The Louisiana Community Technical and College System is launching an ambitious six-year plan where the goals are to double the number of gradudates and quadruple the number of students they send to four-year universities. L-C-T-C-S President Monty Sullivan says they’ll use the resources they have and spend them in a more targeted fashion to meet the state’s growing workforce needs…
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Officials say tens of thousands of workers will be needed to fill the number of jobs that are expected to be created over the next five to ten years.

LSU reports its freshman class this fall has the highest average ACT score and highest average grade point average in the university’s history. The school also says this is the most diverse student body they’ve ever had. President and Chancellor F King Alexander says LSU is doing a good job appealing to more students with more diverse backgrounds.

The Louisiana Attorney General’s office is encouraging parents of teenagers to be on the lookout for over-the-counter medicine abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that one in 25 teens use excessive amounts of over-the-counter cough medicine containing DXM to get high. Amanda Larkins, with the A-G’s office says parents need to be pro-active…
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A law was passed this year in Louisiana that bans the sale of D-X-M to minors.

The National Hurricane Center says this is the weakest hurricane season we’ve seen since 1983. There’s only been five named storms.

The fall festival season continues in Louisiana as the 39th annual Zwolle Tamale Fiesta kicks off today in the Sabine Parish town. Scott Carwile reports…

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A preliminary deal has been reached with 12 Louisiana municipalities to build a new natural-gas pipeline from Winnsboro to Natchez that would replace the existing 90-year-old Midla pipeline. Michelle Southern reports.

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Louisiana’s Community colleges approve 6-year plan to double number of graduates. Jeff Palermo reports.

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The fall festival season continues in Louisiana as the 39th annual Zwolle Tamale Fiesta kicks off today in the Sabine Parish town. The festival is an annual celebration of Zwolle’s rich Spanish and Native American heritage. Vendor Mike Lyddy says the festival will feature rides, contests, and a lot more…

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Thousands of people are expected to descend on the town for the festival that runs through Saturday. The Zwolle Tamale Fiesta offers a fun-filled weekend of entertainment, arts and crafts, dancing, parades, and children’s activities. But Lyddy says the star of the show is the tamale…

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There’s also a car show, a 5-K run, a mud-bog, tamale making demonstrations and much more. Lyddy says if you’re going to attend the festival, make sure you check out his booth…

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A preliminary deal has been reached with 12 Louisiana municipalities to build a new natural-gas pipeline from Winnsboro to Natchez that would replace the existing 90-year-old Midla pipeline. Vidalia Mayor Hyram Copeland is a member of the Louisiana Municipal Gas Authority. He says they are elated this agreement was made in principle with Midla…:

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Copeland says this new pipeline will ensure that future economic growth is possible to areas that have been hindered in the past by the low pressure and resulting low capacity available through the existing pipeline. He says it’s a huge relief that Midla decided not to jump ship…:

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The LMGA expects Midla will file a formal settlement for approval as early as next year. The agreement must be signed off now by all parties in the negotiations. Copeland says a lot of parties had to sit down and come up with an agreement that they were all satisfied with…:

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The Louisiana Community and Technical College System launches a 6 year plan designed to meet the state’s growing workforce demand. President Monty Sullivan says the goal is to double the number of graduates a year to 40,000 graduates a year….:

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Officials say tens of thousands of workers will be needed to fill the number of jobs that are expected to be created over the next five to ten years.  Sullivan says they have put together a bold plan that will help the state address its workforce challenges..:

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Sullivan says under the “Our Louisiana 2020” outline, which was approved Wednesday, the community and technical colleges will place a stronger emphasis on jobs the state has identified as the most high-need. He says it’s important that they take the resources they have today and spend them in a targeted fashion…:

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Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is encouraging parents of teens to take part in National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. Amanda Larkins is the commerce and consumer liaison for the state AG’s office. She says they want the community to know about over the counter medicine abuse among teens especially the cough suppressant DXM…:

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Larkins says about one in 25 teens report abusing excessive amounts of over the counter cough medicine containing DXM to get high. She says that’s according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Larkins says, by law, minors are now banned from purchasing products containing DXM…:

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Larkins says the hope is that laws like this will reduce the number of teens who use cough medicine to get high. She says it’s all part of the Stop Medicine Abuse Campaign which encourages parents to be pro-active:

