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. Eric Gill has the story…:
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The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s office says a tree trimmer died after a limb struck the platform he was on and he fell over 40 feet to the ground. They say Calvin Lofton was working near Highway 10 in St. Francisville when the tragedy took place. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Survey results released by the Louisiana Department of Education show that future teachers need more time in the classroom prior to employment. Superintendent John White agrees, but says the extra time in the classroom should be used for teaching and not observation…:
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The survey polled more than 6,000 educators.

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 this year’s start-up is a week to ten days later that normal. Simon says the crop looks to be a little short compared to the last few years…:
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He 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 the sheriff’s Office received a call about a cop involved in a domestic issue brandishing a weapon. She says when officers arrived, they found that Lt. Nolan Anderson was armed…:
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She says Anderson died at a local hospital. LSP is investigating the case.

A grand jury indicted St. Bernard Parish president David Peralta on Wednesday for felony stalking. The case stems from Peralta’s bitter relationship with his ex-wife and sexual battery charges pending in St. Bernard. Bond is set at $35,000 and he is required to turn himself in by Monday.

The debate over how many debates there should be between Us Senator Mary and her main Republican challenger Congressman Bill Cassidy rages on. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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State Police say an on-duty St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot by a fellow deputy during a domestic dispute in LaPlace. Authorities say deputies exchanged gunfire with Lt. Nolan Anderson during the standoff. They say Anderson fired several shots in the air and turned the weapon toward the deputies, who were forced to take action. Anderson was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

A Federal Judge ordered today that businesses won’t have to pay BP back money the oil giant says was overpaid as a result of a flawed settlement money formula. Judge Carl Barbier had ordered the formula changed several weeks ago but as for money already paid, the ruling was a deal is a deal. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says this is good news for the plaintiffs…

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Ciolino says BP keeps trying to reduce its liability for the oil spill but the rulings continue to be against them.

Baton Rouge Congressman and US senate candidate Bill Cassidy says it was inappropriate for Senator Mary Landrieu to assist a man performing a keg stand at an LSU tailgate. Cassidy says beer distributors are also not happy because it promotes drunkenness…

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Landrieu has said her opponents who are making political fodder over this need to get a sense of humor and get a life.

A new radio ad airing in the 5th Congressional District today features Phil and Kay Robertson of Duck Dynasty endorsing their nephew, Zach Dasher, for Congress. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says if Phil Robertson keeps making controversial statements it could spell trouble for Dasher…

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He says, with this ad, Dasher is trying to create legitimacy and name recognition.

State Police say a 14-year-old high school freshman from Houma was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy.

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This afternoon in St. John the Baptist the Baptist Parish, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy has been shot in an incident involving another deputy. A New Orleans TV station says the shooting was the result of some kind of domestic dispute at a residence. The deputy who was shot has been taken to the trauma center at a New Orleans hospital.

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There’s a new radio ad out in the 5th District featuring Phil and Kay Robertson of Duck Dynasty endorsing their nephew, Zach Dasher, for Congress. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says, with this, Dasher is trying to create legitimacy and name recognition…:

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BP gets hit with another “no” in court, as a federal Judge ordered today that businesses will NOT have to pay BP back money the oil giant says was overpaid as a result of a flawed settlement money formula. BP said those who were overpaid should be forced to return the money, but Judge Carl Barbier said no.

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That’s Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino.

State Police say they are investigating the death of a 14-year-old high school freshman who was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. The teen is identified as Cameron Tillman — a student from Ellender High School. Trooper Evan Harrell says deputies got the emergency call around 5:30 Tuesday evening…:

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That investigation is still in the very early stages; as is the one going in LaPlace, as a St. John the Baptist off-duty sheriff’s deputy has been shot in an incident involving another St. John Parish deputy at a residence around 2 o’clock this afternoon. It is not clear whether or not the gunshot was self inflicted. The deputy who was shot has been taken to a New Orleans hospital in the Trauma Center. State Police is investigating that incident as well.
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BP got another “no” in court today, as Federal Judge Carl Barbier ruled that businesses will NOT have to pay any back money to the oil giant that was overpaid based on a flawed money formula. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says it’s good news for the plantiffs…:

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Which means the total liability for BP continues to grow; now approaching $50 billion dollars.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Cassidy says it was inappropriate for Senator Mary Landrieu to assist another man perform a keg stand at an LSU tailgate. Cassidy says beer distributors are also not happy because it promotes drunkenness.

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Landrieu continues to downplay the incident.

There’s a new radio ad hitting the airwaves in the 5th District today featuring Phil and Kay Robertson of Duck Dynasty endorsing their nephew, Zach Dasher, for Congress. Michelle Southern has that

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Meanwhile in the Louisiana Senate race, Congressman Bill Cassidy is speaking out about the keg stand incident involving Senator Mary Landrieu…

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Landrieu is downplaying the incident.

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A freshman from Ellender High School in Terrebonne Parish is dead following an incident where he was allegedly shot Tuesday by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. Louisiana State Police Trooper Evan Harrell says the investigation is still in the very early stages…

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The dead teen is identified as 14 year-old Cameron Tillman.

