In Shreveport, a manhunt is underway for a man who is believed to have fatally shot a Shreveport Police Officer last night. A police department spokesperson says the officer was responding to a call about a suspicious person threatening people inside a home when the suspect opened fire, hitting one officer multiple times. The officer was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities believe they know the identity of the shooter.

Even though Governor Bobby Jindal didn’t make it to tonight’s prime time debate, his face will still be seen on Iowa television during the telecast. Jeff Palermo has more….

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At today’s Louisiana AARP governor’s forum in Baton Rouge US Senator David Vitter is the one major gubernatorial candidate that will not attend. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says he won’t be surprised if Scott Angelle, Jay Dardenne and John Bel Edwards use Vitter’s absence to their advantage…

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Saturday the State Troopers Association is hosting a forum and all four candidates are expected to attend.

The Louisiana Department of Education announces that high school students in the state earned more than 13-hundred more qualifying scores on Advanced Placement exams in 2015 than 2014. Superintendent John White says this is an 89 percent increase in scores from 2012.

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A-P exam scores are transferable to most colleges in the country.

A Shreveport Police officer was shot and killed in the line of duty last night. A police department spokesperson says the officer was responding to a call about a prowler suspect when someone opened fire. The officer was hit several time. He was rushed to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Authorities believe they know the identity of the suspect and are searching for the gunman.

Governor Bobby Jindal is preparing to participate in today’s debate involving the second tier Republican Presidential candidates. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Jindal can’t compete with the front-runners right now so he is spending a lot of time in Iowa. He says using Jindal’s money there is his best approach to raise his numbers to get into future big debates…

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Jindal did not poll well enough to get invited to the prime time debate featuring the major candidates on Fox News.

US Senator David Vitter is the only major gubernatorial candidate who will not attend today’s Louisiana AARP governor’s forum in Baton Rouge. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says Vitter is missing a great opportunity because this forum is aimed at senior citizens, who are the most chronic voters in the country. He says although Vitter is in the lead, that doesn’t mean he’ll stay the front-runner…

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Dubos says the closer we get to the election, the more important it is for all the candidates to attend forums.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says a 23-year-old man was arrested after driving through two fences and on to the runway at Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans. Colonel John Fortunato says luckily there were no planes on the tarmac during the incident. He says Kaleb Clement from Paulina ran after seeing airport personnel coming toward him…

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Clement is charged with one count of hit and run driving and one count of driving with intoxicated.

Governor Bobby Jindal is in Cleveland today getting ready to participate in a debate involving the second tier Republican Presidential candidates. Jindal did not poll well enough to get invited to the prime time debate featuring the major candidates on Fox News. But a super PAC supporting Jindal has paid for a commercial to run in Iowa during the debate. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat…

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Pinsonat says the smaller debate is still a time for Jindal to get good national exposure

The Louisiana AARP is holding a governor’s forum today in Baton Rouge but US Senator David Vitter is the one major candidate out of the four that will not attend. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says the closer we get to the election, the more important it is for all the candidates to attend forums.

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The State Troopers Association is hosting a forum on Saturday and all four candidates are expected to attend.

The Louisiana Department of Education announces that high school students in the state earned more than 13-hundred more qualifying scores on Advanced Placement exams in 2015 than 2014. Superintendent John White says this is a 20 percent increase in A-P test scores, which are the nation’s most challenging academic assessment given to students across the country.

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He says this is an 89 percent increase in scores from 2012. White attributes the growth to an increase in kids deciding to participate in rigorous A-P courses.

Attention-getting videos are the latest tool for Republican Presidential hopefuls to gain name recognition in the battle for top contention in the party. Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham and Rand Paul have shot some rather offbeat videos, and now it’s Governor Bobby Jindal’s turn; performing an athletic push-up competition against “the issues,” like Obamacare and taxes…
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By the way, Jindal was able to do 67 push-ups.

Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams has died. Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says Williams will be missed by the House and the people he represented…
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Williams was 64.
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduced a bill to Congress that attempts to address the nation’s problems when it comes to mental illness…
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A Paulina man has been arrested after taking a drive through two fences and ended up on an active runway at Armstrong International Airport in Kenner. Jefferson Parish Deputies they found the abandoned blue Challenger on the runway just after 1pm this afternoon, but did eventually find twenty-three years old Kaleb Clement, and booked him with hit and run driving and DWI.

Governor Bobby Jindal has joined the viral video craze that other Republican presidential candidates are participating in. In a video produced by Buzzfeed, Jindal is in a push-up competition against “the issues” which are taxes, Obamacare, and Jindal’s own widely panned response to the State of Union in 2009.
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That’s Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, along with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, introduced legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental illness. Studies indicate that one in five American adults have a serious form of it, and Cassidy says everyone is impacted in some way…
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Cassidy had been working on the bill for four years; and introduced it less than two weeks after the Lafayette Theatre shooting.
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A suspected drunk driver has struck and killed a pedestrian on LA 42 in Ascension Parish last night. State Trooper Bryan Lee says 41-year-old J Thomas Bowers was traveling eastbound on the road and failed to stop as Richard Billingsley was attempting to push a disabled vehicle off the road.
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Billingsley was 18. Bowers was booked with second-offense DWI.

A member of the Louisiana house has died. Baton Rouge Representative Alfred Williams passed away Tuesday night, following complications following a knee surgery. Fellow Baton Rouge Representative Pat Smith says Williams will be sorely missed….
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Hehad been a member of the Louisiana House since 2011, after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Williams was 64.

He may not be in the Top 10 in the Republican presidential hopefuls, but it’s clear Governor Bobby Jindal can hold his own in the push-up competition. There’s a viral video out showing Jindal doing 67 push-ups in a competition against “the issues”; like taxes and Obamacare.
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That’s Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy announces the introduction of legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental illness…
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Cassidy, with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, introduced the bill that will provide states with grants up to two million dollars to treat low-income persons with serious mental issues.
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State Police say an 18-year-old, who was pushing a friend’s disabled SUV out of the roadway, was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Trooper Bryan Lee says the fatal crash happened last night on LA 42 in Ascension Parish, where 41-year-old J Thomas Bowers was traveling eastbound and failed to stop before striking pedestrian Richard Billingsley, Jr…
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Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams has died. Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says Williams was extremely well-liked and respected…
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He was elected to the State House in 2011 after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Williams was 64.

Governor Bobby Jindal is the star in a video that has him competing in a push-up competition. Jeff Palermo explains…

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Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday happens this Friday and Saturday. During the holiday, the 4% state sales tax on the first 25 hundred dollars of each item a customer buys will be waived. Local sales taxes may still apply. There are exceptions. Go to revenue-dot-louisiana-dot-gov-slash-taxholiday for more information.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduce legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental health. Cassidy has spoken with sheriffs who have told him they deal the most with the mentally ill because many people are not treated or cannot afford treatment…

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Cassidy’s bill would provide states with grants to treat low-income persons with serious mental conditions.

Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says she was shocked and saddened to hear the news. She says She says Williams always worked for the people…

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Williams was elected to the State House in 2011 after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.