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US Senator John Kennedy wants to hear from Christine Ford before deciding on whether to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Ford alleges Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in the 1980s. Kennedy sits on the Senate Judiciary committee and says a hearing is scheduled Monday, so the California professor can tell her story…

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Ford’s attorneys are requesting an FBI investigation before she shows up before the Senate. Kennedy is not sure what will happen if Ford doesn’t show up for the hearing. The senator from Louisiana says he personally asked Kavanaugh if the allegations are true and the judge said they are not and he’s ready to testify again

Cut 4 (09) “…defend himself.”

Kennedy has previously said he would vote to confirm Kavanaugh and today called him a legal “Rock Star.” But the Senator wants to hear more about this allegation that dates back 35 years ago

cut 5 (10)  “…serious allegation” 

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The attorney for Blane Salamoni is responding to the recent document brought up by the legal team of the family of Alton Sterling.  Yesterday, an email from a year before the Sterling shooting, was unearthed that called the former Baton Rouge police officer “nuts” during an altercation with another officer.  Attorney John McLindon says the email will likely not make it into court during the civil case.

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McLindon says he expects the email was recently brought to light as part of a strategy ahead of the civil case.

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McLindon says in order for the Sterling family to win the civil case, they have to prove liability, which he doesn’t see happening.

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The case is set to go to trial in April 2020.

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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says it appears the state’s auto insurance market is stabilizing as there’s only been a two-percent average increase in rates this year. In 2017, auto insurance rates rose on average nearly nine percent. Donelon on why we are not seeing sharp increases in premiums this year…

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Donelon says State Farm, the state’s largest auto insurance provider, has already announced a five-percent decrease in rates. He says companies are also offering discounts for good drivers. The commissioner advises policy holders to ask their provider about a Usage Based Insurance Rate Discount

Cut 10 (10) “cautious driver”

Louisiana has some of the highest auto insurance rates in the country. Donelon says passage of the federal tax reform bill has also kept premium costs from jumping up even higher than they already are

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A vote to denounce the drag queen story time event at Lafayette’s main branch of the public library did not pass at last night Lafayette Parish-City Council meeting.  UL-Lafayette students dressed up as women are set to read stories to children on October 6th about accepting LGBTQ individuals. There were passionate arguments from both sides last night, including a speaker against the normalization of drag.

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Another resident protested library officials’ decision to proceed with the event.

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But There were several speakers who asked the council to refrain from voting for the resolution to denounce the story time event, including the event’s organizer.

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And a resident who participates in drag, lobbyied the council to vote no.

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Three members of the council voted “yes” for the resolution, the rest of the members abstained, so the vote failed.