Governor Bobby Jindal is spending yet another weekend visiting key presidential campaign states. Eric Gill reports…:
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Louisiana State Police say excessive speed was likely a factor in a fatal motorcycle crash yesterday evening near Maurepas. They say the victim, 35-year-old Irvin Lachney, wrecked on La 22 east of LA 16 around 6:45pm. Investigators believe Lachney was speeding and lost control in a curve when he hit an embankment and was thrown from the bike. He died at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales.

Flu season is right around the corner and that means it’s time for your flu shot. Bill Schaffner with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases says everyone older than six months of age should be getting a vaccination because there is no excuse not to do it:
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According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 100 children lost their lives to the flu last season and 90 percent of them were not vaccinated.

New Orleans Senator JP Morrell leads a new study commission trying to determine how much Louisiana agencies spend on the death penalty. Morrell, a Democrat, says several factors must be considered when determining the expense…:
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He says right now, considering a struggling state budget, the actual cost of enforcing the death penalty should be considered.

Governor Bobby Jindal is spending yet another weekend visiting key presidential campaign states. Even though poll numbers don’t show Jindal getting a lot of support against other Presidential hopefuls, LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says it’s still early:
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Jindal is in New Hampshire today then Saturday returns to Iowa.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office says three baggage handlers are under arrest accused of stealing expensive electronics and guns from luggage leaving New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport. They say the suspects were eventually tracked down after it was discovered a stolen MacBook had been pawned at a shop in Jefferson Parish. The suspects are 22-year-old Neishel Santana, 19-year-old Derrin James and 23-year-old Romalice Honeycutt.

US-Senator David Vitter isn’t hiding the fact that he’s glad to see Attorney General Eric Holder step down. When it came down Thursday, Vitter tweeted almost right away that it was welcome news…:
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Vitter says Holder also tried to release personal information of Louisiana voters and has overall been a complete disaster.

The ruling that a ban on same sex marriage violates the constitution is suspended now after the Office of the Attorney General in Louisiana filed an appeal Thursday. That means this issue is headed to the state Supreme Court.

State Police are investigating a couple of different shooting deaths involving sheriff’s deputies in different parishes; first in Terrebonne Parish following the alleged shooting of 14 year-old Cameron Tillman. Sheriff Jerry Larpenter said they got a call about armed men entering a house in Houma in a suspected drug area..

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The other state police investigation is in Beauregard Parish, where a man was shot and killed during a pursuit where he allegedly tried to run over sheriff’s deputies with his vehicle following a domestic dispute. Twenty-five year old Jacob Navarre died at the scene; and an unidentified deputy was injured in the incident…

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That’s State Police Sgt. James Anderson.

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U.S. Senator David Vitter is reacting to the reported news of U.S.Attorney General Eric Holder resigning, and his words are not exactly complimentary. In a statement released today, Vitter said that he couldn’t think of any AG in history who has attacked Louisiana more than Holder.

The Louisiana ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the Abbeville Police Department claiming they are violating the First Amendment with their social media policy…:

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The shooting death of a 14-year-old allegedly by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy is being investigated today. Sheriff Jerry Larpenter is calling it tragic . Michelle Southern has that…

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State Police are also investigating another officer involved shooting; this time in Beauregard Parish where a man was killed after he allegedly tried to run over authorities during a pursuit.

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That’s State Police Sgt. James Anderson. The suspect is 25 year-old Jacob Navarre.

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With the report of the resignation of US Attorney General Eric Holder in Washington, the Louisiana delegation is reacting to the news. And not everyone was complementary of his job performance, as South Louisiana Congressman Charles Boustany said Holder set a – quote – “bad precendent for the future attorney generals and undermined the trust of the American people in their government.”

A Gonzales man is in jail for the allegedly sexually assaulting a 16 year-old girl in an RV following an LSU tailgate. LSU Police Captain Corey LaLonde says 47 year-old Daniel Sanchez was arrested and charged…

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The victim told officers that the sexual battery happened while she was asleep in the RV. That investigation continues.

The investigation into the shooting death of a 14-year-old allegedly by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy continues today and Sheriff Jerry Larpenter is calling the incident a freak and tragic accident. Larpenter says he’s spoken with the family of Cameron Tillman and it doesn’t sound like he was a teenager who would be looking for trouble…:

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The weapon the teen had was reportedly a BB gun but family members are apparently saying the juvenile had no weapon.

Louisiana State Police is investigation another officer involved shooting, this one in Beauregard Parish. Sgt. James Anderson says officers responded to a disturbance in Dry Creek. Anderson says they were trying to apprehend the subject, who was in a vehicle…

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The identities of those involved in the incident have not been released at this time.

The LSU Police Department says a man is under arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in an RV on campus following a tailgate party. Spokesman Captain Corey LaLonde says they were called out to a hospital in Gonzales where they spoke with the victim and her mother…

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47-year-old Daniel Sanchez of Gonzales is charged with two counts each of indecent behavior with a juvenile and sexual assault.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against the Abbeville Police Department claiming their social media policy violates the First Amendment. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says employees could be banned from doing anything on social media because they don’t know how the city would interpret the policy…

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The Abbeville Police Department is not commenting on the suit.

