Louisiana leads the pack in FAFSA submission rates after a major policy change for high school seniors. Matt Doyle has more.

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October is here, but where are the colder temps?  Kevin Barnhart talks with state climatologist Barry Keim for the details.

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 A 2,500 dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the person who threw a dog out of their vehicle on I-20, killing it. Matt Doyle has more.

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Louisiana has the highest FAFSA submission rates in the nation according to a new report. That means more students than ever are applying to see what financial aid they qualify for when it comes to post-secondary education. EdTech Senior Consultant Stephanie Marcum says the 84 percent participation rate comes down to a new mandate for graduating high school seniors.

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And it wasn’t just in submission rate, the Bayou State led the nation in growth rate as well. Marcum says it’s a great start, but there’s still quite a few students who didn’t participate, students who may have lost out on thousands in aid.

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A department of Education report says when you add up tuition, books, and cost of living, the average two and four year college student in the state will have to spend 20,863 dollars to attend.

Marcum says that’s huge because 51 percent of jobs available in the state require a post-secondary education to obtain. That’s why they’re working to let students and their families know that FAFSA isn’t just student loans for college, its scholarships, grants and other aid for a variety of continuing education.

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It’s estimated by 2020 that 65 percent of all jobs will require some kind of post-secondary education to obtain.

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The sexual assault hotline has seen an uptick in call volume.  The day of the testimony of Dr. Christine Ford, the service saw an increase of 201% compared to a typical day.  Assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at LSU, Michelle Many says that activity is likely do to the barrage of news reports about this case and other allegations of sexual abuse.

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Many says although the call volume has increased, she believes that until there is a change in the way allegations are received and those that raise allegations are treated, reports will not swell.

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Many says with people like Bill Cosby having to answer for such crime does have a positive effect on victims.

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This past weekend’s cold front may have still left many across Louisiana longing for that autumn feeling.  While the front did knock humidity down a bit, still no need for hoodies and jackets quite yet.  State Climatologist Barry Keim says a more significant cold front is overdue.

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Keim says we can expect to experience some fronts in the coming weeks.

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Keim says it should feel like paradise once nicer Canadian air makes its way into the Bayou State.

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A dog is dead after being thrown out of a moving vehicle in Webster Parish on I-20. The animals was bound with tape and rope, and was thrown out of the vehicle and dragged while still alive. Humane Society of Louisiana Executive Director Jeff Dorson says the injuries were brutal, and called it torture.

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The Webster Parish Humane Association, who took custody of the animal and tried to save it, to no avail, is offering a 2,500 dollar award for information about the case, and Dorson says they’re considering an additional 750 dollars to help get people’s attention.

Dorson says it’s clearly Felony Animal Abuse, which comes with a hefty sentence for those found guilty…

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Dorson says he doesn’t know what behind the recent rash of animal abuse cases he’s seen, but he says when the criminal behind this particular incident is discovered, they’ll be pushing the local DA and judge for a harsh sentence.

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The dog, named faith by the Webster Parish Humane Association, was found with a collar on.

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LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is the SEC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Ole Miss. But credit also has to go to his receivers, who got open and racked up several yards after the catch in the blowout victory over the Rebels. Coach Ed Orgeron says it was the breakout game they’ve been waiting for from their pass catchers…

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In the win over Ole Miss, LSU held the top passing team in the SEC to just 178 passing yards. But Orgeron is still not entirely happy with the pass rush…

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LSU is at 22nd ranked Florida this Saturday. Orgeron says the Gators have the best defense they’ve faced this season, so they’ll need another big game from Burrow…

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The Saints are 3-1 and in first place in the NFC South, but the leaders of the Black and Gold still see areas where this team can improved. In the win over the Giants, the defense looked like the one we saw when New Orleans won the NFC South last year. Defensive end Cam Jordan agrees…

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After four weeks of the season, wide receiver Michael Thomas leads the NFL with 42 catches. Thomas says the offense has room to grow…

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It was a St. Tammany landowner versus an endangered frog today at the US Supreme Court. Matt Doyle has more.

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If the eight justices who heard the case today give a split ruling, then the federal government wins the case, based on lower court rulings.

There’s only another two months left in Hurricane Season, but that’s still plenty enough time for a disruptive storm to sneak its way into the gulf and pay the Bayou State a visit. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s likely another month left before we can breathe a sigh of relief.

