LRN News | LRN PM Newscall July 17th

Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garrett Graves is coming out against the President’s comments yesterday that Russia did not interfere with the 2016 election. Matt Doyle has more…

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The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans gave an update today on how a jaguar got out of his enclosure on Sunday and killed nine animals. Jeff Palermo has more.

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US intelligence services claim Russian social media bots attempted to manipulate voters into opposing Hillary Clinton, created and purchased negative social media ads targeting Clinton, and that Russian hackers broke into the DNC and leaked inside information about the Democratic Party’s efforts to Wikileaks.

Graves says Trump has been an incredible president with a remarkable record of accomplishments in his first two years, but that doesn’t mean he gets a free pass on everything.

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Many Democrats and a few Republicans are outraged about the comments. While most elected officials have shied away from the word, some prominent anti-Trump commentators have started tossing around the word traitor in relation to the President’s actions. Graves says that’s out of line.

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Two years ago today in Baton Rouge, a lone gunman opened fire on law enforcement in an ambush that would kill three officers and injured three others. East Baton Rouge Sheriff Sid Gautreaux says it goes down as one of the worst days in Louisiana’s history

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Officer Matthew Gerald, Corporal Montrell Jackson and Deputy Brad Garafola died that day, while Corporal Nick Tullier continues his difficult recovery at a Houston hospital. Gautreaux provided an update on Tullier’s progress.

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The experience, two years later, is one that Gautreaux says is still fresh in the minds of local law enforcement to this day.

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Louisiana has seen an uptick in productions around the state for television shows and motion pictures. Executive Director of Louisiana Entertainment, Chris Stelly credits a 2017 reform in the state’s incentive program for making Louisiana one of the most in demand locations.

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The program is capped at a budget of $150 million per fiscal year, but in return, Stelly says it’s a rewarding experience for the communities involved.

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Currently, five television shows being filmed in communities around the state. Stelly estimates that the economic impact is in the billions, but says a true metric is being studied right now with more official results available in in early 2019.

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The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans says the jaguar that got loose on Sunday and killed nine other animals most likely bit through a stainless steel cable barrier near the roof of his enclosure. Zoo Director Kyle Burks says the big cat then pushed through an eight-by-ten inch hole in the roof and got out. Burks says the enclosure is inspected on a regular basis.

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Burks says the enclosure will receive a new material stronger than the current steel used for the roof.

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Burks says the jaguar will not be euthanized and they are not sure how long he was out of his enclosure.

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