Governor Jindal’s legal counsel is confident they’ll prevail in a lawsuit that claims the Jindal administration overstepped its legal authority to halt the implementation of Common Core.  Matthew Doyle has more…

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The Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David LaCerte is hosting a town hall meeting in Houma today.  The purpose of the meeting is to allow veterans to share experiences they’ve had with the VA healthcare system.

The Baton Rouge Police Department says an assistant principal of a middle school is accused of exchanging nude pictures with a 15-year-old former student.  Corporal L’Jean McKneely says 42-year-old Edwin Chastang, who works as an administrator at Southeast Middle in Baton Rouge, was named the suspect.  He says the mother of the girl contacted police about the crime and an official investigation was launched…

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Chastang is charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile and computer aided solicitation of a minor.

A federal judge has sentenced a Shreveport pastor to six-and-a-half years in prison for taking minors across state lines and having sex with them.  US Attorney Stephanie Finley says 54-year-old Andrea Lewis, pastor of Act on Faith Ministries, used church choir trips and other church related business to cover up the sexual abuse.  She says Lewis violated not only his oath as a minister, but also the trust of parents and these young children…

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Lewis was also sentenced to three years supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

Louisiana State Police is investigating an officer involved shooting in Calcasieu Parish.  CPSO spokeswoman Kim Myers says one of their deputies fired and struck a woman who was approaching him at high speed in her vehicle.  The woman’s condition is unknown, but she has been arrested on several charges including attempted first degree murder of a police officer.

The governor’s office has responded to the latest legal action over the Common Core debate. A lawsuit filed yesterday claims Governor Bobby Jindal overstepped his authority when he canceled the testing contract for Common Core. Jindal’s legal counsel, Jimmy Faircloth, says the suit has no legal merit…

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The lawsuit is seeking to reverse the Jindal administration’s decision to use the Division of Administration to cancel a vendor contract to supply Common Core testing.

The Baton Rouge Police Department says an assistant principal of a middle school is accused of exchanging nude photos with a 15-year-old former student. Corporal L’Jean McKneely says the victim’s mother contacted police after finding her daughter’s facebook account…

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McKneely says 42-year-old Edwin Chastang, who works as an administrator at Southeast Middle in Baton Rouge, was named the suspect. He is charged with computer aided solicitation of a minor and indecent behavior with a juvenile.

According to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Louisiana ranks number 47 in the nation for overall well-being of children. Michelle Southern has that…

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A 40 year prison sentence has been given to a Bossier City man accused of killing his estranged wife and discarding her remains last November. In a plea deal, Robert Bond plead guilty of manslaughter instead of going to trial on second degree murder charges in the death of 46-year-old Annie Bond. Bossier Parish District Attorney Schuyler Marvin says he and the family are glad that this has come to a conclusion. Marvin says he’s happy this case was resolved so quickly and cannot praise the work of local law enforcement enough…

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Robert Bond received the maximum sentence for a manslaughter charge.

According to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Louisiana ranks No. 47 in the nation for overall well-being of children. The report was published in the 25th edition of the Kids Count Data book and study co-author Laura Speer says one of the big factors hurting Louisiana’s score is the fact that we have one of the highest teen birth rates in the nation:
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She also says Louisiana continues to get poor marks in education as we lag the nation in 4th and 8th grade reading and math scores and also has a poor graduation rate.

The Monroe City Council has passed a resolution that would allow a grant application that city officials believe can help the airport get direct flights to Denver. The report says Monroe is offering United Airlines $100,000 from the mayor’s economic development fund.

Governor Jindal’s legal counsel is confident they’ll prevail in a lawsuit that claims the Administration overstepped its legal authority to halt the implementation of Common Core. A collection of concerned parents and teachers were behind this latest filing. The suit claims the governor can’t dictate education policy. But attorney jimmy Faircloth says allegations the Jindal misused his authority are unfounded…:
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He says the suit has no legal basis.

A federal judge has sentenced a Shreveport pastor to six-and-a-half years in prison for taking minors across state lines and having sex with them. 54-year-old Andrea (Andre) Lewis, pastor of Act on Faith Ministries, was found guilty of three federal sex crimes in May. Evidence in the case showed Lewis transported at least three minors to and from Texas to have sex with them. US Attorney Stephanie Finley says the young girls were very brave in coming forward and sharing their stories…:
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Lewis is also sentenced to three years supervised release and must register as a sex offender.

The governor’s office has responded to the latest legal action over the Common Core debate. A lawsuit filed yesterday claims Governor Bobby Jindal overstepped his authority when he canceled the testing contract for Common Core. Jindal’s legal counsel is Jimmy Faircloth…:
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A collection of concerned parents and teachers were behind this latest filing.

A middle school administrator is under arrest amid allegations he was exchanging naked pictures with a teenage girl over Facebook. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says 42-year-old Edwin Chastang of Baker was arrested and charged with computer aided solicitation of a minor. The suspect is the vice principal of Southeast Middle School in Baton Rouge and the 15-year-old victim had previously went to that school.

