Louisiana State Police say a Lottie man died after being involved in a head on collision with Acadian Ambulance. 61-year-old Brett Bergeron was driving south on LA 411 in Livonia when, for unknown reasons, his truck crossed the center line into north bound traffic and struck the ambulance head-on. The ambulance driver sustained minor injuries. Bergeron was wearing a seatbelt during the accident but suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Grenta truck driver is charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Commander Eric Becnel says 29-year-old Peter James Wilson III met up with the girl and forced her to perform sexual acts in the sleeper compartment of his truck. He says Wilson claims he’s never seen the victim in person.

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Bechnel says Wilson is charged with forcible rape.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the crime scene authorities have been searching for human remains under the I-10 Bridge this week. He says no body has been found but they have evidence 35-year-old Gammion McCloud, of Arizona, killed someone and threw them over the bridge.

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McCloud was arrested in Oregon on unrelated charges and will soon be extradited back to Calcasieu and charged with aggravated rape, aggravated incest and second degree battery.

State lawmakers have learned this fiscal year’s budget shortfall is projected at 713 million dollars. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says this is a sign that the new governor will be faced will big fiscal problems next year.

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Lawmakers also raised concerns at the joint legislative budget meeting that the current budget might need to be cut due to low oil prices.

Louisiana State Police are investigating a fatal crash that took the life of a 19-year-old Larose man. Cody Duet was driving south on LA 308 in Thibodaux, when for unknown reasons, his vehicle traveled off the right side of the road after taking a left hand curve. The car hit a ditch and flipped over. Duet was not wearing a seatbelt and ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man accused of raping a teenage girl. Eric Gill has more…

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Louisiana Lawmakers have learned next fiscal year’s budget shortfall is projected at 713 million dollars. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says they aren’t surprised with this number. He says this is a sign the next governor and legislature need to address the importance of budget reform.

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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says crime scene authorities have been looking for a body this weekend under the I-10 Bridge. He says no human remains have been discovered but there is evidence that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Arizona killed someone and through them off the bridge.

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Mancuso says there is already a warrant out for McCloud on rape charges in connection to a 2014 incident where he allegedly beat and raped a women in front of a child.

State lawmakers have learned the budget shortfall for the next fiscal year is already projected at 713 million dollars. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The extreme rainfall and heavy storms earlier in the summer that caused the Red River flooding resulted in almost 7 million dollars in damage to agriculture in Northwest Louisiana. Kurt Guidry, LSU AgCenter economist, says this is just a preliminary estimate and expects the numbers to be even higher.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office says a track driver is charged with the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Commander Eric Becnel says 29-year-old Peter James Wilson III of Gretna chatted with the teenager on a smartphone app last month and planned to meet. He says after meeting up, Wilson took the girl to the Naval Air Station in Belle Chasse where he was making a delivery.

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Becnel says Wilson dropped the girl off the next day at the same place they met.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says this week the crime scene authorities have been looking under the I-10 bridge in relation to a body dumping case. He says they haven’t discovered any human remains but the search started after receiving reliable information that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Phoenix, Arizona killed someone and through them over the bridge.

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State lawmakers have learned the budget shortfall for the next fiscal year is already projected at 713 million dollars. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says it’s not a surprise we’re looking at a big deficit but we’re in better shape than we were a year ago, when the deficit reached 1.6 billion dollars.
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Moller says it’s good to see that the four gubernatorial candidate have acknowledged the state’s budget problems.

The Jindal administration had said that they would use the “Heritage Act” to prevent the removal of four confederate monuments in New Orleans. But the Baton Rouge Advocate reports there’s no such thing as the “Heritage Act” on the state’s books. It’s expected the New Orleans City Council will consider removing the monuments after the city’s landmark’s commission voted that the statues should be taken down.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says law enforcement was searching for a body under the I-10 bridge this week in Lake Charles. He says no human remains were found, but the search began after a credible informant told authorities that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Phoenix Arizona killed someone then tossed them over the bridge…:
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McCloud is facing charges for rape in a separate case out of Calcasieu Parish.

State Police say a 7-year-old girl was killed in a Grant Parish crash. Trooper Scott Moreau says, 26-year-old Kristopher Silk of Pollock, was speeding when he crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler going in the same direction on Hwy 165. The 7 year old front seat passenger died in the crash..:
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The crash remains under investigation.