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ULM gets another opportunity at an SEC team this Saturday. The Warhawks are at Kentucky for an 11 AM kickoff. ULM’s last game against an SEC school was last month and they were shuout by Kentucky. The Warhawks offense has struggled for most of the season and Coach Todd Berry says the team is committed to get the offense going

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The Warhawks are averaging just 18 points a game and they rank 10th in the 11-team in Sun Belt in points scored and total offense. ULM will go into this game with five starters out because of injuries. Berry says the injury list the last coupe of seasons has been disheartening, but that’s part of the game

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Fourth ranked McNeese State puts its three-game winning streak on the line this Saturday when they visit Sam Houston State. Cowboys Matt Viator the Bearkats are a good team, even though they have three losses on the season…

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Something will have to give in this game as Sam Houston ahs won ten straight home games, while the Cowboys have won five consecutive Southland away games. Viator can’t explain their recent success on the road…

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Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order to protect a teachers’ right to freedom of speech. The order comes after Jindal says he read in the Alexandria Town Talk that a Rapides teacher got in trouble for critizing Common Core on her Facebook Page. Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesperson Les Landon supports Jindal’s action:
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The executive order is directed towards school administrators and Jindal makes it clear a teacher’s constitutional freedom of speech shall not be denied.

American Horror Story: Freak Show, the FX anthology series which was shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly says New Orleans provides such a perfect backdrop for a horror show like this…:
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The Shreveport Police Department has arrested three people on charges related to human trafficking and prostitution. Corporal Marcus Hines says the trio was arrested at a motel on Monkhouse Drive after they recieved information of suspected illegal activity…:
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This is a joint operation with the FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force. He says a crime occurs when someone transports a person across state lines for the purpose of prostitution.

In Jackson, Louisiana two teen-aged boys have been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a special needs girl at East Feliciana High School. Eighteen year-old Jacobey Johnson of Clinton and 18 year-old Breeon Lee of Jackson were each arrested for attempted aggravated rape, and their bond was set at $200 thousand dollars each.

Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order to ensure that teachers can publicly complain about Common Core. Jeff Palermo has more…

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It’s a tragedy that hit hard this morning in Kenner, as a father accidently ran over and killed his one year-old baby in the driveway of his home. Unbeknown to the father, the little girl had crawled under the car through the open front door as his wife was helping him set his GPS.

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There’s a new national campaign to lure former residents back to Louisiana. Louisiana Department of Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret says “Come Home, Louisiana” is targeting Louisiana natives who are living out of state…

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Moret says there are just more jobs than workers right now.

American Horror Story: Freak Show, the FX anthology series shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly expects this show should be as successful as American Horror Story: The Coven which was also shot in The Big Easy…:

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The show airs tonight at 9 pm.

Governor Bobby Jindal has issued an executive order to protect a teacher’s right to freedom of speech, after hearing about a Rapides Parish teacher expressing concerns about Common Core on her Facebook Page…

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That’s Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesman Les Landon, who says he supports the governor’s order.

The highly-anticipated anthology series shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight on FX. American Horror Story: Freak Show is about a traveling sideshow troupe of “mistakes of nature” as the script says. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly says people from all over the nation enjoy shows filmed shot here…:
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The show airs tonight at 9 pm.

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Louisiana Economic Development has launched “Come Home, Louisiana”, a nationwide campaign to bring back former residents back to the Bayou State. Eric Gill reports…

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A single vehicle crash in Terrebonne Parish this morning has claimed the lives of two unrestrained passengers from Gray on Louisiana Highway 182. State Police twenty-three Jerome Evans and 31 year-old Dontrell Boykin were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say fog was reported in the area.

A Rapides Parish teacher who was reprimanded for voicing her concerns over Common Core on her Facebook page has Governor Bobby Jindal issuing an executive order to protect a teacher’s right to freedom of speech. The Alexandria Town Talk published the story that says some teachers are scared to speak up.

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That’s Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesman Les Landon.

It’s time for former Louisiana residents to move back home; according to the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. The reason? There are more job openings here than there are residents…

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That’s LED Secretary Stephen Moret who says they have launched a national online and social media campaign called “Come Home, Louisiana.”

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In Jackson, Louisiana two teen-aged boys have been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a special needs girl at East Feliciana High School. Eighteen year-old Jacobey Johnson of Clinton and 18 year-old Breeon Lee of Jackson were each arrested for attempted aggrevated rape, and their bond was set at $200 thousand dollars each.

