Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says the first LaSTEM Advisory Council meeting was successful in discussing how to increase the amount of students who will succeed in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Rallo says if we don’t engage, Louisiana will not catch up with neighboring states when it comes to STEM jobs…:
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For the second straight year, Area Development Magazine has ranked Louisiana fifth in their annual Top States for Doing Business Survey. State economic development secretary Don Pierson says one reason for the high ranking is the state’s new economic development fund, which was created thanks to a large donation from Cleco….
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One month from today is the general election for the State Treasurer’s Race. Jeff Palermo reports the candidates are becoming more active..
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Governor John Bel Edwards is in Shreveport today for meetings with local elected officials and business leaders. The governor has held similar meetings around the state lately to discuss the state’s challenging budget situation, as Louisiana is facing a one-billion dollar deficit, because temporary taxes are set to expire in July.

The general election for State Treasurer is a month away. Three Republican candidates are raising money. There’s also a Democrat and Libertarian on the ballot. Publisher of La-politics-dot-com, Jeremy Alford, says none of the candidates have enough money to run TV commercials statewide, which will lead to a low voter turnout on October 14th…:
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Early Voting begins September 30th.

Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says the first LaSTEM Advisory Council meeting was successful. He says they are discussing ways to get more students to succeed in science, technology, engineering and math jobs, and a push to get more women into these careers…:
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He says the council agrees STEM education needs to be a pipeline, starting in Kindergarten and continuing through high school.

Louisiana remains one of the most business-friendly states in the nation, ranking No. 5 in Area Development magazine’s annual Top States for Doing Business survey. Michael Farrar reports…:
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The principal of a Baton Rouge charter school is accused of punishing a 5-year-old by locking her in a closet for punishment. Shafeeq Syid Shamsid-Deen, is listed as the principal of Laurel Oaks Charter School. He is wanted on counts of cruelty to a juvenile and false imprisonment, but Baton Rouge Police say he has yet to turn himself in and had not been booked.

Louisiana remains one of the most business-friendly states in the nation, ranking No. 5 in Area Development magazine’s annual Top States for Doing Business survey. LED Secretary Don Pierson says their FastStart workforce development program is very popular. He says with the help of post-secondary education institutions, these programs screen, select, and train the workforce
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He says this is a great third party endorsement they can reference to show that Louisiana is a great place to do business.

An 18-year-old man has been arrested after a video of a fight on LSU’s campus before last Saturday’s game went viral. Cops identified and arrested 18-year-old Casen Maggio who they believe is the one who punched another man with a cast on his arm. The victim broke several facial bones. Maggio was booked with aggravated battery.

Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says the first LaSTEM Advisory Council meeting was successful in discussing how to increase the amount of students who will succeed in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. He says the council agrees STEM education needs to be a pipeline, starting in Kindergarten and continuing through high school…:
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He says Louisiana need to catch up with neighboring states when it comes to STEM jobs.

The Oil and Gas Industry is helping with refinery recovery efforts in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association Chris John…:
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Exxon Mobil led the way by donating 9.5 million dollars to the Red Cross and the United Way of Houston.

We’re exactly one month away from the general election for State Treasurer. Jeff Palermo reports the candidates are becoming more active…:
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The St. Martin Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the death of a pregnant woman who was found murdered this week. They say 32-year-old Toni Trimble Thomas of Breaux Bridge is booked with one count of second degree murder, and one count of second degree feticide. The suspect’s brother was the boyfriend of 24-year-old Ashley Nichol Meche who was stabbed to death at 8 months pregnant. Investigators believe the boyfriend had nothing to do with this.

Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says the first LaSTEM Advisory Council meeting was successful in discussing how to increase the amount of students who will succeed in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math. Rallo says right now, if we don’t engage, Louisiana will not catch up with neighboring states when it comes to STEM jobs…:
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He says the council will meet once a month.

The Oil and Gas Industry is helping with recovery efforts in Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. President of the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association Chris John says the storm knocked out about 12-percent of the refining capacity for the US. He says when times are tough, the oil and gas sector steps up to the plate…:
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He says they’re close to getting the Texas refineries all back online.

Louisiana remains one of the most business-friendly states in the nation, ranking No. 5 in Area Development magazine’s annual Top States for Doing Business survey. LED Secretary Don Pierson says this is a great third party endorsement they can reference to show that Louisiana is a great place to do business, for many reasons…:
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This is the second year in a row the publication has ranked Louisiana No. 5.

The election for State Treasurer is a month away, and La-politics-dot-com Publisher, Jeremy Alford, says Columbia Senator Neil Riser has been the most active in television advertising so far..:
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Alford says expect to hear more from the candidates in the coming weeks as Early Voting begins September 30th.

Higher Education Commissioner Joe Rallo says the first LaSTEM council meeting was a success. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A charter school principal in Baton Rouge accused of locking a kindergartner in a broom closet has reportedly been suspended and now faces arrest on felony and misdemeanor charges.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is a co-author of the last ditch effort by Republicans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Cassidy says the legislation repeals individual and employer mandates, and it gets rid of the medical device tax. The Republican says their proposal also eliminates the inequity in which three states receive 37-percent of Obamacare funds..:
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He says this proposal gives the power back to patients.

Authorities made an arrest in the homicide investigation of Ashely Nicole Meche.  The St. Martin Parish Sheriff department arrested Toni Trimble Thomas of Breaux Bridge.  Trimble Thomas is the sister of the victim’s boyfriend.  The 24 year old Meche was eight months pregnant at the time she was killed so Trimble Thomas is charged with second degree murder and second degree feticide.   It was determined that her boyfriend, Mark Trimble was not present or involved in the homicide.

Louisiana remains one of the most business-friendly states in the nation, ranking No. 5 in Area Development magazine’s annual Top States for Doing Business survey. LED Secretary Don Pierson says this is a great third party endorsement they can reference to show Louisiana is a great place to do business, for many reasons…:

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This is the second year in a row the publication has ranked Louisiana No. 5.

The St. Tammany Parish Coroner has ruled the death of s fire chief’s wife in July, as a homicide. The body of Nanette Krentel, wife of Fire District 12 Chief Stephen Krentel, was discovered in the rubble of the couple’s home which had burned to the ground on July 7th. Coroner Charles Preston said it was determined from the start Mrs. Krentel died from a gunshot wound…:

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But the St. Tammany Sheriff doesn’t necessarily agree and will give an update tomorrow.

The St. Tammany Parish Coroner has ruled the death of the fire chief’s wife in July, as a homicide. Michelle Southern reports…:

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Authorities say they arrested the man shown in a video punching out a student on the LSU Parade Grounds before last Saturday’s football game.  He’s been identified as 18 year old Casen Maggio of Prairieville and he been charged with aggravated battery.  The official report says several bones in the student’s face were broken.

A homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder in LaPlace last night. St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says the homeowner told detectives he heard voices in his yard and went to investigate. Tregre says when he opened the back door, he was face-to-face with the intruder.
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No charges have been filed against the homeowner.

The entire Shreveport City Council voted no to a multi-million dollar project to build a sports complex and downtown arena. Councilman Oliver Jenkins says they would like to present this project to the public in a different light because many people didn’t know the project could bring in a major G-league basketball team…:
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He hopes they can go back to the drawing board because partnering with a Tom Benson company is a great opportunity.