Warning labels on sugary beverages may keep parents from buying them for their kids, according to recent research published in the Journal of Pediatrics. LSU Health Clinical Psychologist Michelle Moore says parents may not know that seemingly innocent looking drinks contain so much sugar…:
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California is proposing legislation that would put text warning labels on sweetened nonalcoholic drinks with added sweeteners with 75 or more calories per 12 ounces.

Officials with the Louisiana Marathon have disqualified the female first place finisher in the race for receiving assistance that is prohibited. They say Mandy West, a Nike Running account executive from St. Louis, was brought nutrition and liquids several times during the race in Baton Rouge by someone on a bike who wasn’t affiliated with the organization. Competitors are told prior to the race that such help is not allowed.

10 years ago today the New Orleans Saints announced Sean Payton as their new head coach. Eric Gill has more on Payton’s impact to the team…:
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The statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline on Martin Luther King Jr. Day was $1.69. That’s down a nickle from the same time the prior week.

A 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing his friend by mistake with a shotgun has been arrested by the Baton Rouge Police Department. Cpl. Don Coppola says 17-year-old Ahmad Antoine is charged with negligent homicide in the death of 17-year-old Devin Anderson. Coppola says the shooting happened at a home on Birch Street…:
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Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene. Antoine turned himself in to police shortly after the shooting.

Multiple media outlets are reporting convicted serial killer Derrick Todd Lee was taken from Angola’s death row to an unknown hospital to receive medial treatment. The Corrections Department indicated the 47-year-old had indeed had been transported from the prison for medical reasons, but declined to offer additional details. Lee was linked by DNA to the deaths of seven women and was sentenced to death in 2004 for the murder of Charlotte Murray Pace.

It was 10 years ago today the New Orleans Saints announced Sean Payton as their new head coach. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Payton has led the Saints to unprecedented success during his tenure. He says Payton has proven that the Black and Gold can do more than just make the playoffs…:
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Payton has led the Saints to three division titles and a Super Bowl championship.

A man in New Iberia was hit and killed by a train, according to authorities. The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office says the 55-year-old was standing between two freight cars when the train began to move. He becomes the 6th person to be killed by a train in New Iberia in less than a month, as five people lost their lives on tracks when an Amtrak train crashed into their vehicle.

The roads are not as filled with cars on this Martin Luther King Holiday, but many Louisiana residents still wish our higway system was better. Louisiana has at least a 12-billion dollar backlog in road and bridge projects. New Senate Transportation Chairman Page Cortez says Governor John Bel Edwards is committed to ending the shifting of money from the state’s gas funded Transportation Trust Fund to State Police…
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Cortez says look for this issue to be addressed in the legislative session later this year.

Baton Rouge police have booked 17-year-old Ahmed Antoine on a charge of negligent homicide after he allegedly fired a gun, killing his 17-year-old friend Devin Anderson. Corpola Don Coppola says the evidence at this time shows it was an accident…
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The two were playing with the gun when it went off at a home in Baton rouge.

A new report shows that even though Louisiana has the second lowest median income in the nation, its residents do better than expected when it comes to managing money. Eric Gill has more…
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Louisiana’s efforts to re-populate the whooping crane population along the Gulf Coast had a minor setback as two of the big birds were found shot to death in Texas. That brings the total number of whooping cranes to 44 in Louisiana. But biologist Sara Zimorski with LDWF says she’s looking forward to seeing new nests in the Spring…
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You can expect transportation to be a major topic of discussion in the upcoming regular legislative session. Lafayette Senator Page Cortez was chosen to chair the state Senate Transportation Committee. Cortez says a major project for the state is the I-49 connector in Lafayette…

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Louisiana has at least a $12 billion dollar backlog in improving its road and bridge system.

A new CreditCards-dot-com report shows that even though Louisiana has the second lowest median income in the nation, the Bayou State ranks 25th in the country for managing money. Senior analyst Matt Schulz says they found Louisiana is one of the younger states in the country in terms of average age of residents…

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He says it’s much easier for an older person to have a higher credit score than a younger person without a long credit history.

The popular e-cigarette might not be as effective as some thought when it comes to quitting the use of regular cigarettes. Emelie Gunn has more…

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State Police has arrested a Shreveport casino employee for allegedly stealing more than $3,000 from his employer. They say 45-year-old Frank Leeper of Haughton, director of slots at Sam’s Town Casino, created fraudulent credit payouts and stole the money. Authorities say Leeper confessed to the crime and is charged with felony theft. State Police say this is the first time an upper level casino manager has been arrested since gambling was legalized in Louisiana.

Transportation is expected to be a major topic in the upcoming regular legislative session. Michelle Southern reports…:

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There was an increase in first time claims for unemployment insurance in Louisiana for the week ending January 9th. According to the state Labor Department, initial claims jumped to 4,203 from 2,459 the previous week. This week marked the beginning of a new quarter for new claims which usually results in an increase because some claimants regain their eligibility for benefits.

Electronic cigarettes may not help smokers quit smoking regular cigarettes. A new Lancet Respiratory Medicine study finds that adults who use e-cigarettes to stop smoking are 28 percent less likely to quit. Professor and Associate Dean for Research at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Edward Trapido says not enough is known about the long term effects of smoking e-cigarettes to know if they’re a harmless alternative…

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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says two Louisiana whooping cranes that were part of an experimental population have been found dead in Texas. Biologist Sara Zimorski says it’s frustrating to lose two more birds when the population is so small to begin with…

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She says a person has been charged in the whooping crane deaths.