The man accused in the Bourbon Street shooting is due to appear today in court before a judge in New Orleans. Trung Le is being held without bond for one charge of first-degree murder and has a total of $4.5 million dollars bond for nine counts of attempted first degree murder. New Orleans Police continue to search for a second gunman and urge anyone with information on this person to contact Crimestoppers.

A 40 year prison sentence has been given to a Bossier City man accused of killing his estranged wife and discarding her remains last November. Eric Gill has more…:
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A federal judge has sentenced a Shreveport pastor to six-and-a-half years in prison for taking minors across state lines and having sex with them. 54-year-old Andrea (Andre) Lewis, pastor of Act on Faith Ministries, was found guilty of three federal sex crimes in May. US Attorney Stephanie Finley says Lewis used his status as pastor to coerce young female church members to have sex with him…:
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Lewis used church choir trips and other church related business to cover up the sexual abuse.

Governor Jindal’s legal counsel is confident they’ll prevail in a lawsuit that claims the Jindal adminitration overstepped its legal authority to halt the implementation of Common Core. Matthew Doyle has the story…
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Louisiana State Police has been called to investigate an officer involved shooting out of Calcasieu Parish. CPSO spokeswoman Kim Myers says one of their deputy’s fired and struck a woman who was approaching him at high speed in her vehicle. The woman’s condition is unknown but she has been arrested on many charges including attempted first degree murder of a police officer.

A 40 year prison sentence has been given to a Bossier City man accused of killing his estranged wife and discarding her remains last November. In a plea deal, Robert Bond plead guilty to manslaughter instead of going to trial on second-degree murder charges. Bossier Parish District Attorney Schuyler Marvin says his office is happy with the sentence…
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46-year-old Annie Bond’s charred remains were found in northern Webster Parish on November 18th.

According to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Louisiana ranks No. 47 in the nation for overall well-being of children. The report was published in the 25th edition of the Kids Count Data book. Study co-author Laura Speer says Louisiana lags the nation in 4th and 8th grade reading and math scores and also has a poor graduation rate. She says the lowest ranking in their report is for family and community where Louisiana ranked 48th overall…:
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Speer says Louisiana’s best ranking was at No. 42 and that was in the health category with indicators including percentage of low-birth weight babies and percentage of children without health insurance.

The governor’s office has responded to the latest legal action over the Common Core debate. A lawsuit filed yesterday claims Governor Bobby Jindal overstepped his authority when he canceled the testing contract for Common Core. Jindal’s legal counsel, Jimmy Faircloth, says the suit has no legal basis…:
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The lawsuit is seeking to reverse the Jindal administration’s decision to use the Division of Administration to cancel a vendor contract to supply Common Core testing.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says a middle school administrator is under arrest amid allegations he was exchanging naked pictures with a teenage girl over Facebook. They say 42-year-old Edwin Chastang of Baker was arrested and charged with computer aided solicitation of a minor. The suspect is the vice principal of Southeast Middle School in Baton Rouge and the 15-year-old victim had recently went there.

According to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Louisiana ranks No. 47 in the nation for overall well-being of children. The report was published in the 25th edition of the Kids Count Data book and study co-author Laura Speer says they took into account economic status, education, health, family and community…:
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She says another factor hurting Louisiana’s score is the fact that we have one of the highest teen birth rates in the nation.

Gulf Shores Police say they have found the body of the teenager from Ponchatoula who went missing in choppy surf on the Alabama coast last weekend. They say 17-year-old Chaston Brown was last seen around 4pm on Sunday and his body was recovered around 2pm yesterday near East Gulf Place.

A group of parents and teachers who support the Common Core education standards filed a lawsuit today against Governor Jindal. They claim the governor violated his legal authority by using executive orders and contract suspensions to keep schools from using Common Core. Navis (Novice) Hill is a parent of a public school student and one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Hill says Jindal is playing political games and because of that her fourth grader is preparing for a school year, not knowing what standardized test he’ll take…

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This pro Common Core lawsuit comes one day after a separate suit, which challenged whether BESE followed state law when it adopted the controversial education standards.

A federal judge has sentenced a Shreveport pastor to six-and-a-half years in prison for taking minors across state lines and having sex with them. 54-year-old Andrea (Andre) Lewis, pastor of Act on Faith Ministries, was found guilty of three federal sex crimes in May. Lewis was also sentenced to three years supervised release and must register as a sex offender. Lewis is also facing state charges.

