Two children were killed and three others injured when a mobile home in Washington Parish went up in flames during the overnight hours. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Butch Browning says they are still trying to determine a cause…
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Authorities have not released the identity of the victims, but we do know a 10-year-old girl and six year old boy perished in the fire.

Lobbying from the Saints has convinced NFL owners to let coaches challenge pass interference calls and non P-I calls starting next season. New Orleans Coach Sean Payton…
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Payton pushed for expanded replay use after the refs failed to call pass interference on the Rams in the NFC title game. The Bengals were the only team to vote against the instant replay change.

20-year-old Elias Smallsreed is locked up following a multi-parish police pursuit on I-10 yesterday that ended in Baton Rouge when the suspect crashed into several cars. State Police spokesperson Tayler Scrantz says the wild episode started when a trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on Smallsreed’s vehicle…
Cut 9 (08) “…into Ascension Parish.”
Scrantz says Smallsreed drove back into E-B-R, where he was finally nabbed near the I-10 Mississippi River Bridge. He faces numerous charges and police believe he was impaired.

The Bipartisan Policy Center has completed an extensive study on the opioid epidemic in Louisiana and how federal funds are used to combat it. Chief medical adviser Anand Parekh says more can be done to address the addiction problem involving prisoners…
cut 15 (10) “….re-entry”

Even though it will not change the outcome of the NFC Championship game, the Saints secured a victory on Tuesday night when the NFL owners voted to expand the use of instant replay to include pass interference calls and allow for the review of a non pass interference call. Coach Sean Payton led the charge for the new rule…
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Coaches can now challenge questionable pass interference plays until the last two minutes and then it’s subject to a booth review.
The LSU men’s basketball team leaves for Washington D-C today where they’ll take on the Michigan State Spartans on Friday night in the Sweet 16. LSU Interim Head Coach Tony Benford on the opposition.
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An overnight mobile home fire leaves two children dead in the Franklinton area. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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LSU fell last night to McNeese 2-0.

NFL owners vote to expand the use of instant replay to include pass interference, both calls and non-calls like the one in the NFC Title game. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Three men are behind bars following accusations they managed to heist over 100 iPhones from a Best Buy in Baton Rouge. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s detective Major Willie Stewart.
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State Fire Marshal investigators are on the scene of a mobile home fire that left two children dead in the Franklinton area. Shortly after midnight, firefighters were dispatched to the home. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says a total of seven people were in the home at the time of the blaze.
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Louisiana received 18 dollars per person in federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic last year, for a total of 82 million dollars from over 50 different revenue streams according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. Chief medical adviser Anand Parekh says the majority of those funds went to high population parishes like Orleans and East Baton Rouge, but…
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Washington, Livingston, and West Carroll Parishes had some of the highest overdose rates in the state, but some of the lowest per capita funding.

NFL Coaches can now challenge questionable pass interference plays until the last two minutes and then it’s subject to a booth review. Heading into the NFL owners meetings, there was resistance in expanding replay use for penalties, but Saints Coach Sean Payton says after some convincing, there’s majority support for pass interference calls

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Saints Owner Gayle Benson vowed to make changes to the NFL rulebook after the team felt they were denied a chance at playing for a Super Bowl, because of a non-pass interference call.
The Louisiana Dairy Industry is having a cow over the rise of almond “milk”, saying the label is not accurate, so Delhi Senator Francis Thompson has filed a bill to prohibit non-dairy products from describing themselves as milk. Thompson says the bill would help protect local farmers.

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Louisiana received 82 million dollars in federal funds to fight the opioid epidemic in 2018, a 71 percent increase from 2017. Matt Doyle has more.

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State Fire Marshal investigators are on the scene of a fire that left two children dead and three others injured in the Franklinton area. First responders got to the blaze around 12:45 am. The two children who passed away were ages 10 and 6. The remaining three were airlifted to Baton Rouge hospitals for treatment. Deputies are currently conducting their investigation into the origin and cause of the fire.

A gubernatorial poll funded by the Ralph Abraham campaign shows John Bel Edwards receiving 44-percent of the vote, followed by Abraham at 33-percent and Eddie Rispone at 10-percent. The Remington Research Group conducted the survey. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Edwards is in decent shape…
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13-percent of those poll are undecided.

