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LRN AM Newscall April 20, 2016

Today begins the 30th annual  Festival International de Louisiane in downtown Lafayette. Emelie Gunn has more…

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The state’s budget problems were a popular topic on Governor John Bel Edwards first monthly radio call-in show. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The Senate sends a bill to the House that would ensure every TOPS recipient receives at least a partial scholarship, in the event the state cannot fully fund the program. Halen Doughty has more…

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The 30th annual of the Festival International de Louisiane begins today and runs through Sunday in downtown Lafayette. Festival Marketing Director April Courville says this is a really exciting celebration with new activities taking homage to the history of the festival. She says over 400-thousand people are excited to join in the festivities.

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Courville says the festival has been such an accomplishment for the last three decades because of the great support from the community. She says a lot of work goes into organizing this huge free festival.

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Courville says local performers and international artists from 25 different countries are performing during the five days of the festival. She says there will also be tons of vendors with unique art, food, and craft beers.

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There’s a new addition to the Governor’s Mansion since John Bel Edwards moved in. Edwards says he put in a chicken coop next to the garden, behind the mansion. The governor says they’re new chickens, so he hopes to supply his friends and family with fresh eggs soon.

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Edwards says the coop is color coordinated with the mansion. Edwards had a chicken coop at his home in Amite, but he says it wasn’t nice enough to bring to the mansion. With the 16 new hens and his two dogs, Edwards says he’s still trying to be considerate of his neighbors.

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Edwards says he checks on his birds every evening when he gets home. The chicken coop comments sparked questions about how the project was funded. Edwards says the project was not paid for by taxpayers.

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The Louisiana Department of Education revokes the child care license of Abita Church Christian Daycare in St. Tammany Parish after four unsupervised toddlers were found roaming near a busy street. Department of Education spokesperson Ken Pastorick says the children left through an opening in the fence enclosing the center’s playground.

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A motorist found the four toddlers the morning of April 7th walking on the street in front of the daycare center. The children were unharmed from the incident. However, Pastorick says the center still did not perform their duties as a daycare.

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The daycare has 15 days to appeal the revocation. Pastorick says the Department of Education is quick to revoke unfit daycares.

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The state Senate unanimously approves a bill that would make sure every TOPS recipient would receive at least part of their award, if the state is not able to fully fund the scholarship program. Jonesboro Senator Jim Fannin says legislators added an amendment that would allow a TOPS recipient to keep their award even if they are unable to attend college immediately because they cannot afford it.

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Under the current law, students with lower ACT scores or who do not have financial need would not get a scholarship at all. West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth says it isn’t fair to tell students for four years that they will get TOPS, then suddenly take it away because they cannot fund the program. He says lawmakers need to ensure that everyone who earns the scholarship gets something.

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The cost of TOPS for the next fiscal year is about 300-million dollars. New Orleans Senator Karen Peterson says right now, the chance of TOPS being fully funded this year is nil. She says without this legislation, there will be a lot of students who will not get a TOPS award at all.

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04.19.16
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LRN Legislative Update, April 20, 2016

The state Senate unanimously approves a bill that would make sure every TOPS recipient would receive at least part of their award, if the state is not able to fully fund the scholarship program. Under the current law, students with lower ACT scores or who do not have financial need would not get a scholarship at all. West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth says it isn’t fair to tell students for four years that they will get TOPS, then suddenly take it away because they cannot fund the program. He says lawmakers need to ensure that everyone who earns the scholarship gets something.

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The cost of TOPS for the next fiscal year is about 300-million dollars.

Legislation that would expand the number of diseases that medical marijuana can be used to treat failed to get enough votes to pass out of the Senate. Under current law, once medical cannabis becomes available in Louisiana, it can only be used for three different diseases. But several senators expressed concerns with the legislation, claiming it would be a gateway to the complete legalization of marijuana.

