Tonight is the first presidential debate for the 2024 presidential election season, but the candidates are the same from 2020. Brooke Thorington has more from political strategist James Carville.

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Governor Jeff Landry appoints Dr. Ralph Abraham as the state’s first Surgeon General, who says he intends to focus on mental health.

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Ultimately, Abraham says he wants to change policies that have been holding the state back from providing better healthcare.

 
LSU fans who donated to the College World Series Jell-o Shot Challenge helped the Tigers place third in the overall competition money-wise this year even though they weren’t in Omaha. Mike Manning with the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank says LSU fans donated almost 93-hundred dollars.

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Ascension Parish deputies are investigating the murder of a Gonzales woman and have arrested her husband, 50-year-old Sean Morris. Morris is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 44-year-old Brenda Morris. Col. Donald Cappello says Ascension Parish is blessed with a low crime rate, but sadly this is the second domestic homicide they’ve investigated in the last few weeks.

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You can also call the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence hotline for help at 1-888-411-1333.

Governor Jeff Landry appoints Dr. Ralph Abraham as the state’s first Surgeon General. Abraham says Louisiana spends on average the same per patient as other states do per county…

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Ascension Parish deputies have arrested 50-year-old Sean Morris in the investigation into his wife’s murder. Col. Donald Capello with the APSO says they received multiple 9-1-1 calls of shots being fired last night and when they arrived, they found 44-year-old Brenda Morris dead. Sean has been charged with second-degree murder and Capello says he’s no stranger to law enforcement.

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Tonight is the first debate for the 2024 presidential election season and political strategist James Carville believes President Biden and former President Trump need to tell the audience three things about themselves — including two new things —, two new things about their opponent and, above all, stay focused.

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The debate airs on CNN at 8 PM.

 
Former New Orleans Saints safety Steve Gleason will receive the 2024 Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year’s ESPYs. Gleason, who played for the Saints from 2000 to 2008, was diagnosed with ALS, a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that eventually robs a person of breathing, talking or moving, in 2011. Gleason and his wife Michel founded the nonprofit Team Gleason following his diagnosis to improve life for others living with ALS. This year’s ESPYS will air live on Thursday, July 11 at 7 PM.

A Caddo Parish Jury convicted 45-year-old Charlene Henderson guilty of Second-Degree murder Wednesday in the 2022 death of her husband, Larry Clark. Henderson took the stand in her own defense saying she feared for her life when she shot Clark, covered his body with carpet and doused it with gasoline before sending a photo of the scene to a family member. The Jury deliberated for 2 hours before coming back with a guilty verdict.

Ascension Parish deputies are investigating the murder of a Gonzales woman and have arrested her husband 50-year-old Sean Morris. Col Donald Cappello with the APSO says they received multiple 9-1-1 calls of shots being fired around 7:30 last night and when they arrived, they found 44-year-old-Brenda Morris deceased.

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Morris has been charged with second-degree murder.

Former Congressman Ralph Abraham has been named the state’s first Surgeon General and says he wants to focus first on mental health.  Sean Richardson has the story.

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The first debate for the 2024 presidential election airs on CNN tonight and political strategist James Carville says the MAGA voting base won’t be enough to help Trump return to the White House. He says in state primaries there are still Republicans voting for Niki Haley.

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Former Congressman Ralph Abraham has been named the state’s first Surgeon General and says he wants to focus first on mental health.  Sean Richardson has the story.

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Tonight’s the first presidential debate for the 2024 election but the candidates are the same from 2020. Brooke Thorington has more from political strategist James Carville.

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Governor Jeff Landry appoints Doctor Ralph Abraham to be the state’s first Surgeon General. Abraham says Louisiana spends on average the same as other states do in the country per patient…

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Currently, there are 1.7 million Louisianans enrolled in Medicaid. Abraham says their goal at LDH is to give citizens help so they can continue to work and have healthcare…

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Abraham says mental health will be first on his list to tackle as Surgeon General. Following the pandemic and the state’s numerous natural disasters, residents are feeling the impacts emotionally.

