LSU AgCenter Economist Kurt Guidry has upped the amount of damage the states’ agriculture industry has sustained from the August flood and the persistent rain that followed. The new number is 277-million dollars. Guidry says livestock suffered greatly during last month’s floods….
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The Farm Service Agency has programs to help livestock producers.

An Ascension Parish man receives a five-year prison sentence for beating a dog to death with a baseball bat. Jamari Jackson claimed in court that the dog was stuck in a barbed wire fence and he wanted to “relax” it to get it loose. Jeff Dorson with the Humane Society of Louisiana…
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The maximum sentence Jackson could have received is 10 years.

State Police arrest an elderly man from Slidell who allegedly had 31 terabbytes of suspected child porn in his possession. Trooper Dustin Dwight says 73-year-old Lanier Lively was charged with 500 counts of child porn…
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Dwight says the investigation into Lively began in April.

Governor John Bel Edwards announces I-10 will be widened from four to six lanes between Highland Road in Baton Rouge and Highway 73 in Ascension Parish. He says about 30-percent of the traffic on I-10 is moving commerce. But he says this project will benefit all drivers.
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State Department of Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the project will cost more than 60-million dollars, but the state plans to use 40-million dollars in federal monies to get the project started.

A new book on the unsolved murders of prostitutes in Jefferson Davis Parish says Republican Congressman and US Senate candidate Charles Boustany was involved with those women. Boustany’s campaign denies these claims. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects voters will give Boustany the benefit of the doubt, but only time will tell if attack ads will come…
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State Police has arrested a 73-year-old Slidell man on 500 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Trooper Dustin Dwight says after a search warrant of Lanier Lively’s home, authorities found massive amounts of suspected child pornography…:
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Dwight says the investigation into Lively began in April.

The LSU Ag Center has increased it’s crop damage estimate to 277-million dollars as a result of the historic flooding event last month. Ag Center Economist Kurt Guidry says rice and soybeans were the two hardest hit crops, followed by corn at 44-million and cotton at 27-million dollars…
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Agriculture losses from both the March and August floods are a combined 367-million dollars.

American Cancer Society volunteers from Louisiana and many other states were in Washington, D.C, today rallying for more funding for cancer research. Director of the LSU Health Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Augusto Ochoa, says Louisiana has one of the highest rates of death by cancer in the country….:
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US Representative and Senate candidate Charles Boustany is accused of being involved with prostitutes who were killed in Jefferson Davis Parish. The allegations are spelled out in a book about the murders. A statement from Boustany’s campaign says these accusations are completely false. The author of the book stands by what he wrote. Political Analyst Bernine Pinsonat says Super PACS could use these allegations against Boustany….
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State Police have arrested an elderly Slidell man who allegedly had 32-thousand gigabytes of data that contained child pornography…..
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Dwight says 73-year-old Lanier Lively faces 500 counts of child pornography.

An Ascension parish man will spend the next five years behind bars after he beat his dog to death with a baseball bat. Jeff Dorson with the Humane Society of Louisiana says Jamari Jackson faced up to 10 years for the 2014 crime, but they are happy with the sentence he got…:
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Jackson reportedly claimed that he hit his dog because it was stuck in a barbed wire fence and he wanted to “relax” it to get it loose.

American Cancer Society volunteers from Louisiana are in Washington D-C today to rally for additional funding for cancer research. Director of the L-S-U Health Stanley Scott Cancer Center, Augusto Ochoa, says last year, almost 24-billion dollars funded 50-thousand cancer research grants and Louisiana received some of those grants…
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Prostitution allegations have surfaced against a candidate for US Senate, Republican Congressman Charles Boustany. Emelie Gunn has more…
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State Police arrest an elderly man from Slidell who allegedly had 31 terabbytes of suspected child porn in his possession. Trooper Dustin Dwight says 73-year-old Lanier Lively was charged with 500 counts of child porn…
cut 11 (07) “…of justice”

LSU AgCenter Economist Kurt Guidry has upped the amount of damage the states’ agriculture industry has sustained from the August flood and the persistent rain that followed. The new number is 277-million dollars. Guidry says livestock suffered greatly during last month’s floods….
cut 16 (09) “…the storms”
The Farm Service Agency has programs to help livestock producers.

An Ascension Parish man receives a five-year prison sentence for beating a dog to death with a baseball bat. Jamari Jackson claimed in court that the dog was stuck in a barbed wire fence and he wanted to “relax” it to get it loose. Jeff Dorson with the Humane Society of Louisiana is glad Jackson will have some time to think about what he’s done…
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The wife of Republican US Senate candidate Charles Boustany says prostitution allegations against her husband are “false attacks.” The accusations were raised in a new book that claims Boustany was involved with prostitutes who were killed in Jefferson Davis Parish. Political consultant Bernie Pinsonat says this has the potential to hurt Boustany’s campaign…:
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A statement from Boustany’s campaign says these allegations are completely false.

American Cancer Society volunteers from Louisiana are in Washington, D.C, today rallying for more funding for cancer research. Augusto Ochoa with LSU Health says the advances in science over the past several decades have been phenomenal, and we are at a turning point in cancer research that just needs an additional push…:
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The LSU AgCenter finds the total damage to agriculture from the August floods to be about 277-million dollars. Don Molino has more…:
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The Red Cross says the largest shelter in Baton Rouge will be closing and they are set to transition displaced flood victims to permanent or temporary housing. They say those remaining at the Baton Rouge River Center on Thursday will be moved to another shelter. Red Cross officials say there were more than 200 displaced residents still at the Baton Rouge River Center as of Monday night.

