Last night’s Senate debate between Democratic US-Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy was a little heated. The incumbent began by addressing the allegations claiming Cassidy was “double billing” by getting paid by the LSU Health Sciences Center for work he did not perform. Landrieu says there is no record of the work…

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Cassidy says the claim that he wasn’t working at the LSU hospital while he was working in Congress is completely false.

Oil prices are down to 70-dollars a barrel and it’s not good for the state’s budget because it means lower revenues from severance taxes and mineral royalties. Chief economist for the Louisiana Fiscal office, Greg Albrecht, says if oil prices don’t rebound, state leaders will have to reduce future spending even more…

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Albrecht says the Revenue Estimating Conference will likely meet again next month to assess the situation.

Analysts are reporting there’s a chance gas prices could drop below $2 a gallon in Louisiana. Scott Carwile has more…

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The Grant Parish Sheriff’s Office says an 85-year-old Pollock woman, who was mauled by stray dogs last week, has succumbed to her injuries. Bobbie Chevallier was attacked by dogs last Wednesday as the was taking out the trash from her home. Authorities say there were no witnesses to the attack and Chevallier was found by a neighbor’s boyfriend later that day. Deputies have caught 15 stray dogs for testing since the attack.

It was a heated debate last night between Democratic US-Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Westlake woman is charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile after a 2-year-old was severely burned. 32-year-old Melynnie Fondel claims the alleged incident happened while she was running water for the child’s bath and the toddler crawled into the tub while she briefly left the room. But authorities say the child’s burns were not consistent with accidental burns.

The search continues for two men The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office believe abducted and shot a woman on Thanksgiving Day. Spokesman Sergeant Clay Higgins says the 49-year-old Opelousas woman thought the men who offered her a ride were just being friendly on the Thanksgiving morning. However, he says they did not take her where she wanted to go…

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The victim told authorities she left her house that morning to walk to a nearby store when she accepted a ride from the suspects.

According to analysts, gas prices could drop below $2 a gallon in Louisiana. Gasbuddy-dot-com’s Gregg Laskoski says OPEC’s announcement that they would not reduce their oil output saw crude oil prices fall below $70 per barrel. He says wholesale gas prices are declining significantly and that’s good news for consumers…

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Laskoski says you could expect to see gas prices drop another 15 to 20 cents a gallon over the next couple of weeks if crude oil prices stay as low as they are.

In last night’s Senate debate, both Democratic US-Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy brought out the big guns. Landrieu continues to come under fire for using tax payer money to fund personal campaign charter flights. She calls the matter a bookkeeping error that has been paid back and is a much smaller issue than Cassidy’s alleged double subsidies from the LSU Health Sciences Center…

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Cassidy says Landrieu’s charter flight situation was against the law and also violated a strict code of Senate ethics. He says what he does is help the poor and uninsured…

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Louisiana’s Senate runoff election is Saturday.

Analysts are reporting there’s a chance gas prices could drop below $2 a gallon in Louisiana. Gasbuddy-dot-com’s Gregg Laskoski says, in light of recent events, he could see some station’s price dropping below $2, but is skeptical that the statewide average will drop that low…

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He says OPEC’s announcement that they would not reduce their oil output saw crude oil prices fall below $70 per barrel.

But the current oil price is not good for the state’s budget. Chief economist for the Louisiana Fiscal office, Greg Albrecht, says if oil prices keep trading for about 70-dollars a barrel for a lengthy period of time, it will cost the state millions of dollars in revenues…

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He says if oil prices don’t rebound, state leaders will have to reduce future spending even more.

In the final debate of the year, Democratic US-Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy brought out the big guns. The incumbent began by addressing the allegations claiming Cassidy was “double billing” by getting paid by the LSU Health Sciences Center for work he did not perform. Landrieu says there is no record of the work…

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Cassidy says the claim that he wasn’t working at the LSU hospital while he was working in Congress is completely false. He says it wouldn’t be unusual for him to do a liver biopsy in the morning, then fly to D.C. and vote that evening…

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The election is Saturday.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says they are still looking for two men they believe abducted and shot a woman on Thanksgiving Day. Spokesman Sergeant Clay Higgins says the victim reported she left her house that morning to walk to a nearby store when she accepted a ride from the suspects…

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Higgins says the woman told cops she tried to jump out of the car window and began screaming when one of the men hit her in the face with a gun and told her to be quiet.

US-Senator Mary Landrieu is claiming her opponent Congressman Bill Cassidy, who is a doctor, was paid by the LSU Health Sciences Center for work he didn’t do. She also says members of Congress are only allowed to make $26,000 a year in outside work…:
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In a statement, Cassidy says he’s proud of his work in the LSU System and these allegations are just an attempt by Landrieu to salvage her political career.

US Senator David Vitter, who is running for governor next year, has changed his stance regarding Common Core. Vitter said four months ago that he supports the multistate educational standards, but in an email to supporters today, the Senator says he’s changed his mind after hearing from parents and teachers. He says Louisiana should establish its own standards and testing.

State Police say a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a deer has left one man dead and his wife seriously injured. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says 53-year-old Gordon Bolton was riding his Harley Davidson with his wife, 57-year-old Monika (MO-nika) Bolton, in Vernon Parish Saturday night…:
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Gordon was pronounced dead at a local hospital while Monika remains hospitalized in serious condition.

