A new ad in the governor’s race features a woman who says she was the victim of sexual harassment from the governor’s former deputy chief of staff Johnny Anderson. Juanita Washington says she also worked in the governor’s office and says Anderson should have never been hired because it wasn’t the first time he’s been accused of sexual harassment.

The Edwards campaign has responded to the ad saying Anderson’s employment ended hours after they were informed and that the office has a zero-tolerance harassment policy. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s a good rebuttal….
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An anti-Edwards group, Truth in Politics, paid for the statewide television campaign.

Vice President Mike Pence holds a rally at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner tomorrow, urging Louisiana residents to vote Republican. The Louisiana Democratic Party says Louisiana voters need to speak up by voting for Edwards, so that the state doesn’t return to Bobby Jindal’s failed policies.

The US Supreme Court agrees to hear a Louisiana abortion case. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services will receive a national award for its work in adoption from the US Department of Health and Human Services. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says it’s a significant award and one the department is excited about.
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The US Supreme Court agrees to hear a Louisiana abortion case that deals with a 2014 state law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges. Ciolino says the Supreme Court’s decision to hear the case gives the nation’s highest court a chance to reshape the nation’s law on abortion.
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This is the first major abortion case taken up by the court since the appointment of conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
A powerful ad hits the airwaves slamming Governor Edwards’ hiring of former Deputy Chief of Staff and alleged sexual harasser and assaulter Johnny Anderson. The ad features alleged victim Juanita Washington. Washington details her experience, and says when she reported the harassment, she was “out of a job”. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says a series of problems are starting to stack up against Edwards’ hopes to avoid a run-off, including increased Republican engagement due to national issues, and…

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The Vice President will be at the Pontchartrain Convention Center in Kenner tomorrow afternoon to rally Republicans just a week before voters head to the primary polls. Matt Doyle has the story.

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Ralph Abraham calls for a cease-fire on inter-party attack ads in an open letter to his fellow GOP candidate Eddie Rispone. The letter posted to Twitter calls for the two to focus on defeating Governor Edwards, not each other.

A powerful ad hits the airwaves slamming Governor Edwards’ hiring of former Deputy Chief of Staff and alleged sexual harasser and assaulter Johnny Anderson. The ad features alleged victim Juanita Washington who says when she reported the harassment, she was out of a job. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat.

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The Edwards campaign responded “Within hours of Ms. Washington’s allegations being brought to Gov. Edwards’ attention, Johnny Anderson’s employment was ended.”

The US Supreme Court agrees to hear a Louisiana abortion case that deals with the state law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges. The court struck down a similar Texas law in 2015. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says something big is likely to happen.

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Our Lady of the Lake cut the ribbon this morning in Baton Rouge on its new five-story children’s hospital which took over three years to construct. President of Children’s Health Trey Dunbar says the total cost of the construction was $230 million, which was funding with the help of many contributions from the community.

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Patients will begin moving into the facility today.

Vice President Mike Pence is headed to New Orleans Saturday to rally Republicans to vote Republican in the governor’s race and Don Trump Jr. is headed to Lafayette Monday. It’s taken a while for prominent national Republicans to get involved, and LSU-Shreveport Poli Sci Professor Jeff Sadow says blame the jungle primary system.

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Both Republicans Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone are expected to be in attendance on Saturday.

Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Kenner tomorrow for a rally at the Pontchartrain Center where the V-P will urge voters to vote for one of the two main Republican candidates in the governor’s race. Ralph Abraham and Eddie Rispone are expected to attend…
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That’s LSU-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow. Donald Trump Junior will hold a similar rally in Lafayette Monday.

Another early voting day is underway and about 250,000 Louisianans have cast their ballot for the October 12th primary. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says 90 percent of early ballots are from “chronic” voters, but that could inspire others to show up.
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Ardoin says voters are also enjoying their “I voted” stickers.

The U-S Supreme Court has agreed to hear an abortion case out of Louisiana. In 2014, the state legislature approved a law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The law has been put on hold over concerns from abortion providers that it could close two of the state’s three abortion clinics.