An updated analysis from the LSU AgCenter finds agriculture losses from the August flooding totaled nearly 277-million dollars. The original estimate was 110-million dollars in damage. AgCenter Economist Kurt Guidry says rice and soybeans were the two hardest hit crops…:
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Agriculture losses from both the March and August floods are a combined 367-million dollars.

An Ascension parish man will spend the next five years behind bars after he beat his dog to death with a baseball bat. Jeff Dorson with the Humane Society of Louisiana says Jamari Jackson faced up to 10 years for the 2014 crime, but they are happy with the sentence he got…:
cut 12 (08) “what he did”
Jackson reportedly claimed that he hit his dog because it was stuck in a barbed wire fence and he wanted to “relax” it to get it loose.

More bad news for flood victims. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says car insurance rates will go up in the affected areas…:
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An elderly Slidell man by the name of Lanier Lively was arrested on 500 counts of possession of child pornography that were found on 23 electronic devices at his home. Troopers say the man had over 31,000 gigs of suspected child pornography.

An updated analysis from the LSU AgCenter finds agriculture losses from the August flooding totaled nearly 277-million dollars. The original estimate was 110-million dollars in damage. AgCenter Economist Kurt Guidry says rice and soybeans were the two hardest hit crops…:
cut 14 (11) “the storm”
Agriculture losses from both the March and August floods are a combined 367-million dollars.

An Ascension parish man will spend the next five years behind bars after he beat his dog to death with a baseball bat. Jeff Dorson with the Humane Society of Louisiana says Jamari Jackson faced up to 10 years for the 2014 crime, but they are happy with the sentence he got…:
cut 12 (08) “what he did”
Jackson reportedly claimed that he hit his dog because it was stuck in a barbed wire fence and he wanted to “relax” it to get it loose.

More bad news for flood victims. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says care insurance rates will go up in the affected areas…:
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An elderly Slidell man by the name of Lanier Lively was arrested on 500 counts of possession of child pornography that were found on 23 electronic devices at his home. Troopers say the man had over 31,000 gigs of suspected child pornography.

American Cancer Society volunteers from Louisiana and many other states are in Washington, D.C, today rallying for more funding for cancer research. Director of the LSU Health Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Augusto Ochoa, says Louisiana has one of the highest rates of death by cancer in the country….:
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Ochoa and the other volunteers are asking Congress to increase funding for the National Cancer Institute by $680 million.

Louisiana State Police has arrested a 73-year-old Slidell man on 500 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Trooper Dustin Dwight says Lanier Lively was sharing pornographic files involving juveniles over the internet. He says after executing a search warrant of his house, authorities found massive amounts of suspected child pornography…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards has requested an additional 800 million dollars in federal disaster assistance. Emelie Gunn has more…:

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Not sure who will start at quarterback for the LSU Tigers this Saturday when they host Mississippi State. Danny Etling performed well in the 2nd quarter last weekend, sparking the Tigers to a 34-13 victory over Jacksonville State. Brandon Harris struggled against Wisconsin and in the first quarter against the Gamecocks. But Coach Les Miles has no regrets about not playing Etling against the Badgers. He added he’s confident that running back Leonard Fournette will be able to return to play Saturday.

Bad news for motorists who live in areas that flooded in Louisiana this year. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says expect to see your auto insurance rates to go up…
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Donelon says when companies file for a rate increase, it’s based on losses they had to cover in previous years.

US Representative Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish met with a White House official to discuss the need for more federal assistance to help those who had damages as a result of the flooding in north Louisiana in March. Abraham says he also wrote a letter to the President…
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Legislation that could provide federal flood assistance is expected to start moving this week.

In the US Senate race, Democrat Caroline Fayard has received the endorsement of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. The other major democrat in the race, Foster Campbell, was endorsed by Governor John Bel Edwards. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says in this case, Landrieu and Edwards have a difference in opinion…
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The wife of Republican US Senate candidate Charles Boustany says prostitution allegations against her husband are “false attacks.” The accusations were raised in a new book that claims Boustany was involved with prostitutes who were killed in Jefferson Davis Parish. A statement from Boustany’s campaign says these allegations are completely false. The author of the book stands by what he reported in the book.

A 73-year-old Slidell man by the name of Lanier Lively was arrested on 500 counts of possession of child pornography that were found on 23 electronic devicses at his home.

Governor John Bel Edwards has requested an additional 800 million dollars in federal dollars for disaster relief. The now 2.8 billion dollar request will be considered by Congress in the coming weeks. He will be in Washington D.C. on Wednesday and Thursday to address funding for transportation…:
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The governor says the legislation could come out of the Senate by Wednesday.

State Police say they have arrested a 73 year old Slidell man who was found to have over 31,000 gigs of suspected child pornography on about 23 electronic devices. They say the investigation into Lanier Lively began in April when the Special Victims Unit gathered evidence the suspect was sharing explicit pornographic files involving juveniles over the internet. He is charged with 500 counts of Possession of Child Pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography.

Richland Parish Congressman Ralph Abraham is seeking more federal assistance for the victims of the March flood in north Louisiana. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Democratic US Senate candidate Caroline Fayard has won the endorsement of New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Democratic Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell has the endorsement of Governor John Bel Edwards. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says splitting big name endorsements will make it harder for one of these candidates to make it in the runoff..:
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