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LSU Health New Orleans has received a $1.3 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human services to be used to increase the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners, or SANEs, across twelve southeast Louisiana parishes.  With many of those parishes being limited on resources, LSU’s Dr. Jessica Landry says they are hoping to train more nurses with the funds.

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The Louisiana Health Department announces they did not identify elevated levels of lead in 12 elementary schools built before 1986. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says the results from this first round of testing is encouraging, but it doesn’t mean there is not a case of elevated levels of lead at an older school. He says they will conduct testing in 12 more schools next year and 12 more after that…

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The east coast saw the season’s only major Hurricane landfall incident when Florence slammed the Carolinas, killing 29 and causing an estimated 38 billion in damage in September, and as we move into October there’s only two months of hurricane season left. State Climatologist Barry Keim says another major storm is unlikely but possible.

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Keim says there’ve been a few storms to hit Louisiana in October, but the last was Juan in 1985.

The Louisiana Health Department announces they did not identify elevated levels of lead in 12 elementary schools built before 1986. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says they tested a dozen schools statewide at the request of the legislature..

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Drinking water was tested at schools statewide in every city survey.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case brought by Edward Poitevent of St. Tammany who’s protesting the designation of some of his land as critical habitat for the endangered dusky gopher frog. Poitevent’s lawyer, Mark Miller, says the case will likely break on ideological lines, with the four left leaning judges opposing it, but with support from the right.

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U-S Wildlife and Fisheries says the land is crucial to the future survival of the frog, but Poitevent argues the land shouldn’t be off limits to logging because it’s not currently habitable.

LSU Health New Orleans has received a $1.3 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human services to be used to increase the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners across twelve southeast Louisiana parishes. Dr. Jessica Landry  says the University of South Alabama received the same grant, so she hopes both programs can work together.

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The Louisiana Health Department does not find heightened levels of lead after testing the drinking water in 12 elementary schools built before 1986. Jeff Palermo has more…

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There’s only two months left in Hurricane Season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says looking back through history, you’ll find several cases of dangerous, and damaging storms slamming Louisiana in October, and even as late as Halloween.

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But Keim says this time of year storms tend to track more to the east, and away from the bayou.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case brought by Edward Poitevent of St. Tammany who’s protesting the designation of some of his land as critical habitat for the endangered dusky gopher frog. Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity Collette Adkins says U-S Wildlife and Fisheries demonstrated during the proceedings that Poitevent’s claims that the land is not habitable are untrue. She says it may not be the perfect habitat, but it’s as close as the endangered species is going to get…

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The frog requires rare “ephemeral ponds” to survive in the wild, ponds which exist on the property.

Governor John Bel Edwards is in California today working the movie business crowd to try and get more film and TV production in Louisiana. Today he’s meeting with executives from Netflix, Warner Brothers, NBC, and Walt Disney. Edwards says he’s looking forward to luring in more business, and productions have spent 1.29 billion dollars over the last three years in the state.

The Louisiana Department of Health tested the drinking water at 12 elementary schools built before 1986 and did not find heightened levels of lead. State Health Officer Doctor Jimmy Guidry says if elevated levels of lead were found in the drinking water, repairs would be needed…
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Guidry says the legislature requested the testing to get better idea how aging infrastructure is impacting drinking water quality.

LSU Health New Orleans is the recipient of a one-point-three million dollar federal grant to pay for the training of sexual assault nurse examiners in 12 parishes in southeast Louisiana. Doctor Jessica Landry says currently one-point-three-million residents share one sexual assault nurse examiner and the New Orleans area sees a little more than two times the national average when it comes to sexual assault cases…
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The endangered dusky gopher frog got its day in the front of the U-S Supreme court today as eight justices heard oral arguments from lawyers representing a St. Tammany Parish landowner, who is unable to develop part of his land because it’s been designated as critical habitat for the amphibian. Mark Miller is representing Edward Poitevant and says unfortunately the four-to -four ideological split certainly increases the chance his client is ruled against…
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Collette Adkins is an attorney representing the Center for Biological Diversity and says if that ideological split were to occur, then it would be a win for the amphibian…
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But Miller says another possible outcome would be the ordering of re-arguments in the case once a ninth justice is selected.

