Senator John Kennedy disagrees with a suit that blocked the release of online 3D gun schematics. Matt Doyle has more.

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Emerge Louisiana, an organization dedicated to recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, has announced it has seen nine of its alumnae qualify for the 2018 elections.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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Attorney General Jeff Landry isn’t backing down from his statements yesterday that indicated he was strongly considering jumping into the 2019 governor’s race, and primed to do it soon. Landry, calling into the Moon Griffon show, said he made his intentions known, because he was concerned that republicans were lacking a standard-bearer to take the fight to Edwards immediately.

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Landry has tussled with the Governor publicly since taking office in 2015. He’s previously served in Congress.

Landry discussed his concern with another Republican primary bloodbath, like the one in 2015 that saw David Vitter emerge battered before losing to Edwards in the runoff. He says if Senator John Kennedy were to jump into the race, he’d support him.

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Landry lamented the current sit back and wait approach that he says many prominent Republicans have adopted in regards to the 2019 challenge to Governor Edwards.

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Yesterday a Federal Appellate Court blocked the release of online schematics that would allow people with 3D printers to create operational firearms with ease. With the price of quality 3D printers rapidly falling, it may not be long before printing a gun in your garage is easily accessible. Senator John Kennedy says if you want to do that, you have the right to do it.

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Emerge Louisiana, an organization dedicated to recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, has announced it has seen nine of its alumnae qualify for the 2018 elections.  Spokesperson for the organization, Melanie Oubre, says  although the candidates may not have name recognition from being career politicians, they do have great cards to play for the campaign.

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Attorney General Jeff Landry isn’t backing down from his statements yesterday that indicated he was strongly considering jumping into the 2019 governor’s race, and primed to do it soon. Landry, calling into the Moon Griffon show, discussed his concern with another Republican primary bloodbath, like the one in 2015 that saw David Vitter emerge battered before losing to Edwards in the runoff. He says if Senator John Kennedy were to jump into the race, he’d support him.

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Entergy has made it official as the utility company tells the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it’s removing the surcharges on customers’ bills that have paid for the repair costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. says the surcharges were implemented in 2008 so that the utility company could borrow one billion dollars and create a storm reserve…

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Attorney General Jeff Landry isn’t backing down from his statements yesterday that indicated he was strongly considering jumping into the 2019 governor’s race, and primed to do it soon. Landry, calling into the Moon Griffon show, said he made his intentions known, because he was concerned that republicans were lacking a standard-bearer to take the fight to Edwards immediately.

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Landry has tussled with the Governor publicly since taking office in 2015.

For the first time in years Louisianans on the Affordable Care Act’s individual markets will see a rate decrease. The 6.4 percent drop will be put in place for 2019. Blue Cross Louisiana Spokesperson Robin Mayhall says things have started to level out.

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The attorney for a 19-year-old shot by a state trooper in Baton Rouge says he’s got questions as to why his client was shot in back when the officer claimed she was being rushed by his client following a traffic stop. The lawyer, Don Cazayoux, didn’t identify his client, who was a passenger, but says something just doesn’t add up about Trooper Kasha Domingue’s account of the incident.

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Entergy has made it official as the utility company tells the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it’s removing the surcharges on customers’ bills that have paid for the repair costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Entergy spokesperson Lee Sabatini says the fees sprung up after Entergy’s power supply system took a huge blow from the historic hurricanes…

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Emerge Louisiana, an organization dedicated to recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office, has announced it has seen nine of its alumnae qualify for the 2018 elections.  Spokesperson for the organization, Melanie Oubre, says they are seeing candidates that have completed the 70 hours of training run in a wide variety of races.

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Entergy has made it official as the utility company tells the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it’s removing the surcharges on customers’ bills that have paid for the repair costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  Entergy spokesperson Lee Sabatini says customers in Customers in North and Southeast Louisiana will see their bills drop by a few dollars…

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It’s reporting day for the Louisiana Tech football program as the Bulldogs have finished the last four years winning a bowl game. Tech is coming off a 7-6 season that featured close losses to North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB and South Carolina. Bulldogs Head Coach Skip Holtz says he knows they could have had a better last season, if they just made a few more plays.  J’Mar Smith returns as the Bulldogs starting quarterback after starting 13 games last year and throwing 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. Holtz says Smith had his share of experiences last year and that should make him better in 2018….

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Did Attorney General Jeff Landry just jump into the 2019 Governor’s race? Matt Doyle has more.

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Entergy has made it official as the utility company tells the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it’s removing the surcharges on customers’ bills that have paid for the repair costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  Entergy spokesperson Lee Sabatini…

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For the first time in years, Louisianans on the Affordable Care Act’s individual markets will see a rate decrease. The 6.4 percent drop will be put in place for 2019. Blue Cross Louisiana Spokesperson Robin Mayhall says the premium decrease is the result of a more profitable turn for the individual markets, and she says as a non-profit, the company reinvested those funds into the program to generate lower rates.

