The search continues for a missing worker after an oil and gas platform exploded in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday…
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New Orleans is on the verge of electing its first female mayor. Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell and former Municipal Court Judge Desiree Charbonnet are in the November 18 runoff. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says with history in the making, expect to hear more about this race…
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An autopsy on an 11-month old East Baton Rouge child finds that the infant was shot, stabbed and beaten. Authorities have charged 33-year-old Fabian Smith with first-degree murder. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid says they responded to the home after another child in Smith’s house alerted a neighbor of what happened…
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Police are still searching for a motive.

Baton Rouge police say a homeowner fatally shot another man during a verbal altercation in his front yard. Sergeant Don Coppola says 26-year-old Clayton Bradford died at the scene on West Brock Place…
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Coppola says the 36-year-old shooter is cooperating and no arrests have been made as of yet.

Zachary Police have charged a 33-year-old man with first-degree murder for allegedly shooting, stabbing and beating an 11-month old child. Police Chief David McDavid says they found several weapons in the house and the autopsy shows the baby died of multiple stab and gunshot wounds….
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McDavid says Fabian Smith was the only adult home at the time of the murder. A motive hasn’t been established.

Also in East Baton Rouge, Baker Police say a 13-year-old secretely gave birth to a child and then left the baby, with the umbillica cord still attached on a teacher’s front porch. Authorities say the mother’s parents didn’t know their child was pregnant, but the baby appears to be healthy.

The search continues for a missing worker who was present during an explosion on an energy platform in Lake Pontchartrain. Three other workers are in critical condition.

The statewide turnout for Saturday’s special election for state treasurer was just 13-percent. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says the two men who made the runoff, Democrat Derrick Edwards and Republican John Schroder have their work cut out for them, when it comes to securing votes….
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The runoff is November 18.

The three constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot all passed. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott, says with the passage of amendment three, the state has created a new fund that will only receive money, if the legislature decided to increase the gasoline tax….
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Scott says that means new revenues from a gasoline tax must go towards highway construction. The approval of amendment one means property taxes can not be collected during construction work of a home or business.

An autopsy on an 11-month old East Baton Rouge child finds that the infant was shot, stabbed and beaten. Authorities have charged 33-year-old Fabian Smith with first-degree murder. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid says they responded to the home after another child in Smith’s house alerted a neighbor of what happened…
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Police are still searching for a motive.

In nearby Baker, police say a 13-year-old secretly gave birth to a child and then left the baby on her teacher’s front porch. The umbilical cord was still on the newborn. Police believe the girl gave birth to the child herself and her parents didn’t even know she was pregnant. The father is also believed to be 13-years-old. But Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn told a Baton Rouge TV station that the baby is fully healthy.

New Orleans will see it’s first female mayor in it’s history. Kelley Ray has more on the upcoming runoff election…
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Voters approved all three constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says with the passage of amendment two, spouses of all first responders who die while on duty will receive a full property tax exemption and it’s retroactive….
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The fire is out at the platform that was the site of an explosion last night on Lake Pontchartrain. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto says the platform is just a storage facility and owned by Clovelly Oil Company:
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The Coast Guard is continuing to coordinate the search for a man missing since the explosion occurred.

The November 18th runoff will decide the first woman to be mayor of New Orleans, after LaToya Cantrell and Desiree Charbonnet advance from the first round of voting on Saturday. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says this is a historic first, but not a surprise two women in the runoff..:
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Voter turnout for the Mayoral primary was 32 percent.

A 13-year-old girl left her newborn baby at the front step of a teacher’s home in Baker, according to cops. They say the teen told authorities she didn’t know what to do with the baby, so she left it at the teacher’s door and left. Apparently the teen’s parents didn’t know she was pregnant, and the girl gave birth alone in a bedroom. At this point they are not expecting any arrests.

