A University of Alabama student is out of the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a 100-thousand dollar bond, but he still faces the charge of communicating of false information of planned bombing on school property. Connor Croll allegedly called in a bomb threat during last Saturday’s L-S-U-Florida game. Legal analyst Tim Meche says you can’t get away with that…
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Croll reportedly made the threat, because his friend was about to lose a bet.

Former Republican U-S Senate candidate Rob Maness says he’s leaving the GOP and will register as an independent after reports surfaced this week that Republican mega-donor Lane Grisby proposed helping a republican state senate candidate win a judge seat if he dropped out of a senate race. Maness says the Baton Rouge businessman has too much influence…
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Maness says he was approached with a similar offer when he ran for U-S Senate.

Sometime before sunset, small, controlled explosives will be used to take down two damaged cranes at the site of the partially collapsed Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says they need to get these cranes down…
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Two bodies remain in the rubble.

At Grambling State, two people were shot, including a police officer during an overnight shooting on campus. There’s a massive search for the shooter.

The Saints will head to the Windy City for a Sunday matchup with the Chicago Bears. The Black and Gold have won four in a row with Teddy Bridgewater as their starting QB. Sean Payton says Bridgewater’s performance showcases the aspects of his demeanor that the coach appreciates at the QB position.
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Kick-off Sunday is at 3:25.

Demolition experts will use explosives to take down two heavily damaged cranes at the collapsed Hard Rock Hotel construction site in New Orleans. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says the cranes are not stable…
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If all goes according to plan, small, controlled explosives will quickly bring the cranes down on the surrounding rubble.

A Baton Rouge Senate race will not be a three-way run-off after a recount puts Representative Franklin Foil four votes ahead of Representative Steve Carter for second place. GOP donor Lane Grigsby reportedly floated the idea that Foil should drop out of the Senate race and Grigsby would help Foil get elected as a judge. It’s left a cloud over the proceedings…
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That’s former Republican U-S Senate candidate Rob Maness who says he’s leaving the Republican Party over the controversy.

Connor Croll, the Alabama student who allegedly called in a false bomb threat to the Tiger Stadium during last Saturday’s game, has been released from East Baton Rouge Parish jail on a 100,000 dollar bond. Croll has been charged with communication of false information of planned bombing on school property. Legal analyst Tim Meche expects Croll’s defense will argue the threat had no teeth…
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Croll reportedly told police he called in the threat to stop the game because his friend was at risk of losing money on a bet.

Two people were shot including an officer during a shooting that occurred overnight on the Grambling State campus. The search for the shooter is ongoing after he fled from the Hodby Assembly Center. Media reports say an officer responding to the scene was shot in the leg and another student was also wounded.

Governor John Bel Edwards says his Republican opponent Eddie Rispone’s plan to freeze Medicaid enrollment if elected will rip away healthcare from more than 300,000 people. Edwards says seasonal workers who see pay fluctuations would feel the biggest impact.
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Rispone’s campaign responded calling Edwards address a political stunt and says the expansion is unstable and full of waste.

A recount in the Baton Rouge Senate race where Steve Carter and Franklin Foil were previously in a tie for second now has Foil up by three votes.  There’s controversy as Foil was reportedly offered help winning a future judgeship if they dropped out.  Republican mega-donor Lane Grigsby allegedly tried calling the seat’s term-limited incumbent to make the offer. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard…

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A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly move to the northeast. National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says this mid-October storm is not expected to have a major impact on Louisiana…

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LED will invest $3.6 million in an infrastructure project in Madison Parish Port so a natural gas pipeline can be expanded and attract new industries to the state. LED’s contributions along with $4 million from Complex Chemical and a half a million from the Port will provide installation of a pipeline double the capacity as previously planned. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says this is a unique opportunity to help a rural area that’s in the need of new jobs.

