The Louisiana Association of Educators will host a rally tomorrow for Deyshia Hargrave. She’s the English teacher who was arrested at a school board meeting after questioning the superintendent’s pay raise. Vermilion school board member Laura LeBeouf says Hargrave’s rights were infringed upon when the school board president tried to quiet her…
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The school board president says Hargrave was speaking out of order.

Eilers and Krejcik Gaming says Louisiana is one of 18 states that could discuss legislation to legalize sports betting, if the U-S Supreme Court rules in favor of New Jersey, which is challenging the constitutionality of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Author of the report, Chris Grove, says legalizing sports betting would be a budgetary boon.,…
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The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s office is investigating the death of a woman at a West Monroe area boarding house. Spokesperson Glenn Springfield says first responders tried to help the woman, but she died from the wounds. Springfield says Ouachita Animal Control has the animal….
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Media reports identify the woman as Laura Ray.

Talks are heating up among Republicans hoping to reclaim the governor’s seat for their party in 2019. Michelle Southern reports…:
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US Senator John Kennedy says he’s considering a run for governor in 2019, as the GOP in Louisiana hopes to keep Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards from the post for a second term. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Edwards is going to be a tough candidate to beat.:
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Other GOP names include US Congressmen Ralph Abraham and Steve Scalise, and Attorney General Jeff Landry.

The U-S Supreme Court is set to rule this year on New Jersey’s challenge to the ban on sports betting. If overturned, a report says that Louisiana could be one of 18 states to file legislation to regulate sports betting. Chris Grove with Eilers & Krejcik Gaming says his firm analyzed the different gaming players in Louisiana:
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He says legalizing betting in Louisiana would be a huge benefit to the budget.

Vermilion Parish School Board President Anthony Fontana does not regret the arrest of an English teacher at a school board meeting this week. Deyshia Hargrave was taken away in handcuffs after questioning the superintendent’s pay raise. Board member Laura LeBeouf says what happened is typical…:
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The Abbeville City Attorney has said he will not press charges against Hargrave.

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Reynolds says Republican legislators showed up empty-handed this week during a budget meeting that also included the governor’s office. Reynolds says the Democratic caucus is looking at several different proposals to address long term budget deficits, but they are not sure what GOP legislators will support…
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But Republicans want to see what the Governor proposes.

US Senator John Kennedy says he’s considering a run for governor in 2019, as the GOP in Louisiana hopes to keep Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards from the post for a second term. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this is a very conservative state, so you can expect plenty of Republican candidates to line up for next year’s election…:
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Other Republican names that have been mentioned include US Congressman Ralph Abraham, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and Attorney General Jeff Landry.

A woman in Ouachita Parish has died as the result of a pit bull mauling. Sheriff’s Office spokesman Glen Springfield says EMS tried to save the severely injured woman, but there was nothing they could do…:
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The incident happened at a West Monroe area pet boarding facility.

The Vermilion Parish School Board is under scrutiny after a teacher was removed and arrested from a meeting…:
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The leader of the state Democratic Caucus is frustrated GOP lawmakers are not presenting ideas on how to solve a looming one-billion dollar budget deficit:
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A pit bull fatally wounded a woman at a Ouachita Parish pet boarding house. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Glen Springfield says they responded to the Happy Hounds Hotel in Brownsville regarding the incident…:
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The woman identified by the media as Laura Ray, later died.

No regrets from Vermilion Parish School Board President Anthony Fontana over the arrest of a teacher during a meeting this week. Deyshia Hargrave got international attention over the incident caught on video in which she questioned the superintendent’s pay raise. As for the status of the Abbeville Marshal that handcuffed her, Fontana says the man remains in good standing..:
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The ACLU of Louisiana condemned Hargrave’s arrest.

Congressman Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his long recovery from a gunshot wound he suffered when a gunman opened fire on him and other lawmakers in June. Scalise says today’s surgery has been planed for more than a month…
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Vermilion Parish School Board President Anthony Fontana does not regret the arrest of an English teacher at a school board meeting this week. Deyshia Hargrave was taken away in handcuffs after voicing her opposition about the superintendent receiving a pay raise. Fontana says Hargrave’s comments were not germane….
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The Abbeville City Attorney has said he will not press charges against Hargrave, while the board is facing criticism from the ACLU and the Louisiana Association of Educators over the arrest.

