The eyes of the world will be on New Orleans over the next week as major television networks will air Hurricane Katrina specials in recognition of the 10 year anniversary. Fox News and ESPN will show features this weekend and ABC has a one hour show Sunday night. New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation Spokesperson Lea Sinclair says thousands of journalists will ascend on the city….

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President Obama will visit the city on Thursday.

State GOP executive director Jason Dore says “opposition research” is why his name appears on a list of accounts that used the Ashley Madison cheating website. Dore says his law firm routinely searches online databases to provide clients with reports. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says its common for those who work in politics to use various websites to dig up dirt on candidates or politicians

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The Baton Rouge Police Department arrests a man they say exposed himself to a woman jogging the LSU lakes claiming he had to do it 100 times to get into a fraternity. BRPD Corporal Don Coppola says 32-year-old Charles Jeremy Harrison of Denham Springs is charged with a count of obscenity. The victim came forward on August 11th…:

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Coppola says cops identified Harrison from other police reports and the victim was also able to identify the man from a photographic line-up. LSU says there was no record of Harris attending the school.

State GOP executive director Jason Dore says “opposition research” is why his name appears on a list of accounts that used the Ashley Madison cheating website. Dore says his law firm routinely searches online databases to provide clients with reports. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says its common for those who work in politics to use various websites to dig up dirt on candidates or politicians…
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Dore’s name is one of 639 on a Baton Rouge list of individuals that purportedly used Ashley Madison. The names have been released as part of website hack.

Hurricane Danny in the Atlantic continues to move on west-northwest track towards the Windward Islands. The storm currently doesn’t pose a threat to land, but State Climatologist Barry Keim says we need to keep an eye on it…
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Keim says the forecast model has Danny weakening to a tropical storm as it moves towards Puerto Rico.

The Jeff Davis Parish Sheriff’s office arrested a 27-year-old man who had two girls, a 17 year-old and seven-year-old, living in extreme filfth conditions inside a Jennings home. Commander Chris Ivey says the 17 year-old had multiple injuries and was brought to a domestic violence center and the seven-year-old…
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Terry Joseph Landry was booked into parish jail without bond.

The state department of health and hospitals says there have been 20 people diagnosed with the West Nile virus in Louisiana this year. State health officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says adults and children should wear mosquito repellent containing DEET when outdoors…
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Guidry says so far no deaths associated with West Nile this year.

There is a huge buzz around the state right now over the purported Baton Rouge Ashley Madison list which includes some fairly prominent names. The executive director of the statewide Republican Party Jason Dore says his name is on the list because his law firm routinely searches such online databases to provide clients with reports. There are 639 names on the Baton Rouge list.

We now have our first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. Eric Gill reports…:
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A Covington Fire Department official says three students from Covington High School were taken to the hospital this afternoon suffering from suspected drug overdoses. The Fire Department was called to the school after a report of an unresponsive student at lunch. Another student was also found unresponsive and a third reportedly told officials they had all taken the banned synthetic drug Mojo. At last report, the conditions of the three teens was unknown.

An Oakdale woman accused of killing, burning, and burying a pregnant woman and her unborn baby wants to change her plea. Pamela Causey-Fregia wants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2011 death of Victoria Perez and her unborn child. Legal analyst Tim Meche says it’s often difficult to establish an insanity defense…:
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Officials believe Causey-Fregia killed the pregnant Perez with the intent of taking her baby and raising it as her own.

Hurricane Danny continues to churn in the Atlantic as the first hurricane of the 2015 season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it’s a relatively small storm with hurricane force winds extending only 10 miles from the center. He says that makes it much harder to predict what exactly it will do so we need to keep an eye on it..:
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He says they expect the storm to become a Cat 2 within the next couple of days.

The Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested a man who is accused of keeping his 17-year-old girlfriend captive in a home also occupied by his 7-year-old child. Commander Chris Ivey says the young child was found by deputies in disgusting room…:
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27-year-old 27-year-old Terry Landry is charged with domestic abuse battery, false imprisonment and criminal neglect.

The Department of Health and Hospitals confirms 20 cases of West Nile have been reported so far this year. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says of these cases, 10 were the neuroinvasive disease, the more serious form of the virus. He says a small number of infected people will develop serious symptoms…:
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He says it’s important to take preventative measures when outdoors.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says two men have been cited for alleged alligator violations in Grant Parish. They say 38-year-old Chad Watts and 43-year-old Patrick Daniels of Colfax took alligators during a closed season and with no license. 12 gators were found recently harvested at the subject’s residence. The two face hefty fines and up to 120 days in jail.

Danny strengthened enough this morning to become the first hurricane of the 2015 season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Danny could become a Category 2 storm in the next couple of days. He says as Hurricane Danny moves toward the Caribbean, it will hit an area of higher wind shear that will likely weaken the storm…:
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He says hurricane Danny is tracked to move over the Lesser Antilles Monday morning then Puerto Rico Tuesday morning.

The DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a teenager who confessed to stabbing his aunt to death because the devil made him. Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle says the teen committed the horrible act while his aunt, Yolanda Hunter, was sleeping and she died later at a hospital..:
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The teen is charged with second degree murder.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals confirms 20 West Nile cases this summer. Emelie Gunn has more on how you can prevent getting the disease…:
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President Obama will be one of many visiting New Orleans next week to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton now say they plan to come as well and meet with residents to honor the city and commend them for beating the odds and coming back after the devastating effects of the storm.

Hurricane Danny is the first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Danny has sustained winds of 75 miles per hour and could strengthen to a Category 2 storm in the next couple of days. He says Danny is still over a thousand miles east of the Lesser Antilles moving west north west…:
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Keim says we’re several days away from even thinking about Danny entering the Gulf of Mexico.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals confirms 20 cases of West Nile so far this summer. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry urges people to always wear mosquito repellent when outdoors and take preventative measures to keep the pests out of your yard…:
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An Oakdale woman accused of killing, burning, and burying a pregnant woman and her unborn baby wants to change her plea. Pamela Causey-Fregia wants to plead not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2011 death of Victoria Perez and her unborn child. Legal analyst Tim Meche says this move is not all that unusual…:
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A judge will consider the motion in an August 27th hearing.

Activists are now offering more reward money for information leading to an arrest in the case of a cat cut in half and left on display on a Covington golf course. They say anyone who comes forward with information about who did this to the cat will get a $1700 reward. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office has formed an animal abuse task force to try and solve the crime.

We now have our first hurricane of this year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals confirmed a total of 20 cases statewide of West Nile virus so far this summer. They say 10 of this year’s cases have been neuroinvasive, two have been West Nile fever and eight have been asymptomatic. Health officials say whether your children are playing sports or your grilling outside, it’s very important to wear mosquito repellent.

The Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested a man who is accused of keeping his 17-year-old girlfriend captive in a home also occupied by his 7-year-old child. Commander Chris Ivey says deputies responded to a Jennings home where they located the victim who told them she’d been held against her will by 27-year-old Terry Landry:
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Ivey says the home was filthy and had no utilities or running water. The child was released to her mother. Landry is charged with domestic abuse battery, false imprisonment and criminal neglect.

It was a rough day Wednesday for the oil and gas industry. During a federal oil lease sale in New Orleans, only five companies placed bids on 33 tracts in the Western Gulf of Mexico which is the lowest in history.