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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A teacher from Destrehan High School 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 booked with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student…:
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He says the information that the student and the teacher may have been having a sexual relationship came from the family member of the student.

8 Walmarts in Louisiana will be closing as part of the company’s 269 store closures worldwide. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says 95% of stores closing will have another one 10 miles away in the US which shows Walmart is still hoping to keep loyal customers…:
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The Louisiana High School Athletic Association says the public-private split in football should have never happened in 2013, because of the way the vote was conducted. LHSAA Game of the Week announcer & LRN Sports Director Jeff Palermo says it violated the organization’s constitution:
CUT 9 (10) “in the playoffs”
The vote was done by school principals but the LHSAA said it should have been the executive committee.

A Mississippi man has been arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after posting of Facebook a picture of a dog he shot and killed allegedly in Washington Parish. Brent Jones with Sheriff’s Office says Todd Hammond was questioned after they received multiple tips and officers saw his online post…:
cut 15 (10) “taken lightly”

Another teacher from Destrehan High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a then 16-year-old female student. Eric Gill reports…:
CUT 2 (31) “I’m Eric Gill”

Walmart announced today the company will be closing 269 stores worldwide, including 8 in Louisiana. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice the company is cutting stores that aren’t as profitable. He says Walmart knows they need to be smart about where they’re spending their money.
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The LHSAA says it didn’t follow the organization’s own constitution when adopting the public-private split 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. He says for those who wanted to go back to the old playoff system, this is a huge win — but it’s not the last we’ll hear about the public-private split…:
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The LHSAA only has a couple of weeks to come up with a plan before their annual convention which begins on the 27th.

It was a huge week for politics in Louisiana. John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the state’s 56th governor and President Barack Obama visited Baton Rouge Thursday. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the fireworks got going before the governor’s inauguration when the state House elected New Iberia Republican Taylor Barras as its new Speaker…:
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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. Eric Gill reports…:
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8 Walmarts in Louisiana will be closing as part of the company’s 269 store closures worldwide. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says 95% of stores closing will have another one 10 miles away in the US which shows Walmart is still hoping to keep loyal customers…:
CUT 8 (06) “whatever reason”

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested another teacher from Destrehan High School accused of having sex with a female student. 26-year-old Kimberly Naquin’s charges include carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student. Kenner Police have an arrest warrant out for Naquin for 10 counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile as investigators believe most of the sexual encounters happened there at the suspect’s apartment. 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 allegedly shot and killed in Washington Parish. Brent Jones with the Sheriff’s Office says Todd Hammond admitted to shooting the dog in Clifton. He reminds the public that cops are always watching for incriminating online posts…:
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He says Hammond was also given a citation for not having a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issued hunting license.

It was a big for politics in Louisiana.  LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the fireworks got going before the governor’s inauguration when the state House elected New Iberia Republican Taylor Barras as its new Speaker… Alford says Retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness is ready to jump into the US Senate race and puts an interesting twist on November’s primary.

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A third Destrehan High School teacher is under arrest for allegedly having sex with one of her female students who was 16 when the relationship started. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says 26-year-old Kimberly Naquin is charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student.  Two other Destrehan teachers have pending cases in Jefferson Parish. Champagne says these cases are bewildering…:

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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 the company understands they need to start being wise about where they’re spending their money. Rice says 95% of the Walmart stores closing have another store within 10 miles in the US.

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The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has discovered that the public-private split in football shouldn’t have happened in 2013, because of the way the vote was conducted. 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. The LHSAA only has a couple of weeks to come up with a plan before their annual convention. Palermo finds this announcement is surprising.

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Another teacher from Destrehan High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a then 16-year-old female student. Eric Gill reports…:
CUT 2 (31) “I’m Eric Gill”

Governor John Bel Edwards learned this week that former Governor Bobby Jindal approved millions of dollars worth of pay raises for state employees in his final days in office, according to LaPolitics.com. Publisher Jeremy Alford says these pay hikes caught the new administration off guard…:
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The Louisiana High School Athletic Association says the public-private split in football should have never happened in 2013, because of the way the vote was conducted. LHSAA Game of the Week announcer & LRN Sports Director  Jeff Palermo  says it violated the organization’s constitution:
CUT 9 (10) “in the playoffs”
The vote was done by school principals but the LHSAA said it should have been the executive committee.

A Mississippi man has been arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after posting of Facebook a picture of a dog he shot and killed allegedly in Washington Parish. Brent Jones with Sheriff’s Office says during the investigation they discovered the shooting happened in Clifton, Louisiana. He says Todd Hammond was questioned after they received multiple tips and officers saw his online post…:
cut 15 (10) “taken lightly”

Another teacher from Destrehan High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a then 16-year-old female student. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says the information that the student and the teacher, 26-year-old Kimberly Naquin, may have been having a sexual relationship came from a family member of the student. He 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.

It was a huge week for politics in Louisiana. John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the state’s 56th governor and President Barack Obama visited Baton Rouge Thursday. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the fireworks got going before the governor’s inauguration when the state House elected New Iberia Republican Taylor Barras as its new Speaker…:
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Walmart announced today 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, like Walmart Express. He says the company has realized they need to start being smart about where they’re spending their money..:
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Rice says 95% of the Walmart stores closing have another store within 10 miles in the United States.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association will no longer divide its playoffs into divisions for public and private schools. They say that the return to the traditional 1A-through-5A format comes after a legal review found that the 2013 decision violated the organization’s constitution.

A teacher from Destrehan High School 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 booked with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student…:
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He says the information that the student and the teacher may have been having a sexual relationship came from the family member of the student.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association discovered that the public-private split in football should have never happened in 2013, because the way the vote went down violated the association’s constitution. The vote should have been done by the committee, not the school principals. Director Eddie Bonine says as of now, football playoffs are going back to 5 championships.

State Treasurer John Kennedy reports the December 2015 Net Receipts Report shows total state revenue is down 15-percent from the same time last year. Eric Gill reports…:
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The University of Texas at San Antonio officially announced on Twitter this morning that Frank Wilson, the long-time LSU recruiting coordinator and running backs coach, is now going to be the new coach at UTSA. It’s reported that Wilson will make $750,000 as the Roadrunners head coach, which is a $75,000 increase from his LSU salary.

A recent LSU poll shows 66-percent of respondents want to see a broad range of matters addressed in the expected special legislative session such as education, jobs, and health care. Public Policy Research Lab Director Michael Henderson says these results show residents are ready to have these issues addressed, but it will likely have to wait until a later session. He says Governor Edwards and the legislature are going to have to do the work and explain it to voters…

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The Governor is expected to call a special session in February to address the state’s budgetary challenges.

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a teacher from Destrehan High School accused of having sex with a student. Kimberly Naquin, a geography teacher, is charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile, felony prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student, and fugitive from another agency. Kenner Police have an arrest warrant out for Naquin for 10 counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

A New Orleans federal court is considering a plea by four groups seeking to stop the removal of Confederate monuments in the city. The New Orleans City Council voted 6-1 to remove the statues in December. Legal analyst Chick Foret says one of the lawyers for the city told US District Judge Carl Barbier that they are prepared to move forward with the plan, but they need a new general contractor…

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This issue has ignited passions on both sides.

According to State Treasurer John Kennedy, the December 2015 Net Receipts Report shows total state revenue is down 15-percent from the same time the previous year. The report shows a drop in sales taxes, severance taxes, and corporation taxes. Kennedy offers a simple explanation…

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The report does not include gambling revenues, fees, self-generated revenue, or statutory dedications the state receives.