A District Judge ordered today that businesses won’t have to pay BP back money the oil giant says was overpaid as a result of a flawed settlement money formula. BP said these companies who claimed the 2010 oil spill hurt their business should be forced to return payouts but the judge said no.

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That’s Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino.

Baton Rouge Congressman Bill Cassidy says it was inappropriate for Senator Mary Landrieu to assist a man performing a keg stand at an LSU tailgate. But Landrieu has downplayed the incident. She explained what happened during an appearance on WRKF’s Jim Engster show…

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Cassidy says Landrieu’s actions on the college campus were unfitting for a US Senator.

A new radio ad airing in the 5th Congressional District today features Phil and Kay Robertson of Duck Dynasty endorsing their nephew, Zach Dasher, for Congress. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says if Phil Robertson keeps making controversial statements it could spell trouble for Dasher…

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He says, with this ad, Dasher is trying to create legitimacy and name recognition.

State Police say a 14-year-old high school freshman from Houma was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. Jeff Palermo reports.

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A federal judge has ruled that companies who received money from BP after claiming their business was damaged as a result of the 2010 Gulf oil spill, do not have to return any money to the oil giant. BP argued that a glitch in their funding formula is paying money to questionable claims and should be returned. However, Judge Carl Barbier says the payments that BP agreed to included a stipulation that they would not be changed by court action at a later date.

Baton Rouge Congressman Bill Cassidy says it was inappropriate for Senator Mary Landrieu to assist a man performing a keg stand at an LSU tailgate. Cassidy says beer distributors are also not happy because it promotes drunkeness…

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Landrieu has said her opponenets who are making political fodder over this need to get a sense of humor and they need to get a life.

Louisiana State Police is investigating the death of an Ellender High School freshman who was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. Trooper Evan Harrell says authorities responded to a report of several armed individuals running inside a home in Houma. He says they aren’t sure exactly what transpired when deputies arrived…

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The teen is identified as Cameron Tillman. Harrell says three other suspects were taken into custody and another fled the scene.

There’s a new radio ad hitting the airwaves in the 5th District today featuring Phil and Kay Robertson of Duck Dynasty endorsing their nephew, Zach Dasher, for Congress. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says a lot of people still don’t know who Dasher is, but almost everyone recognizes the Duck Dynasty label…

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Stockley adds that Dasher is trying to run a campaign on his own merits and the Duck Dynasty endorsement could be seen by some as contradictory to that claim.

A federal judge has ruled that companies who received money from BP after claiming the 2010 Gulf oil spill hurt their business do not have to return money to the oil giant. BP argued that a glitch in their funding formula is paying money to questionable claims and should be returned.

Louisiana State Police is investigating the death of a 14-year-old high school freshman who was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. The teen is identified as Cameron Tillman, a student at Ellender High School. Trooper Evan Harrell says deputies got a 9-1-1 call around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon…

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The deputy involved in this shooting is not being identified while the investigation is underway.

A new radio ad hitting the airwaves today in the 5th Congressional District feature Phil and Kay Robertson, of Duck Dynasty fame, endorsing their nephew, Zach Dasher, for Congress. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Dasher is trying to create legitimacy and name recognition…

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He says a lot of people still don’t know who Dasher is, but almost everyone recognizes the Duck Dynasty label.

The UL-System has chosen Dr. James Henderson as the next President of Northwestern State University. Henderson is a 1994 graduate of Northwestern and current Chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College. Enrollment has grown by 85-percent under his leadership at BPCC. Henderson sees growth in Northwestern’s future, but it will be a type of growth…

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Henderson will begin his term at Northwestern January 1st.

In Money Magazine’s 2014 Best Places to Live rankings, Bossier City ranks seventh among the best places to find a new job. The magazine says tourism and gaming are dominant employers, but City spokesman Mark Natale says Bossier City has a lot more to offer…

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Money Magazine’s rankings are based on a community’s unemployment rate, past job growth, and projected job growth.

Governor Bobby Jindal’s former Health and Hospitals Secretary, Bruce Greenstein, faces perjury charges. Michelle Southern reports…

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The UL-System has selected Dr. James Henderson as the new President of Northwestern State University. Henderson is a 1994 graduate of Northwestern and currently the Chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College. Henderson will begin his term at Northwestern January 1st.

Louisiana State Police is investigating the death of 14-year-old Ellender High School freshman Cameron Tillman who was allegedly shot by a Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s deputy. Trooper Evan Harrell says investigating troopers are actively working in this case…

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Harrell says three other suspects were taken into custody at the abandoned home where the shooting took place. A fifth person fled the residence and LSP is asking anyone with information on that person’s whereabouts to call 9-1-1.

Today is the ninth anniversary of Hurricane Rita making landfall on Sabine Pass. Jennings Senator Blade Morrish says southwest Louisiana learned a lot because of Rita. He says the area is concentrating on true hurricane coastal restoration and protection for future storms…

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He says most of the infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Rita has been rebuilt and is functioning well.