The investigation into the shooting death of a 14-year-old allegedly by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy continues and Sheriff Jerry Larpenter is calling the incident a freak and tragic accident. Larpenter says the incident could have been avoided…

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The teen was reportedly holding a BB gun, but family members are apparently saying the juvenile had no weapon.

The LSU Police Department says a man is under arrest for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in an RV on campus following a tailgate party. Spokesman Captain Corey LaLonde says the victim told officers the sexual battery occurred at night while she was sleeping in the RV…

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47-year-old Daniel Sanchez of Gonzales is charged with two counts of sexual battery and two counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against the Abbeville Police Department claiming they are violating the First Amendment with their social media policy. Michelle Southern has the story…

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The investigation into the shooting death of a 14-year-old allegedly by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy continues and Sheriff Jerry Larpenter is calling the incident a freak and tragic accident. He says cops were responding to a report of armed men entering a building in an area where drugs have been a problem…

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The weapon the teen had was reportedly a BB gun. Louisiana State Police is investigating the incident.

Members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation are already chiming in on reports of United States Attorney General Eric Holder stepping down. Senator David Vitter tweeted he is not sad to see him go and couldn’t think of any Attorney General in history that has attacked Louisiana more than Holder. Holder is resigning after less than six years in office.

Survey results released by the Louisiana Department of Education show that future teachers need more time in the classroom. Superintendent John White says the department is moving toward a model where the educator is a classroom teacher for a year, as an apprentice, under a mentor teacher before entering their own classroom…

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The survey of 6,000 educators found that half of teachers say they were not fully prepared for the realities of the classroom.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against the Abbeville Police Department claiming they are violating the First Amendment with their social media policy. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says the rule basically states that employees can’t post anything on social media which casts the city in a negative light…

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The Abbeville Police Department is not commenting on the suit.

Baton Rouge Congressman and Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has agreed to only two public debates before the November 4th election which Senator Mary Landrieu says signals a lack of courage. But Cassidy says meeting voters face to face is a better way to discuss issues…

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Landrieu says she’s been traveling the state asking different media outlets to hold debates and invite Cassidy, but he continues to decline…

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Cassidy, Landry, and the other Republican challenger, Col. Rob Maness, will appear together at a debate in Shreveport on October 14th and in Baton Rouge on October 29th.

State Police say an on-duty St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot by a fellow deputy yesterday during a domestic dispute in LaPlace. Spokesperson Melissa Matey says when responding deputies arrived, Lt. Nolan Anderson fired several shots in the air and then turned his gun on the officers, forcing them to fire on him. Anderson was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Matey says this is a very tragic and difficult time for the St. John’s Sheriff’s Office…

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She says Anderson was a 25-year veteran of the sheriff’s office. LSP is investigating.

Sugar cane harvest season starts to ramp up with the beginning of grinding season today. American Sugar Cane League’s Jim Simon says you’ll start to see more trucks loaded with sugar cane on the roadways…

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Simon says a couple of sugar mills will begin operation today and all 11 mills in the state will be up and running by October 10.

State Police say an on-duty St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot by a fellow deputy yesterday during a domestic dispute in LaPlace. Spokesperson Melissa Matey says when they arrived Lt. Nolan Anderson had fired several shots in the air, and then turned the gun on the officers. Matey says the cops were then forced to take action…:
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Matey says Anderson was a 25-year veteran of the sheriff’s office.

State Police say two men are dead following a Wednesday morning accident in Lafourche parish involving and 18-wheeler and a dump truck. They say the victims are 38-year-old Murphy Callais Jr. of Cut Off and 62-year-old Lloyd Coleman of Thibodaux. Investigators believe Callais tried to pass a dump truck then hit the mac truck head on before being struck by the dump truck. Coleman was the driving of the 18-wheeler. Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Sugar cane harvest season starts to ramp up with the beginning of grinding season today. American Sugar Cane League’s Jim Simon (SEE-moan) says weather conditions really affected Louisiana’s sugar cane beginning with the cold winter…:
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He asks drivers to be on the lookout for sugar cane trucks on the road with the harvest kicking into gear.

Survey results released by the Louisiana Department of Education show that aspiring teachers need more experience in the classroom before they are employed by a school. Superintendent John White agrees and says it makes sense that those preparing to be teachers have taught under a mentor teacher…:
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He says the extra time in the classroom should be used for teaching and not observation.

Baton Rouge Congressman and Senate candidate Bill Cassidy has agreed to two public debates before the November 4th election which Senator Mary Landrieu, says signals a lack of courage. But Cassidy says Landrieu’s record is well known and there’s no need to debate it over and over…:
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Landrieu says debates are routine in elections and the fact that Cassidy is dodging so many speaks volumes…:
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Cassidy, Landrieu and the other Republican challenger, Col Rob Maness, will appear together at a debate in Shreveport on October 14th and Baton Rouge on October 29th.

The current statewide average for a gallon of regular in Louisiana today is $3.12 according to the American Automobile Association.

State Police say a motorcyclist died after a two-vehicle accident occurred on I-49 south of Opelousas yesterday afternoon. They say 67-year-old Donald Royer was traveling south when a truck changed lanes in front of him. Investigators believe Royer couldn’t avoid hitting the back of the truck and was thrown from his bike. He later died at a hospital.

Sugar cane harvest season starts to ramp up with the beginning of grinding season today. Scott Carwile reports…:
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