Authorities say the murderer who was let go from prison in East Feliciana Parish by mistake on September 22nd, was apprehended in Georgia early this morning. US Marshals arrested 32-year-old Benjuiel Johnson at an Atlanta hotel.

The four major candidates for Governor all took shots at each other in last night’s gubernatorial debate hosted by WDSU-TV in New Orleans. Democrat John Bel Edwards, who is anti-abortion, said more investigating is needed into alleged inappropriate actions by Planned Parenthood before they are defunded. Republican David Vitter, who brought up his endorsements from several pro-life groups, said Edwards position on Planned Parenthood is the same as his support for President Obama…:
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Edwards fired back by saying while he supports the president, there are many positions he doesn’t agree with…:
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Republicans Jay Dardenne and Scott Angelle both said Vitter is lying about their records.

The Department of Children and Family Services announces changes to the food assistance program to encourage able-bodied recipients without children to move into the workforce. Secretary Suzy Sonnier says a federal waiver was allowed to expire that creates changes in an able-bodied person’s SNAP eligibility…
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Recipients who do not comply with the requirement changes will only receive benefits for three months over a three year period.

GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson will be in New Orleans for a fundraiser tomorrow. A recent poll showed the retired neurosurgeon leads the field of other Republican nominees among Louisiana voters.

A recent poll of Louisiana voters on the presidential race shows Governor Bobby Jindal receiving only three-percent support from state Republicans. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says this has to be disheartening to Jindal…

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The poll, conducted by Clarus Research Group and paid for by The Advocate and WWL-TV, shows Ben Carson leading the Republican field with 23-percent.

State Treasurer John Kennedy announces that audits of life insurance company policies have found $35 million that should have been paid to Louisiana residents. Kennedy says when a life insurance company learns of a policy holders death, they should actively seek out the beneficiaries and heirs of that person…

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Kennedy says, so far this year, claimants have received $2.6 million from these life insurance policy audits.

Investigators have discovered that the Eunice mother who shot her two children then took her own life, while also setting her home on fire, purchased a hand gun nine days before the double murder suicide. Deputy Chief with the state Fire Marshal’s Office Brant Thompson says the autopsy results came back and confirmed their suspicions.

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Thompson says the mother, 39-year-old Carla Watford, carefully planned out this murder.

This September will go down as one of the driest for north Louisiana, according to records from the National Weather Service. Senior Meteorologist Jason Hansford says Shreveport Regional Airport recorded only 0.07 inches of rain during the entire month, which just surpassed the previous record set in 1994…

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Hansford says the drought has caused burn bans to be put in place for almost every parish in north Louisiana.

Authorities have new information about the woman from Eunice who killed her two daughters before setting the house on fire and turning the gun on herself. State Fire Marshal’s Office spokesman Brant Thompson says 39-year-old Carla Watford carefully planned out the murder suicide and left a note trying to explain…:
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The daughters were 9 and 16.

Most of north Louisiana is under a burn ban as forecasters say the area will go on record for one of the driest September’s in history. National Weather Service Meteorologist Jason Hansford says they got less than an inch of rain the entire month and dry air is expected to stay in place for a while…:
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State Treasurer John Kennedy says audits of life insurance policies in Louisiana found $35 million dollars in money that was never paid. He says they found about 600 instances in which the beneficiary was not given their money so they are making life insurance companies give that money to the state…:
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He says his office tries to locate these beneficiaries when they discover an unpaid policy, but you can search online at LATreasury-dot-com to see if you are owed any money.

LSU Coach Les Miles said he could not possibly imagine star sophomore star running back Leonard Fournette sitting out next season so he doesn’t risk getting injured before he’s eligible to be drafted in 2017. The Mad Hatter said on his radio show that this talk is just stirring the pot controversy and he can’t fathom Fournette sitting anywhere inactive for a fall.

Authorities say the mother from Eunice who shot her two daughters, set their house on fire then killed herself had purchased the gun 9 days prior. Brant Thompson with the State Fire Marshal’s Office says 39-year-old Carla Watford, carefully planned out this murder and they don’t believe anyone was aware she had legally purchased the weapon.
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He says the daughters, age 16 and 9, both died from gunshot wounds to the head.

A recent poll conducted on behalf of news organizations of state voters shows that Governor Bobby Jindal would lose in a hypothetical presidential matchup to Democrat Hillary Clinton in Louisiana. But UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross feels if the election was actually between Jindal and Clinton, the Governor would come out on top in Louisiana…:
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The poll, conducted by Clarus Research Group, shows Ben Carson leading the Republican field with 23-percent.

The National Weather Service says September will go down as one of the driest months for north Louisiana. Senior Meteorologist Jason Hansford says Shreveport recorded just .07 inches of rain and burn bans are in place for almost all parishes along the I-20 corridor…:
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He says unfortunately relief from the dry air isn’t expected any time soon.

The National Hurricane Center says Joaquin has strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm and could gain steam before heading on a path nearing the US East Coast. They say hurricane warnings are in place for much of the Bahamas. The long term forecast shows that Joaquin could get close to North Carolina and Virginia on Sunday or Monday.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette told the public how feels about the suggestion he should not play next season, so that he’s healthy for the NFL draft in 2017. In a tweet, Fournette said he’ll never jump ship.

A recent Clarus Research Group survey of Louisiana voters on the presidential race shows Ben Carson leading the Republican field with 23 percent followed by Donald Trump with 19 percent. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross feels Carson’s message hits home with voters since Louisiana is a particularly religious state…:
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The poll, paid for by The Advocate and WWL-TV, also shows Governor Bobby Jindal receiving three percent support from state Republicans.

State Treasurer John Kennedy announces that audits of life insurance company policies found $35 million that should have been paid to Louisiana residents. He says insurance companies often don’t make concerted efforts to locate beneficiaries or heirs after a policy holder dies. The audits began in 2009..:
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LSU Coach Les Miles said on his radio show that he can’t imagine running back Leonard Fournette sitting out next season so he doesn’t risk getting injured before he’s eligible for the draft. Jeff Palermo has that…:
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On another sports note, Saints fans are not happy about a tweet sent out by former New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham. The team traded defensive lineman Akiem Hicks to The Patriots and Graham posted that Hicks should feel blessed for getting out of New Orleans. The tweet was quickly deleted but screen shots are circling social media.

Investigators have discovered that the Eunice mother who shot her two daughters then herself purchased the gun nine days in advance. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A man who owns a movie making business in Mandeville is sentenced to six months in jail for cheating the state’s film tax credit program. 38-year-old Daniel Garcia pleaded guilty in 2013 to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Authorities caught Garcia writing $3 million dollars in canceled checks to create fraudulent documents indicating the money was for a movie, so that he could collect $900,000 in film tax credits.

According to records from the National Weather Service, this September will go down as one of the driest for north Louisiana. Senior Meteorologist Jason Hansford says Shreveport Regional Airport recorded only 0.07 inches of rain during the entire month, which just surpassed the previous record set in 1994…:
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Hansford says the drought is having a big impact on agriculture and creating fire issues.

The first televised Louisiana gubernatorial debate featuring all four candidates airs tonight on W-D-S-U-in New Orleans and NBC TV affiliated stations. It will also air online beginning at 6pm.