During President Barack Obama’s visit to Baton Rouge, Governor John Bel Edwards says he showed The Commander-in-Chief the single lane of traffic motorists must pass through in Baton Rouge on I-10 when going from west to east. Edwards said the president understood the importance of getting some additional work done on I-10…

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Lafayette Senator Page Cortez, chair of the state Senate Transportation Committee, says the potential of getting some federal funds to help with Louisiana’s roads is great.

A new study finds Electronic cigarettes may not help smokers quit smoking regular cigarettes. LSU Health New Orleans’ Dr. Edward Trapido says The Lancet Respiratory Medicine report shows adults who use e-cigarettes are 28 percent less likely to quit smoking. He says it’s disturbing that they come in flavors attractive to young adults…

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He says electronic cigarettes have been shown in multiple studies to lead to regular cigarette smoking.

A CreditCards-dot-com report shows Louisiana ranks 25th in the country for managing money. Senior analyst Matt Schulz says considering low credit scores and low median income, Louisianans do fairly well handling credit cards…

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He says Louisiana’s average credit score is three points higher than what’s expected based on what people make.

Two Louisiana whooping cranes that were part of an experimental population were found dead in Texas. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biologist Sara Zimorski says Texas Wildlife and Fisheries notified them about the birds. She says it’s believed the birds were deliberately killed…

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Zimorski says LDWF has been working hard to build up the whooping crane numbers in the state.

Governor John Bel Edwards says he showed President Barack Obama the single lane of traffic motorists must pass through in Baton Rouge on I-10 when going from west to east. Edwards says he told the president that it was the only place on the 2,460 mile interstate with a single lane…

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Edwards said the president understood the importance of getting some additional work done on I-10.

A new report shows that even though Louisiana has the second lowest median income in the nation, its residents do better than expected when it comes to managing money. CreditCards.com senior analyst Matt Schulz says Louisiana’s average credit score is third worst, but it’s three points higher than what’s expected based on what people make….

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Schulz says Louisiana ranks 25th in the country for managing money.

Electronic cigarettes are marketed as a method to help smokers quit smoking regular cigarettes, but a new study finds that’s not the case. Professor and Associate Dean for Research at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Edward Trapido says The Lancet Respiratory Medicine’s research is the largest analysis that proves e-cigarettes have the opposite effect…

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The report says adults who use e-cigarettes to stop smoking are 28 percent less likely to quit.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has learned that the public-private split in football should have never happened in 2013, because of the way the vote was conducted. Eric Gill reports…

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A Mississippi man has been arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after posting on Facebook a picture of a dog he shot and killed in Washington Parish. Brent Jones with the Sheriff’s Office says they discovered the shooting happened in Clifton, Louisiana. He says Todd Hammond was questioned after officers saw his online post. He says Hammond was also issued a violation for not having a hunting license in Louisiana.

Another Destrehan High School teacher is under arrest for allegedly having sex with one of her female students. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says  26-year-old Kimberly Naquin was charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student. Two other Destrehan teachers have cases pending  where they allegedly had three-way sexual encounter with a  male student. Champagne says these cases are bewildering…:

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It’s been a big week for Louisiana politics… John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the state’s governor and President Barack Obama visited Baton Rouge.  LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says it caught the new administration off guard when former Governor Bobby Jindal approved millions of dollars’ worth of pay raises for state employees in his final days in office…

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A third teacher from  Destrehan High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with one of her female students who was 16 when the relationship started. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says they booked 26-year-old Kimberly Naquin with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student. Champagne says Naquin’s bond is set at $75,000, with several conditions…:

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Naquin is the daughter of the St. Charles Parish School Board president.

A Mississippi man has been arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after posting of Facebook a picture of a dog he shot and killed while in hunting Washington Parish. Brent Jones with the Sheriff’s Office says  Todd Hammond also received a citation for not having a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issued hunting license. He says they are always looking for incriminating online posts.

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The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has learned that the public-private split in football should have never happened in 2013, because of the way the vote was conducted. LRN Sports Director and LHSAA Game of the Week announcer Jeff Palermo says this violated the LHSAA constitution.  He says for those who wanted the old playoff system, this is a big win. Palermo is sure this is not the last we’ll hear about the split.

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Walmart has announced the company will be closing 269 stores worldwide, including 8 in Louisiana. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Walmart is trying to cut out the stores where they aren’t as profitable. He says the company realized they need to be smart about where they’re spending money.

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A third teacher from Destrehan High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a then 16-year-old female student. Eric Gill has more…

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Walmart announced they will be closing 269 stores around the world, including 8 in Louisiana. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Walmart is trying to cut out the stores where they aren’t making as much money, like Walmart Express. Rice says 95% of the Walmart stores closing have another store within 10 miles in the United States.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has discovered the public-private split in football shouldn’t have happened in 2013. LRN Sports Director and LHSAA Game of the Week announcer Jeff Palermo says the vote was done by school principals and not by the executive committee. LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine says football playoffs are going back to five championships, for now. Palermo finds this surprising.

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It was a big week for politics in Louisiana. John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the state’s 56th governor and President Barack Obama visited Baton Rouge on Thursday. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says things got going before the governor was even inaugurated when the state House elected New Iberia Republican Taylor Barras as its new Speaker…

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