Detectives in Baton Rouge are investigating a fatal shooting last night that left a 26-year-old dead after a homeowner claims he brandished a firearm and charged at him. BRPD Sgt. Don Coppola says the 36-year-old homeowner told police he was standing in his yard when he shot Clayton Bradford after a verbal altercation…:
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He says this is an ongoing investigation.

Authorities are still looking for a worker who may have gone missing after an explosion on a platform in Lake Pontchartrain last night. Four of the seven injured people have left the hospital while three are critically injured. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto is not releasing much information on the 8th worker that remains missing…:
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They said the fire is almost out, and it doesn’t appear there is any pollution in the water.

City Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell and former Municipal Court Judge Desiree Charbonnet are headed to a New Orleans mayoral runoff; and the city will see it’s first female mayor ever. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says that makes this race far more interesting…:
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Voter turnout for the Mayoral primary was 32 percent.

The three constitutional amendments on Saturday’s ballot passed and are now law. President of the Public Affairs Research Council Robert Travis Scott says the first amendment which establishes a property tax exemption for construction work in progress will make things more certain for tax assessors…:
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Amendment number two will give the spouses of volunteer firefighters, EMS, and paramedics who die on duty, a full property tax exemption. With the passage of amendment three, the state has created a new fund within the transportation fund.

The search continues for a missing worker after an oil and gas platform exploded in Lake Pontchartrain on Sunday….:
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We’re feeling significantly cooler weather today in Louisiana, and State Climatologist Barry Keim says we may have broken the back up summer…:
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Most of the state will see highs just in the 70s today, and minimum temps in the upper 40s low 50s.

Zachary police a man allegedly murdered his 11-month-old baby. 33-year-old Fabian Smith is charged in the death of Jericho Smith. Police arrived on the scene Saturday to find the baby lying in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid says Smith had allegedly locked other children outside…:
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Smith has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree cruelty to juveniles.

State Police say a 4-year-old was killed over the weekend after being struck by a vehicle in Iberia Parish. They say Raylen Jones of New Iberia had wandered outside of his home Saturday night without detection and ended up in the street. LSP responded to the accident around 10:30pm that night. Troopers, along with the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Division are continuing the investigation.

Three victims from last night’s energy platform explosion on Lake Pontchartrain remain in critical condition and the search for one of the workers continues today. Jefferson Parish EMS Director Mike Guilliot says seven people were taken to the hospital last night…

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Authorities say the rig is still burning and will eventually burn itself out. Officials say there is no pollution in the water.

A significant cold front moved through the Bayou State leaving us with some much needed relief. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the front has brought much cooler and drier Canadian air.  Afternoon highs will be in the 70s in northern parishes and low 80 in the coastal zone…

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State health officials say now is the time for Louisiana to get their flu shot as the influenza season is stating.  Jeff Palermo has more…

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Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves authored legislation seeking to protect Cajuns, saying they are endangered, because of coastal land loss.  Graves believes the federal government has been mismanaging the Mississippi River system for years…

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The fire continues to burn and the search for a missing worker continues following a platform explosion in Lake Pontchartrain Sunday night. Authorities in Jefferson Parish say the flame is burning at a very low pressure and could continue to for several hours, but it is contained. The name of the missing worker has not been released. Two workers are still being treated for burns; and one is in critical condition.

A significant cold front moved through the Bayou State leaving us with some much needed relief. State Climatologist Barry Keim says most of the state will see highs just in the 70s today, and minimum temps in the upper 40s low 50s. He says even though hot summer temperatures seem to be behind us; we can still expect a warmer than normal fall…:
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He says today’s weather is what we can expect most of the week.

Louisiana US Representative Garret Graves introduced an amendment he said to make a point about coastal land loss; indicating the Cajun way of life should be added to the endangered species list….:
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It’s Halloween costume time and shops say it looks like people are going for the scary clowns this year because of the popular movie It. Store manager for Halloween Express in Baton Rouge DeMarcus Cox says they are seeing that trend with kids too, but the favorites among the little ones:
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