The state’s budget problems were a popular topic on Governor John Bel Edwards first monthly radio call-in show. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The House approved the Pastor Protection Act, which would allow a minister or clergy member to refuse to perform a same-sex marriage. Opponents of the bill claim it is not necessary because pastors are already protected under the first amendment and some state legislation. Supporters say it just protects their fundamental right of conscience. The bill passed on an 80-18 vote.

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18:30 LRN Newscast April 19, 2016

Governor John Bel Edwards is celebrating 100 days in office today. Michelle Southern has more on what the governor has achieved so far and what still remains to be done.

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LSU’s band director, Roy King, has been fired after being on administrative leave for several weeks. The temporary brand director will be Dr. Dennis Llinas, who has been the associate director of bands. King’s attorney, Jill Craft, says King was notified via a letter mailed to his house.

The bill to allow for the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk has been approved by the Senate, despite health risk concerns. Ville Platte Senator Eric LaFleur says consumers should be allowed to choose if they want to drink raw milk. He says it’s absurd that we can trust doctors to perform surgeries, but we can’t trust local farmers to produce safe milk.

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The bill now heads to the House for more discussion

A former police officer in St. Martin Parish plead guilty to his part in a ticket-writing scheme on Interstate 10. Ex-Henderson assistant police chief, Oliver Mack Lloyd, received a suspended sentence of six months in jail. St. Martin Parish prosecutor Chester Cedars says Lloyd orchestrated a plan where officers received bonuses for writing traffic tickets…

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17:30 LRN Newscast April 19, 2016

Governor John Bel Edwards has been in office 100 days today. Edwards’ numerous accomplishments in the first hundred days, includes banning discrimination against the LGBT community in state offices and raising over $1 billion in revenue during the special session. Edwards says he is most proud of the healthcare coverage that over 300,000 people in the state will receive as a result of Medicaid expansion.

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Edwards says his biggest immediate goals are resolving the state’s budget problems and getting equal pay for men and women. He says one of the most important bills he is pushing seeks to raise the state’s minimum wage.

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Edwards has also installed a chicken coop at the Governor’s Mansion that is home to 16 hens.

Legislation that would expand the number of diseases that medical marijuana can be used to treat failed to get enough votes to pass out of the Senate. Under current law, once medical cannabis becomes available in Louisiana, it can only be used for three different diseases. St. Martin Parish senator Fred Mills says he wants to give cancer and AIDS patients the ability to use it…

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But several senators expressed concerns with the legislation. Delhi Senator Francis Thompson says passing this bill could lead to other legislation that will legalize marijuana…

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The vote on the bill was 19 yes, 16 nays. But a bill needs 20 votes to pass the senate. It can be brought up again.

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16:45 LRN Sportscast April 19

LSU’s Antonio Blakeney has announced he will return for his sophomore season. Blakeney had considered submitting his name for the NBA draft, but the shooting guard from Florida has decided to stay at LSU. Blakeney averaged nearly 13 points and three rebounds a game during his freshman campaign.

Louisiana Tech introduced Brooke Stoehr as its new women’s basketball coach. Stoehr, who is a former Lady Techster player and assistant coach, returns to Ruston after a successful run as the co-head coach at Northwestern State. Stoehr led the Lady Demons to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances in 2014-15.

Northwestern State is mourning the death of John McConathy. He’s the father of current Demons Coach Mike McConathy and he’s considered one of Northwestern’s greatest basketball players. John McConathy was an all-american at the Natchitoches school and the fifth pick in the 1951 NBA draft. He was 86 years old.

In college baseball action tonight…24th ranked UL Lafayette hosts Nicholls state. Earlier this season, the Cajuns beat the Colonels five to four in Thibodaux. Northwestern State is at Lousiana Tech. The Bulldogs are 20-12 on the year, while the Demons are 18-17.

LSU’s next game is Wednesday night when they host Southeastern Louisiana. The Tigers have lost three midweek games already this season. Coach Paul Mainieri knows the Tigers can’t afford to many more midweek defeats, if they want to host a regional…
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First pitch tomorrow night at Alex Box Stadium is at 6:30.