This story out of North Louisiana: In Shreveport, police have made three arrests following an under-cover operation targeting human trafficking and prostitution…

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That’s Shreveport Police Corporal Marcus Hines who adds there could be more arrests, as the investigation continues.

Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order to ensure that teachers can publicly complain about Common Core. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Louisiana State Police say a 29-year-old man from Cedar Hill, Texas walked into Troop I in Lafayette this week with a Glock in a leather holster on his hip and told troopers he wanted to turn himself in. They say once troopers noticed Allen Norris had a gun they took him into custody.

There are a bunch of new jobs coming to Louisiana and not even residents here to fill them up accorindg to the state Department of Economic Development. LED Secretary Stephen Moret says to try to remedy that they’ve launched “ComeHomeLouisiana.com” to try to talk natives who live in other states to come back…:
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The campaign is tied directly to LED’s new LouisianaJobConnection-dot-com website which matches job seekers with Louisiana jobs that match their skill set.

The FX Show American Horror Story: Freak Show, which was filmed in New Orleans, debuts tonight. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly says The Big Easy provides such a perfect backdrop for a horror show like this…:
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The show begins at 9pm.

Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order to protect teachers’ right to freedom of speech after hearing a teacher in Rapides Parish was “written up” by school administrators because she criticized Common Core on her Facebook Page. Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesperson Les LAndon supports Jindal’s action…:
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The Alexandria Town Talk published the story that claims a teacher was reprimanded for voicing her concerns over the education standards.

Shreveport PD arrests three people after an undercover operation targeting human trafficking and prostitution. 27-year-old Allen Nash of Dallas and 19-year-old Rodisha Johnson of New Orleans were booked. Corporal Marcus Hines says the suspect’s allegedly transported a person across state lines for the purpose of sex or prostitution…:
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The third suspect, 17-year-old Natay Barret of Dallas was arrested on one count of prostitution.

Louisiana Economic Development has launched “Come Home, Louisiana”, a nationwide campaign to lure former residents back to Louisiana to explore new employment opportunities. Eric Gill reports…:
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Louisiana Economic Development has launched a nationwide campaign to lure former residents back to Louisiana to explore new employment opportunities. LED Secretary Stephen Moret says “Come Home, Louisiana” is a campaign targeted at natives who are living out of state…:
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Moret says they’re doing this because more jobs are opening in Louisiana than can be filled by current residents.

A trial date has been set for the lawsuit which challenges the controversial law in Louisiana which requires abortion doctors to have admitting privlages at nearby hospitals. The case is scheduled to be heard on March 30th of next year but until then a temporary restraining order barring the state from penalizing doctors who are applying to have admitting privileges remains in effect.

American Horror Story: Freak Show, the FX anthology series which was shot in New Orleans, debuts tonight. This season the show is about a traveling carny sideshow troupe of “mistakes of nature” as the script says. Louisiana Entertainment Executive Director Chris Stelly expects this one will be as sucessful as American Horror Story: The Coven which was also shot in The Big Easy…:
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This American Horror Story season includes Academy Award winner Kathy Bates playing a beared lady, and Sarah Paulson with two heads. The spooky begins at 9pm.

During the SEC Media teleconference this morning, LSU coach Les Miles says he’s still not ready to name a starting quarterback for the game at Florida this weekend. Miles says both Brandon Harris and Anthony Jennings are performing well in practice and he’ll name a starter later in the week.

**DHH is reminding Louisianians with pets to make sure the animal is up to date on shots as the third case of rabies this YEAR has been reported out of the West Monroe area. **

A study done called the Wesleyan Media Project found that the US Senate race in Louisiana is the most negative campaign in the nation…:
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve made a second arrest in the case of the man who was shot to death over his cell phone. The latest suspect is 17-year-old Jordan Harris of Baton Rouge. 18-year-old James Mills was arrested Monday also in the death of 24-year-old Hancy Sanchez. Investigators say both suspects admitted to planning to rob the victim for his phone.

DHH is reminding Louisianians with pets to make sure the animal is up to date on shots as the third case of rabies this YEAR has been reported out of the West Monroe area. DHH State Veterinarian Dr. Gary Balsamo says your animals should avoid contact with wildlife, especially skunks and bats. He says if you think your pet is sick call your vet right away:
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Lots of people are starting to scoop up their Halloween costumes for 2014. Spirit Halloween is one of the season’s largest retailers in North America and spokeswoman Lisa Barrs says expect to see a lot of characters from Disney’s Frozen and of course because of a popular AMC show, zombies will be out in full force…:
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