Tropical Storm Nate has the potential to become a Category one hurricane and make landfall on the southeast Louisiana coast Sunday morning. Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in New Orleans Phil Grigsby…:
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He says that means should keep rainfall totals and storm surge low.

The Grand Isle Mayor has issued a voluntary evacuation order, as the island is expecting 4 to 5 inches of rain; and unusually high tides. Grand Isle schools will be closed Friday and Monday.

Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator is extremely concerned that criminal justice reform measures passed during the last legislative session will allow for the release of 192 felons there in November. He agrees Louisiana needs reform:
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Former New Orleans Congressman William Jefferson is set to be released from his 13-year prison sentence for taking bribes. A federal judge says seven out of ten counts against Jefferson are now invalid. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says the ruling is based on a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell’s corruption case:
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Ciolino says Jefferson’s time in prison might be done based on today’s ruling.

State Police arrest a St. Joseph mother and charged her with first degree murder of her infant child, which was discovered Monday in a dumpster in Tensas Parish. She is identified as 21-year-old Alicia Richard.

The National Hurricane Center predicts Tropical Storm Nate will develop into a Category 1 Hurricane with a possible landfall along the southeast Louisiana coast. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards can’t understand why Congress didn’t include 2016 Louisiana flood victims in legislation that gives this year’s hurricane victims special disaster tax breaks. The bill has five tax relief provisions. Edwards says Congress should not pit storm victims against one another.

20 people have been arrested for drug trafficking in Winn Parish. Eleven individuals face federal charges and 10 people will be brought up on state charges. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District Alexander Van Hook says the defendants were involved in the distribution of large amounts of methamphetamines….
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An important fish for the Gulf of Mexico seafood industry, Menhaden, has declined in size and LSU researcher Eugene Turner says rising sea surface temperatures are to blame….
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Turner says Menhaden had a dockside value of 129-million dollars in 2013 and that dollar amount will decline as the fish get smaller.

Emergency preparedness planners are gearing up for a possible hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. Michael Farrar has the story…

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The updated forecast track still shows Nate as a Category One storm making landfall from southeast Louisiana to the Florida panhandle. The National Hurricane Center has Nate as a hurricane in the southern Gulf of Mexico Saturday morning. Nate’s maximum sustained winds are at 40-miles per hour and northwest near nine miles per hour.

20 people have been arrested after an investigation into drug trafficking in Winn Parish.Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana Alexander Van Hook says the investigation began back in April of 2016 and 10 individuals face state charges and another 10 face federal charges….

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He says the one individual not yet arrested is Cristina Santos, who is thought to be the ringleader and authorities believe she is in the Los Angeles area.

Visitation begins tonight for Lafayette Police Corporal Michael Middlebrook, who was gunned down Sunday night in a shooting outside of a convenience store. Lafayette Police Chief Toby Aguillard says when fellow officers arrived, they kneeled in respect then took off in pursuit of the suspect….
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Middlebrook was allegedly shot by 28-year-old Ian Howard who is in jail without bond and charged with first degree murder.

Tropical Storm Nate has formed near the coast of Nicaragua and the long range forecast calls for Nate to develop into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and make landfall along the northern Gulf coast this weekend. The National Hurricane Center’s forecast track for the storm has moved west, so southeast Louisiana is now in the cone of uncertainity.

LSU researcher Eugene Turner has discovered the Menhaden, a small silver fish, that can be found along the Gulf coast has shrunk in size over the last 65 years, becuase of warmer sea surface temperatures…
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Menhaden is known as one of the most economically important fish as they make up one-half of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico fish harvest and they are a significant food source for birds, whales, striped bass and other animals.

20 people have been arrested after an investigation into drug trafficking in Winn Parish. Eleven individuals face federal charges and 10 people will be brought up on state charges. Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District Alexander Van Hook says the defendants facing federal charges were involved in the distribution of large amounts of methamphetamines….
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Visitation is today for Lafayette Police Officer Michael Middlebrook who was killed in the line of duty on Sunday. Police Chief Toby Aguillard says Middlebrook was an excellent officer and dedicated to his community as he received the Heart of Law Enforcement Award….
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Middlebrook leaves behind a wife, a three-year-old and two step children.

Tropical Storm Nate could threaten Louisiana. The storm is near the coast of Nicaragua and National Hurricane Specialist Robbie Berg says Nate will interact with land as it churns along the Nicaraguan and Honduras coast, plus it may go over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula….
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But the current projection has a Category One hurricane making landfall anywhere from southeast Louisiana to the Florida panhandle on Sunday morning.

An important fish for the Gulf of Mexico seafood industry has declined in size and LSU researcher Eugner Turner says rising sea surface temperatures are to blame….
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Turner says Menhaden had a dockside value of 129-million dollars in 2013 and that dollar amount will decline as the fish gets smaller.

State Police arrest a St. Joseph mother and charged her with first degree murder of her infant child, which was discovered Monday in a dumpster in Tensas Parish. An autopsy report of the one-day old baby found it died from blunt force trauma. 21-year-old Alicia Richard’s bond has been set at 200-thousand dollars.

Visitation is today for the Lafayette Police officer killed while responding to an incident at a convenience store. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Tropical Depression number 16 is now Tropical Storm Nate near the Nicaragua coast and it’s expected to head north and become a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. National Hurricane Specialist Robbie Berg says a landfall along the Gulf Coast is likely on Sunday….
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The latest cone of uncertainty has a Category One storm making landfall anywhere from southeast Louisiana to the Florida panhandle.