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It’s reporting day for the Louisiana Tech football program as the Bulldogs have finished the last four years winning a bowl game. Tech is coming off a 7-6 season that featured close losses to North Texas, Southern Miss, UAB and South Carolina. Bulldogs Head Coach Skip Holtz says know they could have had a better last season, if they just made a few more plays…

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The attorney for a 19-year-old shot by a state trooper says he’s got questions as to why his client was shot in back when the officer claimed she was being rushed by his client following a traffic stop. The lawyer, Don Cazayoux, didn’t identify his client, who was a passenger, but says something just doesn’t add up about Trooper Kasha Domingue’s account of the incident.

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The shooting was not captured on video.  The attorney for the trooper claims the body cam was defective and the patrol vehicle was new and not yet equipped with a dash cam.

New Orleans Police say a man is in custody following a fatal shooting in the French Quarter early this morning. Authorities say a male victim died at a local hospital after he was shot at the intersection of Bienville and Decatur streets. No other details are known.

Attorney General Jeff Landry says “there is no doubt if I run, I’ll beat John Bel Edwards, and you can tell him that.” That’s from an interview with USA Today Network, where the AG seemed to throw down the gauntlet and do everything shy of outright saying he’s running for governor in 2019. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says there’s nothing subtle about it.  The AG has tangled with Edwards recently over the death penalty. Cross says if this is for real, then Edwards’ will have a serious challenge on his hands.

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Entergy has made it official as the utility company tells the Louisiana Public Service Commission that it’s removing the surcharges on customers’ bills that have paid for the repair costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  Entergy spokesperson Lee Sabatini the fees sprung up after Entergy’s power supply system took a huge blow from the historic hurricanes…

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Attorney Don Cazayoux wants answers for his teenage client, who he says was shot in the back during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge on July 10th. The State Police trooper that fired her gun, says the 19-year-old passenger in the vehicle was charging at her. But Cazayoux says based on the injuries to his client that can’t be the case…
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Cazayoux says his client can’t walk at the moment and State Police says the investigation into the shooting continues.

Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry told the USA Today Network that if he gets in the governor’s race next year, he’ll beat Democratic incumbent John Bel Edwards. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it remains to be seen if other Republicans like John Kennedy and Ralph Abraham also get in the race…
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The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved Entergy’s request to remove the surcharges on customers’ bills that paid the repair costs from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Entergy spokesperson Lee Sabatini says customers in Customers in North and Southeast Louisiana will see their bills drop by a few dollars…
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The surcharges have been on customers’ bills since 2008.

For the first time in years, the 100-thousand Louisianans who have coverage through the Affordable Care Act’s individual markets will see an average rate decrease of six-percent in 2019. Blue Cross Louisiana Spokesperson Robin Mayhall says after several years of rate hikes related to regulatory uncertainty surrounding the program, things have started to level out.
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Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry says there’s no doubt that if he runs for governor next year, he’ll beat John Bel Edwards, and you can tell him that. That’s from an interview with USA Today Network’s Greg Hilburn, where the AG said he’s receiving a lot of encouragment to run for governor in 2019. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says there’s nothing subtle about Landry’s statements.
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Republican US Senator John Kennedy and GOP Congressman Ralph Abraham have also talked about running for governor, but no official announcements from them.

Governor Edwards’ chief of staff, Richard Carbo, says Edwards is focused on doing his job and more people are working in Lousiaina than ever before, the state’s economy is growing and Medicaid expansion is saving lives and creating jobs.

Entergy says they are done paying off the debt from the repairs that were needed after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Connor Ferrill has the story…
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Attorney Don Cazayoux says he wants answers on why his client was shot during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge on July 10th. The State Trooper who shot the 19-year-old claims the young man was charging her, but Cazayoux says how can that be when his client was shot in the back and now faces a long recovery….
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State Police say the shooting remains under investigation.

Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry told the USA Today Network that if he ran for governor next year, he’ll beat John Bel Edwards. Landry he’s seriously considering a campaign. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Landry would be a serious challenger…
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Landry and former 3rd district Congressman Charles Boustany had a spirited race in 2012.

Louisiana residents who have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a premium drop from four to 15-percent next year. The over 100-thousand Louisianans who have coverage through Obamacare have seen rate hikes for years, but Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana spokesperson Robin Mayhall says the market is stabilizing…
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The attorney for a 19 year old shot by a state trooper last month in Baton Rouge, questions why his client was shot in the back when the officer claimed she was being rushed following a traffic stop. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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New Orleans Police say a man is in custody following a fatal shooting in the French Quarter early this morning. Authorities say a male victim died at a local hospital after he was shot at the intersection of Bienville and Decatur streets. No other details are known.