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Governor Edwards claims GOP gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone’s plan to freeze Medicaid Enrollment will result in hundreds of thousands of people losing their health insurance…

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The paper ballot hand recount in a once tied Baton Rouge Senate race has produced a winner: Representative Franklin Foil will make the run-off by three votes over Representative Steve Carter. Foil will go on to face Democrat Beverly Brooks Thompson, who took first place with 34 percent of the vote, in the November 16^th run-off. The election sparked controversy after a major Republican powerbroker reportedly offered to help Foil in future races if he dropped out.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly move to the northeast. Nestor is expected to form in the southwest Gulf of Mexico and race towards the Florida panhandle, but National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says areas south of Lake Pontchartrain could see some effects…

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The system is not expected to become a hurricane.

Louisiana Economic Development is investing $3.6 million dollars into a new eight-million dollar natural gas pipeline at the Madison Parish Port near Tallulah to encourage future economic development. The state’s contribution will help double the pipeline’s capacity. L-E-D Secretary Don Pierson says initially only one company would benefit now it’s ten.

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A tropical storm warning has been issued for the southeastern Louisiana coast from Grand Isle to the east.

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The Edwards and Rispone campaigns have begun a war of words over a recent estimate that Rispone’s call to freeze the Medicaid expansion would throw 300,000 people off of the rolls. Rispone’s campaign says the expansion is full of waste, but Edwards is confident in the program’s integrity…

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GOP mega-donor Lane Grigsby reportedly offers one of two tied Republicans in a tied Baton Rouge Senate race help winning another office if he drops out. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard says Grigsby reportedly called the seat’s term limited incumbent Dan Claitor, asking him to pass along the offer. Ballard says Claitor was concerned the offer was illegal and didn’t pass it along.

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Grigsby was heavily involved in a number of primary races, including the election of Cleo Fields to the Senate, a number of BESE members, and was reportedly involved in Eddie Rispone’s run for governor.

Louisiana Economic Development is investing $3.6 million dollars into a new eight-million dollar natural gas pipeline at the Madison Parish Port near Tallulah.  L-E-D Secretary Don Pierson says the says with the gas pipeline expansion, the Port will attract more tenants.

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There’s controversy in a tied Baton Rouge Senate race as one of the candidates was reportedly offered help winning a future judgeship in exchange for dropping out. Franklin Foil and Steve Carter are in tie for second. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard says Republican mega-donor Lane Grigsby tried to get Foil to drop out by calling the seat’s term-limited incumbent…

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Grigsby backed Carter in the primary.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly move to the northeast. National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says they are not expecting this developing storm to ramp up into a hurricane

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Nestor is expected to race towards the Florida panhandle.

Governor Edwards says Eddie Rispone’s plan to freeze Medicaid enrollment would end up throwing 300,000 people off of the program in Louisiana, and ultimately cost the state millions in lost savings from the program’s expansion initiated under his leadership.

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Rispone’s campaign responded saying the expansion is unstable and full of waste. 

Louisiana Economic Development is investing $3.6 million dollars into a new eight-million dollar natural gas pipeline at the Madison Parish Port near Tallulah to encourage future economic development.  L-E-D Secretary Don Pierson…

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The state’s contribution will help double the pipeline’s capacity.

Governor Edwards addressed his GOP gubernatorial opponent’s plan to freeze Medicaid enrollment if elected.  Edwards says Eddie Rispone’s plan will rip away healthcare from more than 300,000 people, with seasonal workers who see pay fluctuations feeling the biggest impact.
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Rispone’s campaign responded calling Edwards address a political stunt and says the expansion is unstable and full of waste.

There’s controversy in a tied Baton Rouge Senate race as one of the candidates was reportedly offered help winning a future judgeship in exchange for dropping out. Franklin Foil and Steve Carter are in tie for second. Republican mega-donor Lane Grigsby allegedly tried to get Foil to drop out by calling the seat’s term-limited incumbent. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard says it’s a rare look at how the sausage gets made in Baton Rouge.