Law enforcement arrested 20 people in Winn Parish as part of a large scale drug bust operation. Suspects are accused of distributing large amounts of methamphetamines. Winn Sheriff Cranford Jordans says the investigation began as a result of a lot of crime in the Winnfield area…
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Visitation begins tonight for Lafayette Police Corporal Michael Middlebrook, who was gunned down Sunday night in a shooting outside of a convenience store. Lafayette Police Chief Toby Aguillard says when fellow officers arrived, they kneeled in respect then took off in pursuit of the suspect….
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An LSU study finds the Menhaden, a small silver fish along the Gulf Coast is shrinking as ocean temperatures rise. Professor Eugene Turner says they have reduced in size by about 15-percent over the past 65 years, because there is less oxygen in warmer water…
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Smaller menhaden means less food for birds, whales, dolphins, red fish and bass.

Tropical Depression number 16 is approaching the coast of Nicaragua and forecasters still believe this storm will develop into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The cone of uncertainty shows a landfall on Sunday anywhere from southeast Louisiana to the Florida panhandle. Robbie Berg is with the National Hurricane Center…
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If it becomes a hurricane, we are looking at a Category One Storm.

Visitation is today at Our Savior’s Church for fallen Lafayette Police Officer Michael Middlebrook who was killed during an exchange of gunfire at a convenience store. Police Chief Toby Aguillard says Middlebrook was born in Thibodeaux and had a stellar nine year career with Lafayette PD.
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An LSU researcher finds that a fish which can be found along the coast from Texas to Maine has reduced in size because of the rise of ocean temperatures. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The Independence Bowl in Shreveport has a new title sponsor and it’s restaurant chain Walk On’s Bistreau and Bar.

The National Hurricane Center is forecasting for a hurricane to develop in the Gulf of Mexico this weekend. State Climatologist Barry Keim says October is not too late for a hurricane….
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Right now, the system called Tropical Depression 16 is near Central America, but will head north in the coming days.

State Police are awaiting autopsy results on an infant found dead in a dumpster in Tensas Parish. Senior Trooper Michael Reichardt says once the autopsy will give them insight into the case…:

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Media reports say the startling discovery of the infant’s body was at Tensas Elementary School on Monday morning.

Norris Greenhouse Jr. was sentenced to seven and half years today for his role in the shooting death of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis.  The former Marksville Marshal pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and malfeasance in office.  An earlier trial stemming from the incident resulted in Derrick Stafford, another ex-Marshal, being sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter.  The shooting victim’s father, Christopher Few says he’s glad there will not be another trial.

The LSU fraternity pledge who died last month may have drank an excessive amount of alcohol during a drinking game according to Police records.  Legal analyst Tim Meche says although there is Louisiana law to hold someone responsible for causing an overdose by injecting illegal drugs, there is no such law for alcohol.  Because of this Meche says the fraternity members involved might avoid felony charges:

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Max Gruver died after a night of playing the game called “Bible Study” in which pledges had to drink for incorrect answers to questions about the frat.

Police records indicate the LSU fraternity pledge who passed away last month may have drank excessive amounts of alcohol by playing a drinking game…:
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State Police continue to investigate the death of an infant that was found in a trash dumpster at the Tensas (TEN-SAW) elementary school. Senior Trooper Michael Reichardt (RIKE-HEART) anticipates a great deal of information to come from the coroner’s report.
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The infant’s body was discovered on Monday morning.

A Tropical depression in the southwestern Caribbean Sea is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico to become Tropical Storm Nate according to the National Hurricane Center. Louisiana State Climatologist Barry Keim says this storm has the possibility grow into a hurricane…:
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Keim recommends keeping an eye on what is currently called Tropical depression number 16 because the forecast track is expected to change.
Allergy sufferers might be suffering a bit due to the hot and humid conditions over the past few weeks. Doctor Sanjay (CAM-BO-JUH) Kamboj, an allergy expert at LSU Health New Orleans says those with allergies should use saline nasal spray twice a day, and follow that with nasal steroids…
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He also recommends keeping windows and doors closed and running the air conditioner to help filter out allergens.

Former Marksville marshal Norris Greenhouse Jr. was formally sentenced today for his involvement in the shooting death of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The National Hurricane Center is predicting a hurricane along the Gulf Coast on Sunday. Foecasters are keeping an eye on Tropical Depression Number 16 in the southwestern Caribbean Sea. The current forecast track has what could be Hurricane Nate making landfall as a Category One storm anywhere between the Mississippi-Alabama line to Tampa, Florida.

More details have come out regarding the death of 18-year-old Maxwell Gruver, an LSU fratnerity pledge who died at last month. Police records indicate it’s possible Gruver and other pledges were forced to drink an excessive amount of alcohol as part of a drinking game. But Legal analyst Tim Meche says felony charges will be hard to pursue in this case…
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Meche says there are laws you can charge people when they participate in a person’s death from drugs, but nothing regarding alcohol.

LSU Health New Orleans allergy expert Docotor Sanjay Kamboj says allergy sufferers might have more symptoms this fall, because of the warm and muggy weather conditions. Kamboj says keep your windows and doors closed and run the air conditioner to help keep the fall pollen out of your nose…
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