Officials say an arrest has been made in the case of the bomb threat last week at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that closed the campus down for an entire day. Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesman Brooks David says 30-year-old Devin Haywood of Lafayette is charged federally through the FBI with planting a hoax device and attempted armed robbery…

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David says they believe Haywood called KATC last Wednesday morning saying there was a bomb in a trash can at a park near the campus, then minutes later attempted to rob MidSouth Bank.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve arrested a Golden Meadow Police officer in connection with a methamphetamine investigation. Spokesman Brennan Matherne says they learned 37-year-old Officer Ashley Pollard and his brother, 33-year-old Courtney Pollard were allegedly making meth for personal use. They also learned the cop’s girlfriend, Anna King, was buying products for the meth lab. Matherne says they brought in Officer Pollard for questioning Monday…

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He says Golden Meadow Police Chief Reggie Pitre issued a statement indicating Pollard resigned from the department upon his arrest.

The Monroe Police Department says a man has been arrested that they believe is responsible for hitting another man over the head with a large stick causing fatal injuries. 20-year-old Christopher Robinson is charged with second degree murder in the death of 48-year-old James Atwell. Robinson reportedly attacked Atwell during an argument over a cell phone.

There is a pro-Common Core lawsuit being filed against Governor Bobby Jindal by some teachers and parents, saying the governor did not have the legal right to use an executive order and a suspension to stop it. New Orleans Representative Walt Leger is hopeful the courts can make a ruling quickly on today’s lawsuit, because school is about to start.
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One parent says the governor is playing political games.

The Bossier Parish man who was convicted of killing his estranged wife, then dumping her burned remains in Webster Parish has been sentenced to 40 years in prison at hard labor. The body of 46 year-old Annie Bond was discovered in November. If he lives that long, Robert Bond will be 93 when he gets out.
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Authorities have made an arrest in last week’s UL-Lafayette bomb scare that caused the campus to shut down for a day. Michelle Southern has more…:
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A freshman defensive tackle on the LSU football team is recovering in the hospital after he severely cutting his arm by punching a window at the LSU footbal facility. Initial reports said that Trey Lealaimatafao (lay-ah-lah-ee-mahta-fow) would have to have his arm amputated, but Assistant editor of Tiger Rag Robert Stewart says…:
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The San Antonio native tweeted he’s thankful to be alive.

The body of the missing teenager from Pontchatoula who went swimming in dangerous surf in the Gulf has been found. Seventeen year-old Chaston Brown went missing Sunday around 4 pm, and his body was discovered. Authorities were flying double red warning flags on the beach because of rip tides.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve arrested a Golden Meadow Police officer in connection with a methamphetamine investigation. Spokesman Brennan Matherne says they began conducting this investigation in April: …
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He says they also learned the cop’s girlfriend, Anna King, was buying products for the meth lab.

Some sad news from the Gulf Shores Police Department: The body of the missing teenager from Pontchatoula who went swimming in dangerous surf in the Gulf has been found. Seventeen year-old Chaston Brown went missing Sunday around 4 pm, and his body was found yesterday around 2pm.
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A lawsuit was filed today seeking clarity over whether Governor Jindal has the legal authority to stop the implementation of the Common Core education standards. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Officials say an arrest has been made in the case of the bomb threat last week at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that closed the campus down an entire day. Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesman Brooks David says a multiple agency investigation lead to the arrest of 30-year-old Devin Haywood of Lafayette…:
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A Baton Rouge man has jumped from an apartment window to escape a fire that started this afternoon around 1:30 pm. Fire and rescue workers were moving residents out of the building because of the fire and heavy smoke. No word from officials on what started the fire.

A group of parents and teachers who support the Comon Core curriculum filed a lawsuit today against Governor Bobby Jindal. The claim is the governor’s executive orders and contract suspensions violated his legal authority, and one lawmaker who agrees with that is New Orleans Representative Walt Leger (lay jey)…;
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This lawsuit comes one day after a seperate lawsuit which challeges whether BESE followed state law when it adopted Common Core.

Monroe Police have arrested a man wanted for murder for an argument over a cell phone. The victim-James Atwell-who was injured in the attack at his apartment complex-died yesterday morning and twenty year-old Christopher Robinson was booked on 2nd-degree murder charges.

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The case of the bomb threat last week at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette that closed the campus down an entire day now has a man in custody for the crime. Louisiana State Police Troop I spokesman Brooks David (dah veed) says they believe 30-year-old Devin Haywood of Lafayette called KATC TV last Wednesday morning saying there was a bomb in a trash can at a park near the UL-Lafayette campus, then minutes later he went to try and rob the MidSouth bank…:
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David says it was a multi-agency effort that led to that arrest.

An LSU freshman football player is recovering in a hospital today after severely cutting his arm during an incident in the school’s weight room. Assistant editor of Tiger Rag magazine, Robert Stewart, says based on what they’ve been able to gather defensive tackle Trey Lealaimatafao (Lay-ah-lah-ee-mahta-fow), punched a window at the LSU football facility…
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He tweeted he is thankful to be alive.

A man from Shreveport is facing charges for failure to register as a sex offender. It is alleged that 32 year-old Christopher Lee Walker went on Facebook to attempt a meeting with a juvenile girl. His bond was set at $75 thousand dollars.