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A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly move to the northeast. National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says this mid-October storm is not expected to have a major impact on Louisiana…

Cut 8 (11) “…this storm”

LED will invest $3.6 million in an infrastructure project in Madison Parish Port so a natural gas pipeline can be expanded and attract new industries to the state. LED’s contributions along with $4 million from Complex Chemical and a half a million from the Port will provide installation of a pipeline double the capacity as previously planned. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says initially only one company was going to benefit now it’s going to be ten.

Cut 12 (12) “…port facilty” 

GOP mega-donor Lane Grigsby reportedly offers one of two tied Republicans in a tied Baton Rouge Senate race help winning another office if he drops out. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard says Grigsby reportedly called the seat’s term limited incumbent Dan Claitor, asking him to pass along the offer. Ballard says Claitor was concerned the offer was illegal and didn’t pass it along.

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A hand recount is scheduled for today.

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the southwest Gulf of Mexico and quickly move towards the Florida panhandle. But National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says areas south of Lake Pontchartrain could see some effects…

Cut 7 (10) “…tropical storm force.”

St Charles Parish deputies arrest the aunt of a 2-year-old girl that was left in a vehicle, charging her with negligent homicide. Detectives say 48-year-old Lezly Sanabria of Destrehan told them she thought child’s grandmother took the girl out of the vehicle.  Legal analyst Chick Foret says the aunt has a defense that can be presented in that the death was an accident.

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The University of Alabama freshman who allegedly called in a bomb threat during the LSU-Florida game was booked at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Wednesday. Conner Croll is charged with one count of communication of false information of a planned bombing on school property. His bond is set at $100-thousand.

Here’s a look at today’s commodity prices

An economic impact study shows planned sediment diversions will be a significant boon to local economies in Plaquemines, St. Bernard, Orleans, and Jefferson Parishes. Matt Doyle has more.

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State Police arrested four juveniles Wednesday afternoon in Shreveport after the car they were traveling in was reported stolen from Monroe. After they pulled over the 2013 Mercedes the teens fled on foot.  Inside the vehicle was more than one-hundred thousand dollars’ worth of stolen merchandise. All four were booked into the Shreveport Juvenile Justice Center.

There’s controversy in a tied Baton Rouge Senate race as one of the candidates was allegedly offered help winning a future judgeship in exchange for dropping out. Franklin Foil and Steve Carter are in a 12,522 vote tie for second. The Advocate’s Mark Ballard says Republican mega-donor Lane Grigsby tried to get Foil to drop out by calling the seat’s term-limited incumbent…

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A hand recount of paper ballots will be held today

A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for a portion of coastal southeast Louisiana as Nestor is expected to develop in the Gulf of Mexico and quickly move to the northeast. National Weather Service forecaster Mike Efferson says they are not expecting this developing storm to ramp up into a hurricane

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Nestor is expected to form in the southwest Gulf of Mexico and race towards the Florida panhandle

A new set of classes available to high school students may sway them toward pursuing a career in education.

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The 19-year old University of Alabama freshman who allegedly called in a bomb threat during the LSU-Florida game was booked at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Wednesday. Conner Croll is charged with one count of communication of false information of a planned bombing on school property. His bond is $100,000. Croll reportedly admitted he called in the threat because a friend was about to lose a large bet.

A report says coastal southeastern parishes could see significant economic benefits from the planned construction of the mid-Barataria and mid-Breton sediment diversion projects. Restore the Mississippi Delta Director Steve Cochran says the two projects will cost 1.8 billion dollars to complete. Cochran says they’re substantial investments, the likes of which we haven’t seen in this state in half a century.

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St Charles Parish deputies arrest the aunt of a 2-year-old girl that was left in a vehicle, charging her with negligent homicide. Detectives say 48-year-old Lezly Sanabria of Destrehan told them she thought child’s grandmother took the girl out of the vehicle following a shopping trip.  Legal analyst Chick Foret says it is usually not an easy decision for a prosecutor to charge a guardian.

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