LRN Newscast 16:30 08-13-15

Governor Bobby Jindal’s administration announces that GPS tracking devices will be installed on over 10 thousand state-owned vehicles…
CUT 1 (29) “I’m Eric Gill”

After some rather heated testimony and dozens of arguments -both pro and con, the Historic District Landmark Commission in New Orleans voted to recommend to the City Council that four Confederate-era leaders monuments be moved from their current locations. There are future meetings scheduled with more commissions before a final decision is made.
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According to a survey conducted by LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab a few weeks ago, less than one third of Louisiana voters are paying attention to the governor’s race. Research Director Mike Henderson says the number is actually 29 percent….
CUT 9 (11) “not crunch time”
The highest favorable AND unfavorable marks went to Republican Senator David Vitter.

The Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence is warning against telling women to arm themselves as a form of protection from abuse. In response to the recent Geismar murder of Monica Johnson allegedly at the hands of her estranged husband, some have advocated that battered women get guns. LCADV Executive Director Beth Meeks says it raises risk…:
cut 12 (10) “the woman”