The Louisiana Health Department does not find heightened levels of lead after testing the drinking water in 12 elementary schools built before 1986. Jeff Palermo has more…

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It was a St. Tammany landowner versus an endangered frog today at the US Supreme Court. Matt Doyle has more.

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If the eight justices who heard the case today give a split ruling, then the federal government wins the case, based on lower court rulings.

It was St. Tammany man versus endangered frog today at the US Supreme Court. Matt Doyle has more.
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If the eight justices who heard the case today give a split ruling, then the federal government would win the case, based on lower court rulings.

5th ranked LSU is getting ready for Saturday’s game at 22nd ranked Florida. The game will kick off at 2:30. The SEC announced today LSU’s home game against 2nd ranked Georgia on October 13th will also be a 2:30 kickoff
The Louisiana Health Department says they did not find heightened levels of lead after testing the drinking water at 12 schools built before 1986. State health officier Doctor Jimmy Guidry says the results are encouraging, but it doesn’t mean the drinking water at all older schools is lead free. He says they will test the water at 12 more schools next year and 12 more after that…
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The legislature requested the testing be done to get a better idea on how aging infrastructure is threatening safe drinking water.

LSU Health New Orleans has received a $1.3 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human services to increase the availability of sexual assault nurse examiners, or SANEs, in twelve southeast Louisiana parishes. With many of those parishes being limited on resources, Dr. Jessica Landry, says they will use the funds to train more nurses.
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The Louisiana Department of Health announces they did not identify elevated levels of lead in 12 elementary schools built before 1986. Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says they tested a dozen schools statewide at the request of the legislature…

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Landry the results from this first round of testing is encouraging, but it doesn’t mean there is not a case of elevated levels of lead at an older school. More on this story in the next hour.

There’s only another two months left in Hurricane Season, but that’s still plenty enough time for a disruptive storm to sneak its way into the gulf and pay the Bayou State a visit. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there’s likely another month left before we can breathe a sigh of relief.

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Keim says the last major October Louisiana storm was Hurricane Juan in 1983.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case brought by Edward Poitevent of St. Tammany who’s protesting the designation of some of his land as critical habitat for the endangered dusky gopher frog. Poitevent’s lawyer, Mark Miller, says the case will likely break on ideological lines, with the four left leaning judges opposing it, but support from the right.

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U-S Wildlife and Fisheries says the land is crucial to the future survival of the frog, but the man argues the land shouldn’t be off limits to logging because it’s not currently habitable.

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Governor Edwards is on the west coast with a delegation aimed at promoting Louisiana’s film tax credit to big studios in California.  Kevin Barnhart has more.

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The Board of Regents has made the decision to perform an audit on universities, looking at admission policies.  Universities will begin submitting data in January.  Higher Education commissioner Kim Reed says the questions they are ultimately hoping to answer from the report are clear.

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The report is expected to be finished by late spring.

Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of a St. Tammany man who is protesting the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service designation that a portion of his land is off limits for unfettered development due to its importance to the endangered dusky gopher frog. The courts tend to side with the scientific administrations in the case of land disputes, but  Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says a new tactic may find a more favorable outcome.

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Eight justices will hear the case, as Judge Kavanaugh, who’s been nominated for the 9^th slot, missed the 10AM appointment deadline to be allowed to preside on the case.

And Senator John Kennedy, says unless the FBI uncovers new, concerning evidence backing sexual assault allegations against Kavanaugh, he intends to vote for him.

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The FBI investigation wraps up Friday.

Senator John Kennedy says unless an FBI investigation uncovers any concerning new material about allegations of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, he says he’ll be supporting the judge in a vote he expects will be held within a week. Despite believing Kavanaugh, He expressed sympathy for Ford, but anger at Democrats.

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The investigation is set to wrap up Friday.

Today the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments between and a St. Tammany man who says a critical habitat designation for his land is bunk, and the frog who the land’s been set aside for.  Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the owner believes it’s government overreach.

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Wildlife and fisheries says its land that’s crucial for the future survival of the frog.

The Board of Regents has made the decision to perform an audit on universities, looking at admission policies.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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The FASA report is out for the 2019-2020 school year showing record high participation rates for program that qualifies students for grants and loans to help them afford the hefty costs that come along with higher education. FASA had an 84 percent participation rate this year, putting Louisiana number one in the nation for growth and submission rates, but the 16 percent who did not file reportedly missed out on 94 million in aid.