LRN Newscast 08:30 03-14-15

A special enrollment period begins Sunday on the Federal Health Insurance Marketplace giving some, who didn’t realized they would be penalized on their taxes for not being covered, a second chance. Terry Tucker, with the Health Insurance Store of Louisiana, says the feds decided to offer this, since it is the first tax season since Obamacare was started…
CUT 3 (10) “enrollment period”
That period goes through April 30.

First investigators found the identity of a female murder victim from 35 years ago-only i.d.’ed as “Bossier Doe”- with the help of social media, in just 6 days. Now Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington is going back to Facebook to find the killer. They believe this could have been in the Shreveport area in the 1900 block of Fairfield Ave in 1980. If you have any info, Facebook search Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office for more.
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On Friday, the four announced candidates for governor attended a forum to discuss the oil and gas industry. They were also given a chance to say why they should be the next governor. Front-runner US Senator David Vitter told the gathering what he thinks need to be done to fix the state’s challenges ahead…
CUT 15 (11) ‘I’m in this race’

The state Department of Agriculture and Forestry is taking precautionary measures against bird flu, after cases have been confirmed in Arkansas. Commissioner Dr. Mike Strain says outbreaks of the disease have been confirmed in several states…
CUT 6 (06) “H-5-N-1″
Although this flu strain is not normally contracted by humans, Strain says the public should be cautious about transferring the disease.