We’ll be getting a major break from the summer heat this weekend as a cold front moves in late tonight. Jonathan Brazzell, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says we can expect low temperatures in the mid 50s throughout the state…:
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He says Saturday’s afternoon highs will be in the mid 80s and move into the low 80s by Sunday.

With LSU and the Saints both kicking off their season openers this weekend on the road, Louisiana restaurants are expecting fans to pour in. Erica Burns with the Louisiana Restaurant Association says after the summer lull, the packed houses will be a nice boost for establishments. She says bars and restaurants often see increased business during football season…:
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She says business is typically slow during the summer but Louisiana restaurants start to serve more patrons once football gets in full swing.

Former Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover has qualified to run for his old District 4 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Glover, a Democrat, held the same spot in the House from 1996 to 2006 before he was elected Mayor of Shreveport. Political analyst Elliott Stonecipher says Glover is very popular in that district…:
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He says it’ll be interesting to see if the other candidates in this race really decides to take Glover on.

The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Houma man is under arrest for attempted second degree murder after his girlfriend showed up at a gas station with multiple stab wounds. They say the suspect, 35-year-old Ashraf Khalil, was on scene when deputies arrived and taken into custody. They believe the incident happened inside a vehicle and the 23-year-old victim suffered wounds to her arm, back, chest, hand and her throat was cut. She is in critical condition.

The Franklin Parish community continues to mourn the loss of Tyrell Cameron, the Franklin Parish High School football player who lost his life after an injury during a game last Friday. Jeff Palermo has more…

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The candidate sign-up period for Louisiana’s October 24th election officially ended at 4:30 Thursday afternoon. The Secretary of State’s Office says almost 2,100 candidates statewide qualified for the 1,150 state and local offices up for grabs in the election. A total of 494 candidates across the state were elected automatically when no one signed up to run against them.

A television commercial has been released by the Louisiana Water Coalition, a political action committee, reminding voters of David Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Vitter supporters already know this information and have stuck with him since day one…

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He says Vitter needs 30 percent of the vote to make the runoff and this ad won’t impact Vitter’s chances.

Bayou Teche Brewing has teamed up with UL-Lafayette to create their new Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Ale. President Karlos Knott believes this will be a very successful product because of the great name and the success of the university, itself. He says they spared no expense when it came to brewing this ale…

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Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Ale is now available on tap at select locations.

A political action committee, called the Louisiana Water Coalition, released a television commercial reminding voters of David Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this ad won’t impact Vitter’s chances of making the runoff and it’s going to take more than this to stop him…

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He says these commercials need to come up with new information for it to really have any impact.

Franklin Parish continues to mourn the loss of Tyrell Cameron, the Franklin Parish High School football player who lost his life after an injury during a game last Friday. Visitation for Cameron will be held this evening with funeral services scheduled for Saturday afternoon at River of Life Church in Winnsboro. FPHS Principal Brian Gunter expects this to be a very emotional weekend…

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The Patriot football team returned to the field last night in a 43-18 loss to Wossman.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will not change their policies regarding photo IDs following an incident where a transgender woman was denied a new ID. State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson says the policy allowing clerks to question individuals about how they represent themselves in order to prevent fraud will remain in place. However, Edmonson says transgender people will be allowed to take their photo as they appear every day.

Bayou Teche Brewing and U-L Lafayette say a new Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Ale is available today in select locations. Michelle Southern has more….

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A political action committee releases a new television commercial reminding voters about David Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Qualifying for Louisiana’s October 24th election officially ended at 4:30 Thursday afternoon. The Secretary of State’s Office says statewide nearly 2,100 candidates qualified for the 1,150 state and local offices up for grabs in the election. A total of 494 candidates across the state were elected automatically when no one signed up to run against them.

Former 5th District Congressman Vance McAllister has jumped back in the political ring, qualifying to run for the state Senate District 33 seat currently held by second term incumbent Mike Walsworth. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says McAllister’s name recognition and available money for the race give him a real chance. But Stockley says it will not be easy for McAllister to unseat Walsworth…

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McAllister lost his congressional seat in last fall’s elections after a kissing scandal became public.

Bayou Teche Brewing’s new Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Ale is now available at select locations. President Karlos Knott says they wanted to create a beer that was easy to drink for tailgating in the extreme heat. He says the ale is brewed with rice, so it’s light and refreshing…

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He says his brewery worked closely with UL-Lafayette to create this beer.

The Louisiana Water Coalition, a political action committee, has released a television ad reminding voters of David Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says these commercials need to come up with new information for it to really have an impact…

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Pinsonat says this ad won’t impact Vitter’s chances of making the runoff.

Visitation for Tyrell Cameron, the Franklin Parish High School football player who lost his life after an injury during a game last week, will be held tonight in Winnsboro. FPHS Principal Brian Gunter says the outpouring of support has been outstanding. Gunter says he’s impressed with how schools in the area are showing their support…

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Funeral services for Cameron are scheduled for Saturday.

Former 5th District Congressman Vance McAllister made good on his promise and qualified to challenge state Senate District 33 incumbent Mike Walsworth. McAllister lost his congressional seat in last fall’s election after a kissing scandal became public. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says one of the biggest criticisms against Walsworth is his allegiance with Governor Bobby Jindal…

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He says McAllister’s name recognition and available money for the race give him a real chance.

Bayou Teche Brewing announces their new Ragin’ Cajuns Genuine Louisiana Ale is now available at select locations. President Karlos Knott says his brewery worked closely with the university to create a beer that symbolizes the school and the U-L marketing department designed the logo….

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Knott says they wanted to create a beer that was easy to drink for tailgating in the extreme heat.