Lobbying from the Saints has convinced the NFL to let coaches challenge pass interference calls and non P-I calls starting next season. New Orleans Coach Sean Payton…
cut 7 (08) “…good about that”
Payton sought out a change to the rules after the refs failed to call pass interference on the Saints final possession of regulation as they were trying to score a game-winning touchdown.

Two children were killed and three other kids were airlifted to a Baton Rouge hospital after an overnight night fire in Franklinton. Two adults escaped the blaze uninjured. The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating what sparked the fatal fire. The two childen who died are a 10-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy.

Is Almond “milk” actually milk? Matt Doyle talked to one Louisiana lawmaker who’s got a beef with almond advertisers…
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Ralph Abraham’s gubernatorial campaign has funded a poll that shows him pulling closer to Governor Edwards and distancing himself from fellow GOP candidate Eddie Rispone. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Governor John Bel Edwards travels to Morgan City today. His office says he’ll announce a major flood protection project at the Port of Morgan City. And then this afternoon Edwards will join officials from the Ochsner Health System for an announcement at the Teche Regional Medical Center.

Louisiana received 18 dollars per person in federal funding to fight the opioid epidemic last year, for a total of 82 million dollars from over 50 different revenue streams according to the Bipartisan Policy Center. Chief medical adviser Anand Parekh says the majority of those funds went to high population parishes, but…
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Washington and West Carroll Parishes are among the parishes that have the highest drug overdose death rates.

Even though it will not change the outcome of the NFC Championship game, the Saints secured a victory on Tuesday night when the NFL owners voted to expand the use of instant replay to include pass interference calls and allow for the review of a non pass interference call. Coach Sean Payton led the charge for the new rule…
cut 6 (08) “…good change”
Coaches can challenge questionable pass interference plays until the last two minutes and then it’s subject to a booth review.

The Ralph Abraham gubernatorial campaign releases a poll that finds Governor Edwards receiving 44-percent of the vote, Abraham at 33-percent and Eddie Rispone only at 10-percent. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Rispone has yet to do much campaigning…
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Cross says it’s also important to point out that Abraham paid for the poll.

The Bipartisan Policy Center has completed an extensive study on the opioid epidemic in Louisiana and how federal funds are being used to combat it. The study notes over one-thousand opioid overdose deaths in Louisiana from 2015 to 2017. Chief medical adviser Anand Parekh says more can be done to address the addiction problem involving prisoners…
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Three men who allegedly stole hundreds of I-Phones from Best Buy locations across the Gulf South including Lake Charles and Baton Rouge have been arrested in East Baton Rouge Parish. Major Willie Stewart says the three out of state suspects broke through a side entrance at a Best Buy store in Baton Rouge earlier this week…
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Stewart says two of the suspects are from California while the other is from Georgia .

State Senator Francis Thompson has filed legislation to prohibit non-dairy products from describing themselves as milk. Thompson says the legislation is aimed at Almond milk, which does not come from a cow. The Delhi Democrat says cauliflower “rice” and lab grown “steak” need to change their labeling as well…
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Thompson’s bill will be discussed in the legislative session which begins in a week and a half.

A new poll on the governor’s race shows John Bel Edwards at 44%, but Republican challenger Ralph Abraham not far behind at 33%. Abraham’s campaign funded the survey. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the poll also shows Abraham with a 23-point lead over fellow Republican candidate Eddie Rispone, who is at 10%. Cross says Abraham can use the survey to help in fundraising…
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The gubernatorial primary is in October.

NFL owners voted last night to expand instant replay so pass interference calls can be reviewed and allowing coaches to challenge non-calls for P-I. It’s in response to the non-pass interference call in the NFC Title game.

The Bipartisan Policy Report has released a report that shows how states use federal dollars to address the opioid epidemic. Chief medical adviser Anand Parekh credits Governor Edwards’ Medicaid expansion with getting treatment into areas hardest hit by the epidemic…
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Medicaid spent a projected 28 million dollars on opioid treatment drugs and naloxone in 2018.

The Louisiana Dairy Industry is having a cow over the rise of almond “milk”, saying the label is not accurate, so Delhi Senator Francis Thompson has filed a bill to prohibit non-dairy products from describing themselves as milk. Thompson says the false advertising tricks some into buying the less nutritious dairy alternative.
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A cup of Almond milk is lower in calories and higher in calcium than a cup of two percent dairy milk, but contains less protein and other nutrients.