U-S Senator John Kennedy opposes a bipartisan bill designed to improve the national background check database. The legislation would penalize federal workers who fail to report relevant records to the database. Kennedy says we do NOT need legislation asking workers to do their job…
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Kennedy says he might be the only Senator voting against the bill.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his recovery from a gunshot wound sustained while practicing for a charity baseball game. The bullet struck several of the Congressman’s internal organs. LSU Health Level One Trauma Center’s Medical Director Dr. John Hunt says it’s common for shooting victims with serious injuries to undergo another surgery…
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Scalise says this latest procedure has been scheduled for more than a month.

State Police are warning motorists driving newer cars that their bright headlights, could increase the risk of accidents. Trooper Glenn Younger says the LED headlights are a particular problem, and emphasized the need to keep your distance while driving in bad weather….
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Congressman Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his long recovery from a gunshot wound he suffered when a gunman opened fire on him and other lawmakers in June. Scalise says today’s surgery has been planed for more than a month…
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It’s unclear how long Scalise will be away from Capitol Hill.

Republican US Senator John Kennedy plans on voting “No” on a gun control bill that supporters say will penalize federal workers who do not provide the proper information on would-be gun buyers into the national background database. Kennedy believes the legislation is unnecessary…
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Kennedy says he may be the only Senator who votes against the legislation.

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Reynolds is frustrated after meeting with GOP legislators on how to prevent falling off a fiscal cliff when one-billion-dollars in revenue comes off the books July 1st. Reynolds says Republican lawmakers haven’t presented a plan to help balance next fiscal year’s budget…
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Republican Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says they prefer to talk about legislative proposals in an open forum.

State Police are warning motorists driving newer cars that their bright headlights, could increase the risk of accidents. Trooper Glen Younger says there’s one innovation in particular which is getting drivers into trouble.
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Younger says on some newer cars, the high-beams are automatically operated, so depending on the weather conditions you may need to manually switch your lights to the low beams.

U-S Senator John Kennedy is speaking out against a gun control bill that supporters say will improve the reporting of information into the national background check system. Kennedy says he can’t support legislation that asks government workers to do their jobs…
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The legislation provides incentives for government workers for accurate reporting, but Kennedy says their incentive should be a paycheck.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his recovery from last June’s shooting that damaged several of his internal organs. LSU Health Level One Trauma Center’s Medical Director John Hunt says another surgery several months after receiving gunshot is not uncommon and it appears his doctors in D-C are providing great care…
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Scalise has said how long he’ll be away from Capitol Hill to recover from this latest surgery.

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Reynolds says Republican legislators showed up empty-handed this week during a budget meeting that also included the governor’s office. Reynolds says the Democratic caucus is looking at several different proposals to address long term budget deficits, but they are not sure what GOP legislators will support…
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Governor Edwards plans on calling a special session in Feburary to pass tax reform legislation in response to a looming one-billion dollar budget deficit. There is a legislative budget meeting on January 19th and House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says he’d like to hear specifics from the governor on what he proposes…
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U-S Senator John Kennedy opposes a bipartisan bill designed to improve the national background check database. The legislation would penalize federal workers who fail to report relevant records to the database. Kennedy says we do NOT need legislation asking workers to do their job…
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House Democratic Caucus Chairman Gene Reynolds says Republican legislators didn’t provide any ideas on how to address a looming one-billion dollar shortfall, when legislators met with the governor’s office earlier this week. But Republican House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry says solutions should be discussed in an open forum…
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Henry hopes to hear more specifics from the governor about his solutions to the fiscal cliff during a legislative budget meeting on January 19th.

A teacher’s union group and civil liberties organization are not happy about the arrest of a south Louisiana teacher during a school board meeting…
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Congressman Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his long recovery from a gunshot wound he suffered when a gunman opened fire on him and other lawmakers in June. Scalise says today’s surgery has been planed for more than a month…
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