LSU announces Mike VI will not come out on the field during home football games this season. Ginger Guttner with the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine says Mike underwent radiation treatment in June for a cancerous tumor on his face…:
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Guttner says the treatment appears to have been successful, as the tumor has shrunk, but they are continuing to monitor him.

Louisiana Economic Development is offering a scholarship for new businesses to become licensed contractors in the state. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Mandeville Police have made a second arrest in connection with the alleged rape of a 78-year-old resident at the Beau Provence Memory Care nursing home facility. Officer Becky White says 55-year-old Julie Henry was the Associate Program Director and allegedly knew about the reported crime…:
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Last week 58-year-old Jerry Kan, a cook at Beau Provence, was arrested for first degree rape of a female resident at the facility. An attorney for Beau Provence says its management supports Henry and that she is innocent.

Students at Eden Park Elementary in Baton Rouge had a welcome surprise when New Orleans Saints Punter Thomas Morstead and First Lady Donna Edwards showed up to deliver 500 backpacks filled with school supplies following the historic flood. Morsead recently launched the teamcomeback.org campaign…:
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A total of 6,000 backpacks will be distributed to students.

We may not see the presidential candidates much in the Bayou State before Election Day, according to UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross. He says Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton here substantially, so the two will likely focus their attention on the so-called battleground states…:
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Cross predicts a 15 to 18 point win for Trump in Louisiana.

The Louisiana Department of Economic Development is offering contractors in flood impacted parishes a chance to receive a scholarship to they can participate in a program designed to help small construction companies grow. L-E-D Secretary Don Pierson says courses start in October at community and technical schools and to get on board call….
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Expansion projects are moving forward at three different community and technical colleges in Louisiana that will result in new facilities to boost workforce training efforts. Louisiana Community and Technical College system president Monty Sullivan says Delgado Community College in New Orleans will build a new 45-thousand square foot facility…
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Hundreds of kids in flood-ravaged areas of Baton Rouge have new backpacks full of school supplies thanks to efforts by Saints Punter Thomas Morstead, who helped organize the effort to collect the items, so they can be donated. Morstead says he was most moved by seeing the number of volunteers who turned out to help deliver the backpacks…
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Morstead says some 6-thousand backpacks will be distributed throughout Bation Rouge.

Three campuses within the Louisiana Community and Technical College System will be getting expansions. Governor John Bel Edwards announced the new developments at the Baton Rouge Community College, Central Louisiana Technical Community College in Alexandria and Delgado in New Orleans. Monty Sullivan is the President of the state Community college system…:
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He says these new facilities will provide training in various areas like welding, automotive technology, construction, manufacturing, and information technology. Today Edwards will visit BRCC to highlight the state-of-the-art collision repair training and technology center.

The LSU School of Veterinary Medicine says they are not going to try to put Mike the Tiger in his trailer for home games in the upcoming season. They say they have never forced Mike VI to go to Tiger Stadium, and due to his recent cancer diagnosis they are just going to keep him in his habitat for fans to enjoy on game day.

Saints Punter Thomas Morstead delivered backpacks filled with school supplies to students throughout East Baton Rouge Parish to help those affected by the floods. He says he hopes it motivates the students…:
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A total of 6,000 backpacks will be distributed to students. You can donate to Team Comeback Kids online at wywgwy.com.

We may not see the presidential candidates much in the Bayou State before Election Day, according to UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross. He says if Donald Trump starts to slip in the polls here, then that could be cause for alarm. But he says that doesn’t seem like much of a possibility at this point…:
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A new program that seeks to fast track contractors getting licensed approved in Louisiana is being offered by the Department of Economic Development. LED Secretary Don Pierson says many flood victims are hiring contractors to fix their homes. He says this program will help small and emerging construction companies learn the basics of the industry and prepare for the state’s licensing exam…:
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For more information about the program, visit OpportunityLouisiana.com/LCAI.

We may not be seeing much of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in Louisiana before the upcoming Presidential election. That’s according to UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross. He says although the Bayou State does have a large number of minority voters, it likely won’t be enough for a Clinton win…:
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After being put on hold during the budget crisis, three new expansions will begin at schools in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System that are focused on training people for the workforce. Jeff Palermo has more…:

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LSU Coach Les Miles didn’t have much to say during his first meeting with reporters following the disappointing loss to unraked Wiscosin. He did say Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron will return to the press box for games because they need more play calls from above the field. LSU tumbled 15 spots in the AP Top 25 poll. The Tigers fell from No. 5 to No. 21.

A New Orleans Saint teamed up with the First Lady to deliver backpacks full of school supplies to students at a Baton Rouge elementary school on their first day back since the flood. Halen Doughty has more…:
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The final gift before he died. The wife of one of the police officers who was killed in the ambush on Baton Rouge cops on July 17th is pregnant. Dechia Gerald believes she and her late husband, Officer Matthew Gerald, conceived the child a few days before the attack.

Louisiana Economic Development is offering a contractor accreditation scholarship to small businesses with the state’s technical schools and community colleges. LED Secretary Don Pierson says the course will help new companies become licensed contractors in Louisiana, especially with the rising need after the historic flooding….:
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Pierson says courses run from October 3rd to November 9th at community and technical colleges statewide.

