Rispone winning men by seven. LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan expects that split to remain…

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A record 490,000 people early voted in the run-off.

Senator John Kennedy continues firing salvos at Democrats in charge of the House’s impeachment inquiry, calling the process unfair and tainted by partisanship. He says the push for the whistleblower not to have to publicly testify is an affront to the kinds of transparency this process needs.

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Democrats say the whistleblower must be allowed to remain anonymous, for the person’s safety and to ensure future whistleblowers are confident to come forward in anonymity.

LSU is expected to take the top spot in tonight’s College Football Playoffs rankings after their impressive win in Tuscaloosa. CBS Sports-dot-com analyst Jerry Palm says last week’s number one, Ohio State, is also still undefeated but lacks the Purple and Gold’s resume.

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LSU has Ole Miss up next.

10:30 AM Newscast

A new poll has the Governor’s race at 48 percent for the Governor, and 46 percent for GOP challenger Eddie Rispone. Matt Doyle has more…

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A West Monroe woman is charged with cruelty to a juvenile after leaving her one-year-old child with strangers.  Witnesses say the woman, 28-year-old Tiera Mooney, was wet and holding a baby when she knocked on their door and gave them the child and began to leave.  Deputies later located the woman in a wooded area a few blocks away.

 

At the Baton Rouge Press Club, U-S Senator John Kennedy called the impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump unfair. Kennedy blames Speaker Nancy Pelosi who he says is calling the shots over Chairman Adam Schiff, whose committee is leading the impeachment probe…
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Kennedy is concerned Pelosi will not allow Republicans to call their own key witnesses.

New college football playoff rankings come out tonight. LSU could be ranked number one after its win over Alabama and they are in a great position to make the playoffs, even with a loss. But Jerry Palm of CBS-spots-dot-com says the Tigers have a lot of incentive to keep the pedal to the floor…
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Alabama is not out of the playoff hunt, despite Saturday’s loss on their home field. It’s possible they could face the Tigers again in the C-F-P.

9:30 LRN Newscast November 12

Unseasonably cold temperatures have moved into Louisiana and there’s a chance we can see some all-time November record lows late tonight or early tomorrow morning. Matt Doyle has more…
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A south Louisiana high school was placed on lockdown when a student reported a classmate had a weapon. But it turned out the student was holding a stapler. St. John the Baptist Sheriff deputies searched East St. John High School and they found the student. The stapler was reportedly wrapped in a bandanna. The student was arrested on charges of terrorizing.

The latest poll on the governor’s race shows Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards holding a small lead over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone, 48-to-46-percent. The survey paid for by Louisiana TV stations also finds that 39 percent of white voters approve of the job the Governor is doing, but only 28 percent say they plan to vote for him. Hogan says the Democratic Edwards is running into major partisan opposition…
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88 percent of black voters approve of Edwards’ tenure.

Public hearings in the President Donald Trump impeachment inquiry begins tomorrow. Senator John Kennedy says if the case is properly analyzed, the results will come down to whether the President had a good faith basis for believing in the possible corruption involving former Vice President Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings in Ukraine.
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Hunter Biden received 50-thousand dollars a month while on retainer with a Ukranian energy firm.

8:30 LRN Newscast November 12

A Gray Television poll puts Governor Edwards ahead of Eddie Rispone 48-46 percent with five days until voters hit the polls for the run-off. Only six percent of voters remain undecided, a number LSU Poli Sci Professor Robert Hogan says is remarkably low for a major statewide election.
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489-thousand Louisianans early voted for the run-off.

Freeze warnings and hard freeze warnings will go into effect tonight and into tomorrow as an arctic blast brings the Bayou State unseasonably cold temperatures. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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Keim says you’ll need to protect your pipes, plants and pets.

Public hearings begin tomorrow in the House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s alleged quid pro quo with the president of Ukraine. Senator John Kennedy is among the group of Republicans who believe the whistleblower should be required to testify…
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But California Democrat, Adam Schiff, says the whistleblower’s testimony would be redundant and unnecessary.

New college football playoff rankings come out tonight and will LSU’s win over Alabama put the Tigers over Ohio State for the number one spot. The other question, how far will Alabama fall. They were ranked third last week and Jerry Palm of CBS-sports-dot-com believes they’ll be out of the Top 4 this week behind Georgia, who he believes will be ranked fourth tonight…
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7:30 LRN Newscast November 12

Wind chills are in the teens this morning in north Louisiana. It’s also windy and cold in south Louisiana with wind chill readings in the mid-20s. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the wind will eventually die down, but the temperature will fall like a rock after the sun goes down today…
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Louisiana U-S Senator John Kennedy is concerned what the current impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will mean for future presidents…
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New College Football Playoff rankings come out tonight and after a big win in Tuscaloosa, LSU could leapfrog Ohio State to number one. CBS Sports-dot-com college football analyst Jerry Palm says the Tigers clearly proved a point.
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The rankings will be released at 6 PM.

Governor John Bel Edwards holds a small two-percentage-point lead over Republican challenger Eddie Rispone in a new poll paid for by several Louisiana TV stations. The survey finds Edwards getting more female voters, while Rispone has more men voting for him. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan expects that split to remain….
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And President Trump will be back in Louisiana on Thursday for another Republican rally that will take place in Bossier City.

6:30 LRN Newscast November 12

Winter has arrived in Louisiana a little early. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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Keim says there’s also a strong wind out of the north and that puts the real feel temperature below freezing. And it will get colder tonight into tomorrow morning. Hard freeze watches and warnings have been posted.

At the Baton Rouge Press Club, U-S Senator John Kennedy called the impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump unfair. Kennedy blames Speaker Nancy Pelosi who he says is calling the shots over Chairman Adam Schiff, whose committee is leading the impeachment probe…
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Kennedy is concerned Pelosi will not allow Republicans to call their own key witnesses.

A new poll on the governor’s race paid for by Louisiana TV stations has Democratic Incumbent John Bel Edwards at 48 percent, and GOP challenger Eddie Rispone is at 46 percent. Matt Doyle has more…
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