There are thousands of Louisiana residents upset over letters they’ve recived from the Office of Motor Vehicles that say they’re facing fines for allowing their auto insurance to lapse. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says a person can dispute their fine…
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If you want to dispute the fines, call the OMV at (225) 925-6146 from 8 AM to 8 PM, including Saturday and Sunday.

The Secretary of State’s office is gearing up for a statewide election tomorrow, where the gubernatorial primary is the headliner on the ballot. Spokesperson Meg Casper says to see what’s on the ballot, go to Geaux Vote-dot-com…
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Polls will be open tomorrow from 7 AM to 8 PM.

Some much needed rain is on its way to the Bayou State. The National Weather Service says we could see as much as seven inches come down between now and Wednesday. Rain chances are 100-percent for most of the state on Sunday.

A proposed merger between Pineville-based Cleco and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, has some left feeling uneasy. Don Molino has more…
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Tomorrow is election day. Polls will open at seven A-M and close at 8 P-M and you’ll need a photo ID to vote. Secretary of State spokesperson Meg Casper says there’s a time limit of three minutes in the voting booth…
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The Secretary of State’s office predicts a voter turnout of 45 to 50-percent.

The Alliance for Affordable Energy, has concerns about the proposed merger between Pineville-based Cleco and Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets. Logan Atkinson-Burke , with the Alliance for Affordable Energy, says Macauarie has a history of purchasing utilities and then raising rates….
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A Cleco spokesperson says Macquarie is committed to providing rate credits once the merger is approved.

OMV offices continue to get a flood of calls and people coming to them, wanting answers about a letter that says they face fines for allowing their car insurance to lapse. State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the Office of Motor Vehicles should have had a better process in place for those who received these letters and he plans to meet with OMV Commissioner Stephen Campbell next week to talk about how the insurance department can help determine if a fine is warranted…
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Some of these cases are over a decade old.

Authorities in Baton Rouge continue to search for one more suspect who was involved in the murders of an elderly couple, where robbery appears to be the motive. One man was arrested earlier this week in Florida after allegedly leaving the victims’ bodies at a truck stop in Hammond.

In the final televised gubernatorial debate before the October 24th primary, Republican Scott Angelle brought up Senator David Vitter’s prostitution scandal and said Vitter’s past would cast a shadow over Louisiana and potentially hurt the state attract new businesses and grow the economy…
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A spokesperson for Vitter’s campaign says desperate candidates like Angelle, say desperate things.

According to analysis from the Center for Public Integrity, Louisiana leads the country in political TV advertising this year at 15.8 million dollars. Jeremy Alford, with lapolitics.com, says Republican David Vitter and a Super PAC supporting him has also spent a lot of money on ads. He says much of them target the other two republican candidates..:
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He says the bad news is that negative ads tend to keep people from voting. Election Day is Saturday.

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon believes the debt collection notices sent out by the state Office of Motor Vehicles to Louisiana citizens, who allegedly allowed their auto insurance to lapse, is an attempt by the Jindal administration to plug a hole in the state’s budget. But Donelon is glad the OMV will allow a person to defend themself from paying these fines…
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The OMV sent 1.2 million notices notifying residents that they are facing fines for allowing their auto insurance to lapse. Many of the cases happened several years ago.

Shreveport police say they’ve arrested a 17-year-old for making threats of terrorism towards the students at Byrd High School. Authorities say Donovan Mosley posted a video to “Facebook” that the cvilian population at Byrd should be ready when he arrives on campus with a gun. Mosley was arrested at his home and booked on one count of terrorism.

The state Office of Motor Vehicles says they are working extra hours to try to address concerns over letters drivers are getting for not paying expired auto insurance fines. 1.2 million letters were sent out for lapsed insurance. State Police spokesperson Lt. J.B. Slaton says they are willing to work with the public…:
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Slaton says the OMV hotline will be open from 8 am to 8 PM, including weekends, until the call volume drops.