A Gretna truck driver accused of the rape of a 14-year-old girl has been arrested by the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Department…
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The heavy storms and excessive rainfall during the spring and early summer that resulted in the Red River flooding has caused an estimated 7 million dollars in damage to agriculture in Northwest Louisiana. LSU AgCenter economist Kurt Guidry says that is a conservative estimate, and the amount could likely go up at harvest time.
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At today’s joint legislative budget committee meeting, state lawmakers learned that they already have a 713 million dollar budget shortfall facing them for next fiscal year, raising concerns that the current budget may need to be adjusted because of oil prices…
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That’s Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan (yahn) Moller.

Authorities say the search under the I-10 bridge in Lake Charles this week was related to a suspected body dumping case — and now they’re pretty sure; even though no remains have been found. A credible informant told investigators that 35-year-old Gammion McCloud of Phoenix Arizona killed someone then tossed them over the bridge…:
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That’s Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso, who says McCloud will be extradited from Oregon, where he was arrested on unrelated charges.

The Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Gretna truck driver is charged in the rape of a 14-year-old girl. Commander Eric Becnel says 29-year-old Peter James Wilson III arranged to meet the girl through a smartphone app last month, and he says they wanted to be thorough in their investigation…
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After the two met, Wilson drove the teen to the Naval Air Station in Belle Chasses where he attacked her.

There is a 713 million dollar budget shortfall for the next fiscal year that is projected to face state lawmakers. That’s a far cry from the previous 1.6 billion from last year, nonetheless; Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan (yahn) Moller says the four candidates for governor should be talking about it…
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Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso says they have concluded the search of the Calcaseiu River in Lake Charles near the I-10 bridge, where they believe a body was thrown over the side by a Phoenix man. A credible informant reports 35 year-old Gammion McCloud was responsible for the dumping, even though no body was found…
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McCloud, who was arrested in Oregon this week on unrelated charges, will be extradited back to Calcasieu Parish.

State Police say a young girl was killed in Grant Parish after being involved in a high speed collision. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says, 26-year-old Kristopher Silk of Pollock, was speeding when he crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler going in the same direction on Hwy 165.
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State lawmakers learn next fiscal year’s Louisiana budget shortfall already projects at 713 million dollars…
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A Gretna truck driver has been charged in the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Plaquemines Parish. Twenty-nine-year-old Peter James Wilson III arranged to meet the girl through a smartphone app last month. After they met, he took the teen to the Naval Air Station in Belle Chasse, where he allegedly raped her. His bond has been set at 250 thousand dollar.
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Authorities have completed the search under the 1-10 Bridge in Lake Charles for a body, where Calcasieu Parish Sheriff Tony Mancuso believes was thrown over the side by a Phoenix man. Credible sources say that 35 year-old Gammion McCloud was responsible for the dumping, even though no body was found…
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McCloud will be extradicted back to Lake Charles from Oregon to face unrelated charges, including aggrevated rape and incest.

An improperly restrained young girl has been killed in Grant Parish on Highway 165, following a high speed auto crash with an 18 wheeler. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says the driver -26-year-old Kristopher Silk of Pollock-suffered minor injuries, but 7 year-old Adrien Silk wasn’t so lucky…
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Toxicology reports on the driver are pending.

State lawmakers say the budget shortfall for next fiscal year is already projected to be 713 million dollars. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says this isn’t surprising…:
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But he says we’re in better shape than we were a year ago, when the deficit reached 1.6 billion dollars.

State Police say a 7-year-old girl was killed in a Grant Parish crash. Master Trooper Scott Moreau says, 26-year-old Kristopher Silk of Pollock, was speeding when he crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler going in the same direction on Hwy 165. The 7 year old front seat passenger died in the crash. He says crashes like this are highly uncommon…:
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The crash remains under investigation.

A truck driver is charged with forcible rape after the Plaqumines Parish Sheriff’s office learned of the alleged abduction of a 14-year-old girl. Commander Eric Becnel says 29-year-old Peter James Wilson III arranged to meet the young victim in Belle Chasse through a smartphone app last month. He says Wilson forced the girl to perform sex acts in the sleeper compartment of his truck..:
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He says they were able to gather enough evidence against Wilson to make the arrest.

A survey from the LSU Public Policy Research Lab finds Louisiana residents are becoming more disgruntled over the direction the state is heading. Researchers say in January, 45% of the respondents said the state is moving in the wrong direction, but they asked that question again this summer and now the percentage is up to 59. They believe things will turn around once a new governor is sworn in.