We may not see the presidential candidates much in the Bayou State before Election Day, according to UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross. He says Donald Trump is leading Hillary Clinton here substantially, so the two will likely focus their attention on the so-called battleground states…:
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Cross predicts a 15 to 18 point win for Trump in Louisiana.

Governor John Bel Edwards announces three new expansion projects for schools in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System that will provide more training and improve employment opportunities for thousands. The announcement was made in Alexandria. President of the LCTCS, Monty Sullivan, says that’s where the Central Louisiana Technical College is building a 50-thousand square foot facility…:
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New training centers are also going up at Baton Rouge Community College and Delgado Community College in New Orleans.

Students at Eden Park Elementary in Baton Rouge had a welcome surprise when New Orleans Saints Punter Thomas Morstead and First Lady Donna Edwards showed up to deliver 500 backpacks filled with school supplies following the historic flood….:
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Louisiana Economic Development is offering a scholarship for new businesses to become licensed contractors in the state. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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LSU’s live tiger mascot will stay in his habitat during home games this season. Mike VI has never been forced to be part of pre-game events, and in light of his recent cancer diagnosis, officials will not attempt to load Mike into his trailer during the current football season.

After being put on hold during the budget crisis, three new expansions will begin at schools in the Louisiana Community and Technical College System that are focused on training people for the workforce. Jeff Palermo has more…

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WAFB reports the wife of fallen Baton Rouge police officer Matthew Gerald is pregnant. Dechia Gerald told WAFB reporters she believes she conceived five days before her husband was killed in the ambush on Baton Rouge officers.

The state Office of Motor Vehicles is now offering customers the ability to cancel the license plate on their vehicle without having to visit an OMV office. Spokeswoman Staci Hoyt says right now most of the license plates being brought in for cancellation are for vehicles that were damaged in the flood.

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Customers can visit the OMV website and enter the VIN, plate number and zip code of the registered owner of the vehicle to cancel the plate.

The Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to an oil spill off the coast of Bay Long, near Grand Isle. Petty Officer Lexie Preston says they are currently conducting cleanup operations from the 53 hundred gallon spill.

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She says they are still investigating the spill.

The Legislative Auditor’s Office releases a report that highlights ways to reduce Louisiana’s incarceration rate, which is the highest in the world. Director of performance audits Karen LeBlanc says one of the things they’d like to see is nonviolent offenders with more probation and less jail time…:
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But Executive Director of the Louisiana District Attorney’s Office, Pete Adams, says these ideas are costly and letting criminals out on the street with probation could be dangerous…:
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But Leblanc says the money the state saves from these reforms can be used to fund these proposed programs.

The Office of Motor Vehicles is giving drivers an option to cancel license plates online. Michelle Southern has more…
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The LSU vet school announces Mike the Tiger will stay in his habitat during home football games as he battles cancer. Coach Les Miles said his team is sick and miserable as a result of the loss to Wisconsin. Brandon Harris remains the starting quarterback, but offensive coordinator Cam Cameron will return to the press box to call plays. The Tigers host Jacksonville State on Saturday.

A new report from the Legislative Auditor’s Office highlights ways to reduce Louisiana’s incarceration rate. Karen LeBlanc with the Legislative Auditor’s Office says the state can save money by providing alternatives for people arrested on drug charges, like diversion and specialty courts.

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But Executive Director of the Louisiana District Attorney’s Office, Pete Adams, says they would rather see solutions that didn’t cost anything upfront.

The Office of Motor Vehicles is letting drivers cancel their license plates online. Deputy Commissioner Staci Hoyt hopes this will help the massive OMV wait times that have only increased after the flooding event. She says the office also has extended hours…

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The Coast Guard and other agencies are responding to an oil spill off the coast of Bay Long, near Grand Isle. Petty Officer Lexie Preston says roughly 53-hundred gallons of crude oil leaked from a pipeline owned by Harvest Pipeline Company. She say it was struck by a vessel owned by Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company…

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A new animal disaster relief shelter has opened in Amite. Executive Director of the Humane Society of Louisiana, Jeff Dorson says this new center is the base of operations for all the surrounding parishes. He says they’re trying to help reunite pets and livestock with their owners.

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Dorson says at this site, they have 50 dogs and 20 cats in separate areas with air conditioning.

The Legislative Auditor’s Office has issued a report detailing how Louisiana can reduce its incarceration rate, which is higher than anywhere else in the world. Halen Doughty has more…
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According to the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department, a Jefferson Parish school bus carrying 34 children crashed into a canal along West Metaire Avenue this afternoon around 1:45. The students evacuated out of the back door of the bus and one suffered a minor injury.

The Office of Motor Vehicles is now allowing drivers to cancel their license plates online. Deputy Commissioner Staci Hoyt says anyone wishing to do so online must enter the vehicle’s VIN number, the plate number, and the ZIP code of the registered owner.
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Hoyt says office hours have also been extended this week until 6:30 p.m.

The Humane Society of Louisiana has opened a new animal disaster relief shelter in Amite. Executive Director Jeff Dorson says they originally partnered with the Livingston Government Animal Control during the initial flood recovery stage, but the Livingston Shelter needed to return to normal business. He says this Amite Arena is in a perfect location.
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He hopes this new center will help reunite animals with their owners.