The Department of Education released additional information today regarding the results from the Common Core exams that third through eighth graders took in the spring. Zachary finished first for the percentage of students achieving mastery or better, while the Orleans Parish school system was second.

In the final televised debate before the October 24th primary, Republican Scott Angelle took a hard shot at GOP candidate David Vitter’s past prostitution scandal. Michelle Southern reports…
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The US Department of Ag and Forestry says 45 parishes in Louisiana are in such horrible drought that farmers and ranchers are eligible for disaster aid. Those qualified have eight months to apply for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency.

In the final televised gubernatorial debate before the October 24th primary, Republican Scott Angelle brought up Senator David Vitter’s prostitution scandal and said Vitter’s past would cast a shadow over Louisiana and potentially hurt the state attract new businesses and grow the economy…
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A spokesperson for Vitter’s campaign says desperate candidates like Angelle, say desperate things.

Louisiana is number one this year for the amount of dollars that have been spent on political television advertising. That’s according to the Center for Public Intergrity, which has the total at nearly 16-million dollars. Jeremy Alford, with lapolitics-dot-com, says unfortunately many of the negative ads will keep undecided voters from going to the polls on election day…
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The Office of Motor Vehicles has extended its hours until 8 p.m. to answer all calls regarding the letters drivers are receiving for not paying fines for expired auto insurance. State Police spokesperson Lt. J.B. Slaton says they want to help the public and want to work with everyone to get these outstanding fines straight….
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The OMV has sent out 1.2 million letters and the fines for lapsed insurance are hundreds of dollars in many cases.

The Shreveport Police Department says a man who was waving his knife at people and then at an officer was shot by the cop. Corporal Breck Scott says they got a call around 8 this morning about an armed man near the Eldorado Casino…:
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He says the man refused demands to drop the weapon and as he lunged at the officer, he was shot multiple times and has reportedly died at a local hospital.

In the final televised gubernatorial debate, Republican Scott Angelle told voters to check out a website that features an interview with a woman, who says she was a prostite and claims Republican David Vitter was a client of her in the late 1990s. Scott McKay, publisher of the political blog The Hayride, says he doesn’t think its an effective tactic to direct people to a website with questionable credibility…
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Angelle says Vitter’s past would cast a shadow over Louisiana that would hurt the state attract new businesses and grow the economy.

The Terrebonne Parish Coroner’s office says a fourth person has died from the October eighth explosion at the Transcontinental Gas pipeline compnay in Gibson. Three men died at the scene and two were critically injured. The fourth person to die has been been identified as 56-year-old Michael Hill of Paris. Tennessee.

The state office of Motor Vehicles has extended its hours so they can answer calls from residents who received notices about lapsed auto insurance that could result in hundreds of dollars in fines. State Police Lt. JB Slaton says if you received a letter, the number to the OMV is on the bottom…
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The OMV is taking calls from 8 AM to 8 PM, including the weekends, until the call volume drops.

Shreveport police were involved in a shooting in front of a casino this morning. Officers responded to calls from citizens about a man waving a knife at people. Shreveport police corporal Breck Scott says officers demanded that the unidentified suspect drop his weapon, but instead he charged at an officer and was shot multiple times…
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Shreveport TV stations are reporting the man has died.

According to analysis from the Center for Public Integrity, Louisiana leads the country in political TV advertising this year at 15.8 million dollars. Jeremy Alford, with lapolitics.com, says Republican David Vitter and a Super PAC supporting him has also spent a lot of money on ads. He says much of them target the other two republican candidates..:
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He says the bad news is that negative ads tend to keep people from voting. Election Day is Saturday.

The OMV says they are working extra hours to try to address concerns over letters drivers are getting for not paying expired auto insurance fines. 1.2 million letters were sent out for lapsed insurance. State Police spokesperson Lt. J.B. Slaton says they are willing to work with the public…:
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He says they are staying open until 8.