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16:30 LRN Newscast, April 19, 2016

Governor John Bel Edwards is celebrating 100 days in office today. The governor has already faced challenges in office, including the largest budget deficit in state history and a legislature that doesn’t see eye to eye with him. But Edwards says it’s about making choices that solve the state’s problems in the best possible way for the people of Louisiana.

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The bill to allow for the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk has been approved by the Senate, despite concerns from the opposition about health risks. The proposal would not allow for the sale of raw milk in grocery stores. Ville Platte Senator Eric LaFleur says he’s only looking to give farmers the ability to sell raw milk and the government should not interfere….

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The bill now heads to the House.

A study out of Baton Rouge finds preschoolers who watch other kids eating vegetables on TV are more likely to eat nutritious foods themselves. Emelie Gunn has more…

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The director of the Golden Band from Tigerland, Roy King, has been fired, according to his attorney, Jill Craft, who told a Baton Rouge TV station about King’s dismissal. Craft had said earlier that the university was conducting a witch hunt against King. One allegation from the school is that King forwarded resumes for those apply for the dean of the school of music position to other employees.

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15:30 LRN Newscast April 19

Today marks the 100th day in office for Governor John Bel Edwards. The governor says his proudest accomplishment to this point is following through on a campaign promise to expand the state’s medicaid program…
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Edwards says his biggest immediate goals are resoloving the state’s budget problems and getting equal pay for men and women.

The governor may have the opportunity to sign into law a bill that would allow farmers to sell limited quantities of raw milk. The measure passed the Senate, despite objections from Delhi Senator Francis Thompson, who is concerned about the health risks associated with unpasteurized milk…
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The bill heads to the House for more discussion.

A study from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has found kids are more willing to eat vegetables after watching other kids their age eating veggies on television. Researcher Amanda Staiano says if your child doesn’t want to eat vegetables, maybe try this method…
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Staiano says research has found that one-third pre-school aged children are not eating vegetables.

The former assistant police chief of Henderson, Oliver Mack Lloyd, has received a six month suspended prison sentence after he plead guilty to accusations he provided other officers bonsuses for writing speeding tickets on motorists on I-10. St. Martin Parish prosecutor Chester Cedars says Henderson’s Police Chief Leroy Guidry also signed a public statement acknowledging the town will no longer target speeders on I-10…
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14:30 LRN Newscast April 19

Governor John Bel Edwards is celebrating 100 days in office today. Michelle Southern has more on what the governor has achieved so far and what remains to be done…
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The bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a five-thousand dollar reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who stole guns from a store called Tickfaw Guns in Tangipahoa Parish. The business is located on US Highway 51.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has conducted a study that found young children are more likely to eat vegetables, if they see other kids eating veggies on TV. Researcher Amanda Staiano says they observed that kids seem to enjoy watching videos of other children their age eating bell peppers…
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Staiano says if your child doesn’t want to eat vegetables, try this method.

The former assistant police chief in Henderson pleads guility to allegations he orchestrated a ticket writing scheme, where officers would receive bonuses for writing speeding tickets against motorists on I-10. Oliver Mack Lloyd received a suspended six month prison sentence and St. Martin Parish prosecutor Chester Cedars says they wanted to send a message to all police officers…
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LRN PM Newscall April 19

A study out of Baton Rouge finds pre-schoolers who watch other kids eating vegetables on TV are more likely to eat nutritious foods themselves. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Governor John Bel Edwards is celebrating 100 days in office today. Michelle Southern has more on what the governor has achieved so far and what still remains to be done.

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The bill to allow for the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk has been approved by the Senate, despite health risk concerns. Ville Platte Senator Eric LaFleur says consumers should be allowed to choose if they want to drink raw milk. He says it’s absurd that we can trust doctors to perform surgeries, but we can’t trust local farmers to produce safe milk.