A quiet 2014 hurricane season came to an end over the weekend. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there were only 8 named storms which is the fewest since 1997. He says this is the ninth straight year we didn’t have a major hurricane hit the US Coastline, the longest such streak since records were kept…:
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He says we can attribute the quiet season to lower than normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean.

Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu says her opponent, Republican Bill Cassidy needs to explain his time sheets from the LSU Health Sciences Center…
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The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s office says a man faces several charges after allegedly trying to kidnap a woman in her own driveway before she was resuced by her husband and son. They say 46-year-old Chad Babin of St. Amant was cussing the woman and she screamed for help. The suspect was hit in the head, and held at gunpoint until the cops arrived.

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Secretary of State Tom Schedler says 221-thousand voters casted ballots during the early voting period that ended Saturday. Schedler says the heaviest voter turnout areas were East Baton Rouge, Orleans and St. Tammany Parishes…
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The run-off election is Saturday.

A Vernon Parish weekend motorcycle crash with a deer has killed a man and and left his wife riding in the back seriously injured…
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That’s State Police Master Trooper Scott Moreau, who says the dead man is identified as 53 year-old Gordon Bolton. His 57 year-old wife Monika (MO nika) remains in serious condition. That investigation continues.

In the final week of the Senate campaign, Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu is making a big issue over publicly released time sheets Republican Bill Cassidy completed for the LSU Health System, which she says, are full of inconsistencies…
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That state-wide debate is tonight at 7pm.

Louisiana’s early voting report card has been tallied, and Secretary of State Tom Schedler says the numbers were pretty strong…
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Schedler says the state averaged 44 thousand votes per day, and he expects the final voter percentage will be close to 40 percent.
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A deer versus motorcycle accident in vernon Parish had deadly results over the weekend, claiming the life of a man, and leaving his wife badly injured. Fifty-three year old Gordon Bolton died at a local hospital, and 57 year-old Monika (MO-nika) Bolton is in serious condition. State Police Master Trooper Scott Moreau says they do not impairment at this time…
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Both riders were wearing their helmets.

There were a total of 8 named storms for the 2014 hurricane season which ended yesterday, and that’s the lowest number in seventeen years…
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That’s State Climatologist Barry Keim.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler is pleased with the early voting totals for the December 6th run-off. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A Marksville woman is found murdered, and authorites are searching for her husband as person of interest. The body of forty-six year-old Laura J. Williams was found inside her home. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of forty-eight year-old Dennis Williams, is asked to contact the Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Department.
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Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu wants to see the work time sheets for her Republican challenger Dr. Bill Cassidy. She is claiming he was paid by the LSU Health System for work he did not do, and wants him to bring those records to the debate tonight…
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Cassidy calls the accusations an attempt to salvage Landrieu’s seat in the Senate.

As of yesterday, the 2014 hurricane season concluded with a below normal year in named storms, (lowest since 1997). State Climatologist Barry Keim says we had lower than normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic…
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That El Nino could potentially give us a colder than normal winter.

Democratic incumbent Mary Landrieu is making a big issue over time sheets that possibly show her opponent, Republican Bill Cassidy, was paid by the LSU Health Sciences Center for work he never did. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s office says a man faces many charges after allegedly trying to kidnap a woman in her own driveway before she was resuced by her husband and son. They say 46-year-old Chad Babin of St. Amant was cussing the woman and she screamed for help. The suspect was held at gunpoint until the cops arrived.

State Police say a single vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a deer has left one man dead and his wife seriously injured. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says 53-year-old Gordon Bolton was riding his Harley Davidson with his wife, 57-year-old Monika (MO-nika) Bolton, in Vernon Parish Saturday night…:
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Gordon was pronounced dead at a local hospital while Monika remains hospitalized in serious condition.

Thankfully we had another extremely quiet Hurricane Season this year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there were only 8 named storms which is the fewest since 1997. He says this is the ninth straight year we didn’t have a major hurricane hit the US Coastline, the longest such streak since records were kept…:
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He says we can attribute the quiet season to lower than normal sea surface temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean

Secretary of State Tom Schedler says early voting turnout was so good for the December 6th runoff he’s optimistic we’ll see a 40-percent turnout Saturday. He says the heaviest early voting totals were in East Baton Rouge, Orleans and St. Tammany parishes…:
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He says 221,000 people turned out for early voting total.

With a week of campaigning to go, US-Senate Mary Landrieu is claiming her opponent Congressman Bill Cassidy was paid by the state for work he didn’t do. She also says Congressmen are only allowed to make $26,000 a year in ourside work on top of their Washington salary…:
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Cassidy says he’s proud of his work in the LSU System and these allegations are just an attempt to to salvage Landrieu’s career.

The 2014 Hurricane Season is over and forecasters were right when they predicted a quiet year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there were only eight named storms, the fewest since 1997…:
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This is the 9th year in a row we didn’t have a major hurricane hit the US Coastline which is the longest since such records were kept.

The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s office says a woman from Marksville was found dead in her home early Sunday of an apparent stabbing. Deputies say they are looking for the victim’s husband, 48-year-old Dennis Williams as a person of interest in the death of 46-year-old Laura Williams.