In last night’s final debate before the October 24th primary, Republican Scott Angelle directed the audience to visit the political blog American Zombie which has videos of a prostitute who claims Republican David Vitter was one of her clients in the 90s. Scott McKay, is the publisher of the political blog The Hayride. He says American Zombie is known for picking up controversial stories, which may or may not be true, that traditional media isn’t interested in publishing…:
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Angelle said the prostitution scandal will continue to hurt Louisiana if Vitter becomes governor. A Vitter spokesperson says this blog is known to post bogus stories.

Governor Bobby Jindal has once again been shut out of the main Republican presidential debate, but has been invited to the lower tier debate just before. CNBC will have the top 10 GOP candidates in primetime at 8pm on October 28th. The undercard debate with Jindal takes place at 6pm.

In the final televised debate before the October 24th primary, Republican Scott Angelle took a hard shot at GOP candidate David Vitter’s past prostitution scandal. He directed the audience to a political blog that has an interview with Wendy Ellis, a prostitute who claims Vitter was a client of hers in the late 1990s…
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A spokesperson for the Vitter campaign says this blog has proven to post unture articles and adds that desperate candidates like Angelle say desperate things.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s office says a fourth person has died from the October eighth explosion at the Transcontinental Gas pipeline compnay in Gibison. Three men died at the scene and two were critically injured. The fourth person to die has been been identified as 56-year-old Michael Hill of Paris. Tennessee.

The Office of Motor Vehicles has extended its hours until 8 p.m. to answer all calls regarding the letters drivers are receiving for not paying fines for expired auto insurance. State Police spokesperson Lt. J.B. Slaton says they want to help the public and want to work with everyone to get these outstanding fines straight….
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The OMV has sent out 1.2 million letters and the fines for lapsed insurance could be as high as $525.

A Shreveport police officer shot a knife wielding suspect in front of the Eldorado Casino this morning. Corporal Breck Scott, with the Shreveport police department, says the officer advised the suspect to repeatedly drop the knife…
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Scott says the unidentified suspect is currently in critical condition and they are unsure why the man was threatening random people with a knife.

A report finds that Louisiana leads the nation for TV political campaign advertising. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal has once again been shut out of the main Republican presidential debate, but has been invited to the lower tier debate just before. CNBC will have the top 10 GOP candidates in primetime at 8pm on October 28th. The undercard debate takes place at 6pm. Jindal’s poll numbers aren’t high enough to qualify for the bigger debate.

Hundreds of new jobs are coming to the Port of Iberia as two large companies announce plans to begin projects at there. President of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation Mike Tarintino says the reason new businesses are investing in the area is because the Port of Iberia is in an ideal location for the oil and gas industry…:
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Tarintino says Primoris Services Corp. and Dynamic Industries are now seeking about 600 new employees to get started.

The Shreveport Police Department says a man who was waving his knife at people and then at an officer was shot by the cop. Corporal Breck Scott says they got a call around 8 this morning about an armed man near the Eldorado Casino…:
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He says the man refused demands to drop the weapon and as he lunged at the officer, he was shot multiple times. His condition is critical.

The Center for Public Integrity says Louisiana leads the nation in political advertising on television this year at $15.8 million dollars. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says in the governor’s race alone, nearly 16 million dollars has been spent on radio and TV. He says the ads are working especially for Republican Scott Angelle…:
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Alford says Republican David Vitter and a Super PAC supporting him have also spent a lot of money.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office says the K-9 Thor who was stabbed during a pursuit of a burglary suspect, is recovering and hopefully will be back to work soon. Sheriff Jack Strain says the outpouring of support and prayers for Thor have been coming from all over…:
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The State Fair of Louisiana kicks off this weekend in Shreveport with many new attractions and runs until November 8th. Emelie Gunn has more.:
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The Union Parish Sheriff’s Office says a fight between two inmates at the jail resulted in the death of one and now the other faces a homicide charge. They say 63-year-old James Moore III of Bogalusa died from injuries he sustained in the fight. 50-year-old Clarence Steward of Shreveport, who was serving time on a burglary charge, could now be charged with murder.