Voter apathy could explain why 46% of candidates who signed up for offices in the October 24th primary will run unopposed, according to Secretary of State Tom Schedler. He says we must get people re-engaged on the Constitution and what this country is all about…

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Schedler says in the state legislature, 20 out of 39 senators and 39 out of 105 House members drew no opponents.

With the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline hovering just above $2.00 a gallon, many are wondering just how low it will go? American Automobile Association spokesperson Don Redman says if all goes smoothly, you can expect gas prices to steadily fall for the rest of the year…

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He says prices haven’t been that low since early 2009.

A study out of the University of Illinois finds diet soda drinkers often eat more unhealthy foods, which counter acts their attempts to lose weight. Emelie Gunn has more…

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According to State Farm Insurance claims data, Louisiana drivers have among the lowest odds of a deer collision in the country. The study shows that the chances of a driver hitting a deer in Louisiana is 1 in 335, which ranks the state 41st nationally. It was also found that drivers are most likely to collide with a deer in the last three months of the year. West Virginia has the worst odds of a driver hitting a deer, 1 in 44.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler says 46% of candidates who signed up for offices in the October 24th primary will run unopposed. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office say four teenagers are arrested accused of kidnapping and raping an underage girl. Authorities say the girl was lured to a parked car, forced inside, and driven to an abandoned home where the rape occurred. 17-year-old Marlon Grady, 19-year-olds D’Kevin Cleveland and Montrell Davis, and a juvenile, whose name is being withheld, are charged with kidnapping and aggravated rape.

The US House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing in New Orleans today to discuss how current federal policies impact oil and natural gas development in the Gulf. Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, says if the US wants to remain a world leader in energy production, we need to increase production on more than just state and private land…

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The hearing will also touch on the crude oil export debate.

Just how low will will gas prices go? The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is hovering just above $2.00 a gallon and American Automobile Association spokesperson Don Redman says we could see prices near $1.80 by the end of the year. Redman says you’d have to go back to early 2009 to find gas prices that low…

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He says these low prices have caused demand to rise about three-percent from last year when prices were roughly $1.10 more per gallon.

The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is hovering just above $2.00 a gallon and that leaves many wondering just how low will it go? American Automobile Association spokesperson Don Redman says the US Department of Energy forecasts the national average to hit $2 a gallon by December…

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Redman says you’d have to go back to early 2009 to find gas prices below $1.80.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler feels voter apathy may partially explain why 46% of candidates who qualified for the October 24th primary will run unopposed. He thinks if more people were involved in the process and went out to vote, especially young people, there wouldn’t be such a waning interest in qualifying…

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Schedler says the cost of running a successful campaign could be another reason potential challengers are turned off.

A field hearing of the The US House Natural Resources Committee will be held in New Orleans today discussing how current federal policies impact oil and natural gas development in the Gulf, including the ban on U.S. oil exports. Utah Congressman Rob Bishop says by not allowing exports, the development of the oil and gas industry is significantly harmed…

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Senators Bill Cassidy and David Vitter are scheduled to attend the meeting, along with Congressman Garret Graves.

People who drink diet sodas tend to eat unhealthier, higher calorie food, according to a University of Illinois study. Dr. Anne Gilmore of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center says diet soda drinkers often think they are cutting calories in one place, so it’s okay to splurge on another even though that’s not the case…

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She says these results aren’t surprising.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler feels voter apathy may partly explain why 46% of candidates who signed up for offices in the October 24th primary will run without opposition. He says in 2007, 35% of qualified candidates didn’t have an opponent and in 2011 it was 39%. He feels this uptick points to a public that just doesn’t care:

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Schedler says 20 out of 39 state senators drew no opponents.

The US House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing in New Orleans today to discuss how current federal policies impact oil and natural gas development in the Gulf of Mexico. Committee chair, Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, says the hearing will focus on federal statutes which could cause a second moratorium in the Gulf…

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The hearing begins at 9AM.