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Ultimately, Abraham says he wants to change policies that have been holding the state back from providing better healthcare.

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Ascension Parish deputies are investigating the murder of a Gonzales woman and have arrested her husband 50-year-old Sean Morris. Col. Donald Cappello with the APSO says they received multiple 9-1-1 calls of shots being fired around 7:30 last night and when they arrived, they found 44-year-old-Brenda Morris deceased.

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Sean Morris has been charged with second-degree murder and Cappello says he’s no stranger to law enforcement.

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Cappello says Ascension Parish is fairly blessed with a low crime rate but sadly this is the second domestic homicide they’ve investigated in the last few weeks.

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You can also call the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence hotline for help at 1-888-411-1333.

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Tonight’s the first debate for the 2024 presidential election and political strategist James Carville believes President Biden and former President Trump will have to bring new information to sway any decided and undecided voters.

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Carville says the MAGA voting base isn’t enough to help Trump return to the White House. He says in state primaries there are still Republicans voting for Niki Haley, for example in Colorado she received 33 percent of the vote, 22 percent in Indiana, and 18 percent in Nebraska.

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Carville’s advice for any candidate in a debate, he says you have to tell the audience three things about yourself including two new things, and tell them two new things about your opponent, and remain stay focused.

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The debate airs on CNN at 8 PM.

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Ascension Parish deputies are investigating the murder of a Gonzales woman and have arrested her husband 50-year-old Sean Morris. His is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 44-year-old Brenda Morris that occurred Wednesday night. Col Donald Cappello says Ascension Parish is fairly blessed with a low crime rate but sadly this is the second domestic homicide they’ve investigated in the last few weeks.

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Governor Jeff Landry’s line-item vetos total four point five million dollars from non-profits. The biggest cuts are one million dollars from Catholic Charities of Acadiana that provides emergency homeless shelter operations for eight parishes, $500,000 from Teach for America that serves high needs schools and $1,000,000 from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities.

Dr. Ralph Abraham has been appointed the state’s first Surgeon General and says he wants to change policies that have been holding the state back from providing better healthcare. Currently, there are 1.7 million Louisianans enrolled in Medicaid and Abraham says the goal at LDH is to give citizens help so they can continue to work and have healthcare…

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Tonight’s the first presidential debate for the 2024 election but the candidates are the same from 2020. Brooke Thorington has more from political strategist James Carville.

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50-year-old Sean Morris of Gonzales has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of his wife, 44-year-old-Brenda Morris who was found deceased last night after several calls to 9-1-1 reported shots fired around 7:30. APSO Col Donald Cappello says Morris is no stranger to law enforcement.

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A Caddo Parish Jury convicted 45-year-old Charlene Henderson guilty of Second Degree murder in the 2022 death of her husband, Larry Clark Wednesday. Henderson took the stand in her own defense saying she feared for her life when she shot Clark, covered his body with carpet and doused it with gasoline before sending a photo of the scene to a family member. The Jury deliberated for 2 hours before coming back with a guilty verdict.

Newly appointed State Surgeon General, Dr. Ralph Abraham says mental health will be first on his list to tackle. Floods, hurricanes, and the pandemic have raised stress levels and Abraham says

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Ultimately, Abraham says he wants to change policies that have been holding the state back from providing better healthcare.

Tonight is the first debate for the 2024 presidential election and political strategist James Carville believes President Biden and former President Trump will have to bring new information to sway any decided and undecided voters

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The debate airs on CNN tonight at 8 PM.

Ascension Parish deputies are investigating the murder of a Gonzales woman and have arrested her husband 50-year-old Sean Morris. Col Donald Cappello with the APSO says they received multiple 9-1-1 calls of shots being fired around 7:30 last night and when they arrived, they found 44-year-old-Brenda Morris deceased.