A political action committee, called the Louisiana Water Coalition, released a television commercial reminding voters of David Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Vitter needs 30 percent of the vote to make the runoff and those voters have stuck with him since day one…

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Pinsonat says the majority of Louisiana voters aren’t worried about what happened with Vitter seven years ago, they just want the most conservative candidate.

Former 5th District Congressman Vance McAllister has jumped back in the political ring. McAllister qualified Thursday to run for the state Senate District 33 seat currently held by second term incumbent Mike Walsworth. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this could be a very entertaining race. He says McAllister does have a couple of things going for him…

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McAllister lost his congressional seat in last fall’s elections after a kissing scandal became public.

The Franklin Parish community continues to mourn the loss of Tyrell Cameron, the Franklin Parish High School football player who lost his life after an injury during a game last Friday. FPHS Principal Brian Gunter says he’s thankful for the wave of support shown to the school and the Cameron family…

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Visitation for Cameron will be held this evening with funeral services scheduled for Saturday afternoon at River of Life Church in Winnsboro. The Patriot football team returned to the gridiron last night in a 43-18 loss to Wossman.

Qualifying for the October 24th elections is officially over and the final day went by with no last minute surprises. Former 5th District Congressman Vance McAllister did make good on his promise to qualify for the state Senate District 33 seat, challenging two term incumbent Mike Walsworth. McAllister lost his congressional seat in last fall’s election after a kissing scandal became public.

Governor Bobby Jindal says Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is a carnival act and urges the republican party not to nominate an unstable narcissist. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Secretary of State Tom Schedler says in the near future you will use an iPad to cast your ballot instead of going into a voting booth. Schedler says he’s looking at phasing out the traditional voting booth and replacing those old machines with an iPad…

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Schedler says it would be at least a couple of years before iPADs could be used for voting.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will not change their policies regarding photo IDs following an incident when a transgender woman from Denham Springs was denied a new ID. State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson says, after a review, the policy allowing clerks to question individuals about how they represent themselves in order to prevent fraud will remain in place. However, Edmonson says people should look like they do every day on their license and Alexandra Glover will now be able to get a photo ID wearing makeup and a dress.

During a speech at the National Press Club, Governor Bobby Jindal went after the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump. Jindal admits to being amused by Trump’s antics and comments, but he says it’s a carnival act and his campaign has no substance…

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Trump responded by saying “I only respond to people that register more than 1% in the polls.”

Secretary of State Tom Schedler says he’s looking at phasing out the traditional voting booth and replacing those old machines with iPads. Schedler says with this new technology, you’ll still have to go to a voting location, but you can use the Geaux-vote app on your phone to fill out your ballot beforehand and these iPADs can read your ballot…

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Schedler says he doesn’t expect to use iPADs for voting until at least 2017.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 55-year-old man in Alexandria on human trafficking charges after receiving a complaint in reference to alleged child abuse. Spokesperson Lt. Tommy Carnline says officers continued their investigation and discovered additional allegations…

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Bobby Otis Augustine was arrested on five counts of Human Trafficking, as well as, four additional charges.

State Police say 22-year-old Donald Clement, Jr. of Breaux Bridge is under arrest charged with attempted manslaughter of a St. Martin Parish Deputy. Master Trooper Brooks David says Clement took off with the deputy hanging on to the driver’s side door of his car in an attempt to avoid arrest. David says Clement drove quite a distance with the deputy hanging on…

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The officer remains hospitalized for treatment of his injuries.

Governor Bobby Jindal’s trash talk about Donald Trump is making national headlines today. Jindal called the Real Estate guru’s campaign a carnival at the National Press Club. He said it would be a huge mistake if the Republican Party nominated for president a narcissist, egomaniac — and someone who Americans truly have no idea what he’d do if he made it to the White house…:
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Trump piped back to Jindal on Twitter saying he only responds to people that register more than 1% in the polls.

A political action committee, called the Louisiana Water Coalition, released a television commercial reminding voters of David Vitter’s 2007 prostitution scandal. So far the matter has not been brought up at this point in the governor’s race. The commercial is 30 seconds long and says “We can do better than Vitter.”

With voting on the mind, Secretary of State Tom Schedler says you could be casting your ballot on an iPad instead of voting booth. He says the plan would be to lease the iPads which would cost the state 50-60 million dollars…:
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Schedler says he doesn’t expect to use iPADs for voting until at least 2017.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 55-year-old man in Alexandria on human trafficking charges after receiving a complaint in reference to alleged child abuse. Spokesperson Lt. Tommy Carnline says evidence of human trafficking surfaced against Bobby Otis Augustine and he was booked on five counts of the horrific crime, as well as one count of trafficking of children for sexual purposes, one count of aggravated crimes against nature…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal says Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is a carnival act and urges the Republican Party not to nominate an unstable narcissist. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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It will be an emotional night in Wossman, where the Franklin Parish football team will play its first game since the death of Tyrell Cameron. Tyrell died last Friday after colliding with another player during a punt return. The game between Wossman and Franklin Parish was moved up to tonight, because visitation for Tyrell is tomorrow night.

The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests an Alexandria man on human trafficking charges. Lt. Tommy Carnline says the original complaint on 55-year-old Bobby Otis Augustine was child abuse but an investigation revealed evidence of 5 counts of human trafficking and other charges:
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No bond was set on the human trafficking charges, but bond on the other charges was set at $124,000.

A suspect from Breaux Bridge is in custody accused of the attempted manslaughter of a St. Martin Parish Deputy. Master Trooper Brooks David says the deputy was investigating suspicious activity and approached 22-year-old Donald Clement Jr.’s vehicle when the suspect took off with the deputy hanging on to the door. He says the Clement drove quite a ways with the deputy on his car and it’s fortunate that the deputy fell off the vehicle before the crash…:
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