A study out of Illinois finds people who drink diet sodas tend to eat unhealthier, higher calorie food, which negates their attempts to lose weight. The research found that many diet soda drinkers feel justified in eating more because they feel guilty about indulging in unhealthy food. Dr. Anne Gilmore of LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center says these results aren’t surprising…

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Gilmore says diet soda drinkers often think they are cutting calories in one place, so it’s okay to splurge on another. She says overall, we need to look at all the calories that we consume.

Governor Bobby Jindal held a prayer rally for law enforcement on the steps of the state capitol today. Jindal called for a statewide day of prayer, because nine police officers have died while on-duty this year. The governor says he also prays for the families of officers who worry each day, if their loved ones will come home…
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The mother of Thomas LaValley, a Shreveport police officer fatally shot last month, was one of the attendees.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office says a Shreveport man is behind bars today and charged for the second-degree murder of 29-year-old Robert Earl French, who was fatally shot multiple times in a street in 1980. Authorities say good detective work led to the arrest of 62-year-old Jimmy Lee Tigues and solving this 35-year-old cold case.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is still trying to make sense of a murder-suicide in Central that left four people dead including three brothers. Spokesperson Casey Hicks says 60-year-old Rodney Chemin (KEY-men) allegedly shot three brothers, who were in their 50s, before turning the gun on himself. Hicks says they were all watching football at a neighbor’s house and got into an argument about music…:
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She says the neighbor then went over and found the four dead.

In northwest Louisiana, police say a heated argument over video games led to a shooting that sent one man to the hospital. Many police spokesperson Dean Lambert says 32-year-old Patrick Carhee became angry with 21-year-old Edward Glynn and grabbed a handgun and shot Glynn in the thump. He says Carhee faces some serious charges…
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The victim was treated at local hospital and is expected to make a full recovery.

Governor Bobby Jindal hosted a prayer rally for law enforcement on the steps of the state capitol today. Jindal declared September 14th a statewide day of prayer for officers. State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says our prayers shouldn’t end here and we should all continue to respect cops who have died in the line of duty by the way we live our lives:
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So far in 2015, Louisiana has lost nine police officers, making us the number two state in the country for law enforcement deaths.

State Treasurer John Kennedy feels the horrible crime problem in New Orleans could be helped by implementing a stop and frisk program for cops. He says this would let officers frisk anyone without probable cause which he admits is controversial, but we should be empowering our police officers and not undermining them…:
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office is trying to make sense of a murder-suicide in Central that left four people dead, including three brothers. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office says they’ve charged a man with second degree murder for a homicide that happened 35 years ago. They say 62-year-old Jimmy Lee Tigues of Shreveport was booked in the death of 29-year-old Robert Earl French who was found dead on the side of the road on August 1st 1980. Detectives got new information on the unsolved murder recently and obtained a warrant for Tigues’ arrest.

Governor Bobby Jindal declared today a statewide Day of Prayer and hosted a rally on the capitol steps in Baton Rouge to honor law enforcement across Louisiana. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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The coroner in East Baton Rouge Parish says autopsies on the four people who died in Central in an apparent murder suicide show one man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and his two brothers had one shot each to the chest. He confirmed the three brothers deaths were homicides. The alleged shooter, 60-year-old Rodney Chemin (KEY-men), died of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Apparently the men were in a dispute over what music to listen to while watching a football game.

Many Police say two men who got into a fight while playing games on an XBOX ended with one in the hospital and another in jail. Spokesperson Dean Lambert says 32-year-old Patrick Carhee became angry with 21-year-old Edward Glynn and slapped him. He says Glynn then punched Carhee and that’s when Carhee tried to hit Glynn with a hammer and stabbed him in the arm with a kitchen knife, but wasn’t done there..
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Carhee is charged with multiple offenses, including attempted second degree murder.

Playboy Magazine has released its 2015 Top Party Schools List and Tulane made number 4. Playboy says if anybody knows how to party its New Orleans and Tulane is a thriving campus. They say you can often find spirited students strolling the French Quarter where the notorious open-container policy allows shenanigans to happen year round.