Lake Charles Police arrest a Texas man  after a woman was found bound near Highway 14. Don Molino has the story…

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The State Fire Marshal’s office continues to investigate the explosion at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Pineville claimed the life of a Jena man. The incident occurred early Thursday morning. Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the explosion was contained to the incident area.

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Law enforcement will be ramping up their Click it Or Ticket seatbelt awareness and ticketing campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, to remind drivers about road safety. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Spokesperson Mark Lambert says while they do anticipate an increase in tickets, that’s not necessarily the goal of the campaign.

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The first named storm of the season has formed at the edge of the Caribbean Sea. Alberto is expected to be a tropical storm when it impacts the coast early next week. National Weather Service Slidell Forecaster Phil Grigsby says the five-day forecast shows Alberto could impact Louisiana

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7 to ten inches of rain are expected for the area that gets hit by the cyclone.

The first named storm of the season has formed at the edge of the Caribbean Sea, and his name is Alberto. Landfall is expected somewhere between Mississippi and Louisiana between Monday and Tuesday. Coastal Southeastern Louisiana is now under a tropical storm watch. National Weather Service Slidell Forecaster Phil Grigsby says if you’re outside of the levee system you could be in store for some light flooding.

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The State Fire Marshal’s office continues to investigate the explosion at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Pineville claimed the life of a Jena man. Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the investigation could be quite lengthy, due to the number of factors that have to be considered.

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The coroner has identified the victim as 56-year-old Allen Kendrick.

Law enforcement will be ramping up their Click it Or Ticket seatbelt awareness and ticketing campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, to remind drivers about road safety. A recent report showed that drivers are more likely to not wear a seatbelt when driving at night. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Spokesperson Mark Lambert says that won’t keep troopers from spotting an unbuckled driver, or rider, this weekend.

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The Public Affairs Research Council believes the temporary sales tax bill approved  by the House Ways and Means Committee is the legislature’s best opportunity at raising enough revenue to pass a budget.  PAR President Robert Travis Scott says Harris’ bill is the best opportunity at reducing the proposed cuts within state government

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The first named storm of the season has formed at the edge of the Caribbean Sea, and his name is Alberto. Alberto is now a tropical system, and could put Memorial Day weekend plans at risk for folks across the gulf coast. National Weather Service Slidell Forecaster Phil Grigsby says the five-day forecast shows Alberto could impact Louisiana.

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Coastal southeast Louisiana is now under a Tropical Storm Watch.

Law enforcement will be ramping up their Click it Or Ticket seatbelt awareness and ticketing campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, to remind drivers about road safety. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Spokesperson Mark Lambert says while they do anticipate an increase in tickets, that’s not necessarily the goal of the campaign.

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at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Pineville claimed the life of a Jena man. Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the explosion was contained to the incident area.

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The coroner has identified the victim as 56-year-old Allen Kendrick

Lake Charles Police arrest a Texas man after a woman was found bound near Highway 14. Don Molino has the story…

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The State Fire Marshal’s office continues to investigate the explosion at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Pineville claimed the life of a Jena man.  Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says investigators have confirmed that a smaller scale explosion did occur.

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Law enforcement will be ramping up their Click it Or Ticket seatbelt awareness and ticketing campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, to remind drivers about road safety. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Spokesperson Mark Lambert says  the holiday weekend would be a great time to start a potentially lifesaving behavior change.

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The Public Affairs Research Council believes the temporary sales tax bill approved by the House Ways and Means Committee is the legislature’s best opportunity at raising enough revenue to pass a budget.  It would result in Louisiana consumers paying a state sales tax of 4.3 percent after July 1st and it’s expected to generate 370-million dollars in revenue, but the shortfall is pegged at 648-million.  PAR President Robert Travis Scott:

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Four days into the special session and there’s only been one significant piece legislation that has made it to the House floor that could significantly reduce the budget gap. The measure would result in consumers paying a state sales tax of 4.3 percent after July 1st and it’s expected to generate 370-million dollars in revenue, but the shortfall is pegged at 648-million. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says the bill is the best opportunity at reducing the proposed cuts within state government….
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But it’s unclear if this legislation has the 70 votes to get full House approval.

The LSU baseball team will take on Florida tonight in an elimination game at the SEC Tournament. The Gators lost to Arkansas earlier today.

It’s not even hurricane season and we already have our first named storm. Subtropical storm Alberto has formed near the Yucatan Peninsula and the five day forecast has southeast Louisiana in the cone of uncertainity for landfall early next week. Phil Grigsby is with the National Weather Service in Slidell and he says heavy rainfall is Alberto’s main threat….
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Grigsby says coastal areas need to keep a close eye on this one.

The State Fire Marshal’s office continues to investigate the explosion at the Proctor and Gamble plant in Pineville claimed the life of a Jena man. An earlier report from Proctor and Gamble said that there was no plant explosion, and the death was related to a forklift incident, but State Fire Marshal office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says investigators have confirmed that a smaller scale explosion did occur….
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56-year-old Allen Kendrick of Jena died in the incident.

The Public Affairs Research Council believes the temporary sales tax bill approved Thursday by the House Ways and Means Committee provides the legislature with its best opportunity at raising enough revenue to pass a budget. PAR President Robert Travis Scott says the legislation can lessen the fiscal cliff by renewing one-third of an expiring one-cent sales tax, but not everyone likes it, which might be a good thing…
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Scott says this House bill is the most viable instrument to propel the special session toward a sensible outcome.

Sub Tropical Storm Alberto has formed near the Yucatan Peninsula. The five day forecast calls for the system making landfall near the Mississippi-Alabama line early next week, keeping Louisiana on the good side of the storm, but Phil Grigsby with the National Weather Service says….
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State troopers from Louisiana and Mississippi are working together to promote highway safety along I-55. Becca Dill has the story.
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It’s also a Click It or Ticket weekend, which means law enforcement is looking for motorists who are not buckled up. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Mark Lambert….
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13 percent of Louisiana drivers admitted in a recent survey they do not wear a seat belt.

The first named storm of the season has developed and he could be on his way to Louisiana. Jeff Palermo has more.

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An explosion at the Proctor and Gambling manufacturing plant in Alexandria claimed the life of a Jena man. The incident occurred around 3AM and involved a forklift. Fire Marshal Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the explosion was contained to the incident area.

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Law enforcement will be ramping up their Click it Or Ticket seatbelt awareness and ticketing campaign over the Memorial Day weekend, to remind drivers about road safety. A recent survey showed 13 percent of drivers do not wear one. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission Spokesperson Mark Lambert says while they do anticipate an increase in tickets, that’s not necessarily the goal of the campaign.

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The effort will be in conjunction with Line to Line, where Louisiana and Mississippi have paired together on highway 55 to dot the stretch with cruisers.

A Minden man has been arrested on multiple sex crimes related to alleged activities with two juvenile females several decades ago. Robin Allen faces a bond of 940,000 dollars.

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