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The proposal would not allow for the sale of raw milk in grocery stores. LaFleur says he’s only looking to give farmers the ability to sell raw milk and the government should not interfere….

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But Delhi Senator Francis Thompson says drinking raw milk has health risks, such as contracting salmonella and other diseases. He says it isn’t safe to drink milk that is unpasteurized.

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The bill now heads to the House for more discussion, after the senate approved the legislation on a 23-12 vote.

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A study from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center finds kids that watch other children eating nutritious foods on a TV screen are more likely to eat healthier themselves. Pediatric obesity and health behavior researcher Amanda Staiano says when they offered pre-school aged children the same vegetables they saw on television, the kids ate more of the vegetable and had a preference to eating it again.

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Stainano says one-third of pre-school aged children aren’t eating vegetables. She says during the study the kids seemed to enjoy watching videos of other children their age eating bell peppers.

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Staiano says the effects of the study were seen only with the children that watched others on TV eating the vegetables, other kids who didn’t watch the videos were not interested in the vegetables. She says if you child doesn’t want to eat vegetables, try this method.

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Today marks 100 days in office for Governor John Bel Edwards. Edwards has already faced many challenges in office, inheriting the largest budget deficit in state history and a legislature that doesn’t see eye to eye with the governor. But Edwards says it’s about making choices that solve these problems in the best possible way for the people of Louisiana.

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Edwards says his numerous accomplishments in the first hundred days, includes banning discrimination against the LGBT community in state offices and raising over $1 billion in revenue during the special session. Edwards says he is most proud of the healthcare coverage that over 300,000 people in the state will receive as a result of Medicaid expansion.

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Edwards says his biggest immediate goals are resolving the state’s budget problems and getting equal pay for men and women. He says one of the most important bills he is pushing seeks to raise the state’s minimum wage.

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A former police officer in St. Martin Parish plead guilty to his part in a ticket-writing scheme on Interstate 10. Ex-Henderson assistant police chief, Oliver Mack Lloyd, received a suspended sentence of six months in jail. St. Martin Parish prosecutor Chester Cedars says Lloyd orchestrated a plan where officers received bonuses for writing traffic tickets…

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Cedars says Henderson Police Chief Leroy Guidry was also charged in 2013 but his role was minimized after Lloyd claimed the scheme was all his idea. He says the sentence imposed on Lloyd was appropriate given the circumstances and they wanted to send a message to all police officers.

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Cedars says Lloyd is no longer a police officer. He says Chief Guidry signed a public statement acknowledging the town will no longer target on I-10.

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13:30 Newscast, April 19th, 2016

Today marks 100 days in office for Governor John Bel Edwards. Edwards has already faced many challenges in office, inheriting the largest budget deficit in state history and a legislature that doesn’t see eye to eye with the governor. But Edwards says it’s about making choices that solve these problems in the best possible way for the people of Louisiana….:
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Edwards says he is most proud of Medicaid expansion.

The Louisiana Department of Education suspends the license of a daycare in St. Tammany Parish after state officials found out they didn’t notice 4 toddlers escape the playground and wander into a busy road in Abita Springs. They also say staff did not report the incident which is an additional violation. Abita Church Christian Daycare was cited for not reporting, not supervising the toddlers who got out and improper fencing on the playground.

A former police officer in St. Martin Parish plead guilty to his part in a ticket-writing scheme on Interstate 10. Ex-Henderson assistant police chief, Oliver Mack Lloyd, received a suspended sentence of six months in jail. St. Martin Parish prosecutor Chester Cedars says Lloyd orchestrated a plan where officers received bonuses for writing traffic tickets…:
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Lloyd pleaded guilty to a change of false accounting.

Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson will not have just one, but two horses who will run in the Kentucky Derby on May 7th. Mo Tom and Tom’s Ready will part of the field of 20 horses who will run for the Roses at Churchill Downs.

Governor John Bel Edwards says he’s got 16 chickens that he keeps at the governor’s mansion. He said, however, there is no rooster he could keep on good terms with the neighbors.