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Morris has been charged with second-degree murder.

Governor Jeff Landry appointed Doctor Ralph Abraham to be the states first Surgeon General. Abraham says Louisiana spends on average the same as the country per patient…

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A Louisiana businessman says his insurance rates went up over 40% and he’s not sure how long he can take it. Mel Bridges has the story.

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The 2024 NBA Draft was last night and with the twenty first pick the Pelicans selected Yves Missi. Missi is a 6’ 11’ Center from Baylor and Pelicans Executive Vice President of basketball Operations David Griffin says that Missi has the potential to be a real presence in the paint.

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The Pels will open up preseason play against the Magic on October 7.

The 28th annual Manning Passing Academy will kick off today. The camp is not just for quarterbacks, but is open to any eighth through twelfth grade playmakers. Archie Manning says that the counselors create a great environment for all of its players.

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The aftermath of Jim Schonslneggle’s move from Texas A&M to Texas is causing chaos in College Station. Many A&M players, including two major players in Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovac have entered the transfer portal three days after playing in Game 3 of the Men’s College World Series. This move is set to significantly impact the team’s dynamics and future prospects as LaViolette is a high draft prospect in 2025, and Grahovac was the SEC Freshman of the Year.

LSU Eunice baseball’s Head Coach Jeff Willis has earned multiple American Baseball Coaches Association awards and more than 1,000 wins this past season. Willis received the Gulf District Regional Coach of the year and the national coach of the year awards in a season where LSU Eunice went 56 and 8 and earned its eighth NJCAA Division II title.

And LSU finished thirteenth in the Directors’ Cup Standing for 2023 and 2024. The Tigers earned the most points from their gymnastics national championship and placed 5th among SEC teams in the Cup race.

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Governor Landry vetoed a bill that would have given him the ability to pardon certain first-time convicted marijuana possession offenders without the recommendation of the pardon board. Brooke Thorington has more.

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45-year-old Charlene Henderson was found guilty in a Caddo Parish District Court Wednesday for the 2022 shooting death of her husband, Larry Clark. Investigators says after she killed him, she doused his body with gasoline. She will be sentenced July 16^th.

Sulphur businessman Todd Hine says his auto insurance rates are up more than 40%. He’s the owner of Hine Environmental Services, and he’s been told the rates are going up because of the state’s legal climate.

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Hine met with Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple who told him the state needs tort reform legislation but legislation to make such changes was vetoed by Governor Landry.

Louisiana’s unemployment rate decreased to 4.1-percent in May. Emily Epps with the Louisiana Workforce Commission says 86 thousand individuals were unemployed last month, and the state is recording over 100 thousand vacant jobs, which will likely remain unfilled.

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A Louisiana businessman says his insurance rates are up over 40% and he’s not sure how long he can take it. Todd Hine, owner of Hine Environmental Services, a small waste services business in Sulphur, says his insurance payments went from 300-thousand dollars to over a million, which he was able to negotiate down. He feels increasingly frustrated that he keeps having to pay more.

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Data from the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Louisiana’s unemployment rate decreased for the month of May to 4.1%. Baton Rouge added almost 7 thousand jobs and Alexandria also added 600 jobs from May 2023. However, the Monroe area lost 600 jobs from April and 1500 jobs from May 2023, which Louisiana Workforce Commission Director of Research and Economic Analysis Emily Epps says is concerning to the Workforce Commission.

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President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump will meet for the first presidential debate of the campaign season tonight. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says both candidates are looking to prove something in the debate. President Biden wants…

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The debate will start at 8 P.M. on CNN.

Governor Jeff Landry vetoed a bill that would have given his office the ability to pardon certain first-time convicted marijuana possession offenders without the recommendation of the pardon board. New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd says the veto letter explanation that her bill was soft on crime doesn’t make sense.

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First-time offenders found with less than 14 grams of marijuana would have been eligible under House Bill 391.