According to new research from AAA, a popular safety feature on newer vehicles may not work as you might expect. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Vice President will rally Republicans to vote Republican in the governor’s race during an event at the Ponchatrain Center in Kenner tomorrow at 1 PM. Matt Doyle has more.
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You can early vote for the October 12th election today and tomorrow at select locations. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says 250-thousand people have already cast a ballot on their new voting machines…
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The new machines are Ipad like devices that are not connected to the internet and turn on when you slide a voter card into them.

A study from Triple-A finds that the emergency braking systems in newer vehicles fail to stop a vehicle at night to avoid hitting a pedestrian and only work sporadically during the day. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says their travel club supports the continued development of pedestrian detection systems, because they work well in avoiding collissions with other vehicles…
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It will not be cool inside Death Valley tomorrow when the fifth ranked Tigers host Utah State at 11 AM. The forecast calls for a high of 93-degrees and Aggies head coach Gary Andersen says they are used to temperatures in the 50s, so they know the heat and humidity will be difficult on them…
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Louisiana will finally get a break from the heat next week.

Vice President Mike Pence will be in New Orleans Saturday to rally Republicans to vote Republican in the governor’s race. It’s the first visit to the state from a Republican figure of the Vice President’s prominence. So why has it taken so long for the party to throw its weight around?
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That’s LSU’s Shreveport Political Science Professor, Jeff Sadow. Pence will be at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner at 1 PM.

Our Lady of the Lake cuts the ribbon today in Baton Rouge on its new five-story children’s hospital which took over three years to construct. President of Children’s Health Trey Dunbar says they will begin moving patients into the facility tomorrow.
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Dunbar anticipates the facility will treat patients from all over Louisiana as well as those traveling in from nearby states.

Another early voting day is underway and about 250,000 Louisianans have cast their ballot for the October 12th primary. We’ve had 18-thousand more votes during this early voting period after five days than for the entire early voting period in 2015, the last governor’s race. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says 90 percent of early ballots are from “chronic” voters, but that could inspire others to show up.
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Ardoin says voters are also enjoying their “I voted” stickers.

A new study from AAA indicates autonomous emergency braking systems are only sporadically effective in detecting pedestrians at speeds above 30 mph. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says the findings are a reminder to drivers to stay alert.
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The study shows the detection systems are completely useless at night, which is when 75% of pedestrian fatalities occur.

About 18,000 more people have early voted after just five days, than early voted in all of 2015, Louisiana’s last gubernatorial election. Matt Doyle has more.
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Vice President Mike Pence will hold a rally in the New Orleans metro area tomorrow to urge Louisiana voters to vote for one of the two main republican challengers in the governor’s race. In an effort to avoid running out of money, Congressman Ralph Abraham has loaned his campaign 300-thousand dollars.

If you have a newer vehicle, Triple-A says don’t rely on the autonomous emergency braking system as failsafe. AAA says its research has found the detection systems designed to protect pedestrians are useless at night and that’s when 75-percent of pedestrian fatalities occur. And Triple-A’s Don Redman says pedestrian deaths have been on the rise since 2010…
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AAA supports says the continued development of pedestrian detection systems.

Officials will cut the ribbon this morning on the new Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. President of Children’s Health Trey Dunbar says the state-of-the-art facility will treat patients from around the state and they’ve provided space to make it comfortable for family members of the patient…
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The new hospital costs 230-million dollars and it took three years to construct.

250-thousand voters have voted early. That’s 18-thousand more than the entire early voting period for the last governor’s race in 2015 and we still have two more early voting days left. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin is pleased with the turnout…
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Ardoin says at this rate we will set an all-time record for early voting turnout.

Vice President Mike Pence will be in New Orleans on Saturday to host a rally to encourage Louisiana voters to vote for one of the two main Republican challengers in the governor’s race. L-S-U-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow says the President would have more of an impact on voters…
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The rally is scheduled for early afternoon and a location in the New Orleans metro area has yet to be disclosed.

According to new research from AAA, a popular safety feature on newer vehicles may not work as you might expect. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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