The two candidates for governor touched on several key policy issues during last night’s televised LPB debate. They are split on many matters including the direction they believe healthcare should be headed in the state. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he would immediately expand the traditional Medicaid program as governor, and it should have already been done…:
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But Vitter says that would cripple the state financially and the US Senator would only consider Medicaid expansion on Louisiana’s terms.

Voters finally seem to be paying more attention to this race as Secretary of State Tom Schedler says early voting numbers for the November 21st runoff are higher than they were for the primary. Polls are closed today in observance of Veterans Day, but will reopen tomorrow morning between 8:30-6 through Saturday.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man is dead and another is behind bars after a fight escalated between the two over a dog. They believe the suspect, 38-year-old Danny Breaux of Raceland, arranged to buy the dog from 39-year-old Duong Tran, but ended up not paying for it. Cops say during a fight over the matter, Breaux beat Tran to death in a street. He will be booked on a charge of second-degree murder.

State Police says they’ve arrested a Shreveport Firefighter who was busted trying to meet up with what he thought to be a 13-year-old and her mother for a sex act, while he was on duty at the station. Trooper Matt Harris says 35-year-old Brian Garza was chatting online and believed he was talking to the juvenile and arranged a meet up…:
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But he was met by troopers instead and Harris said charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer aided solicitation of a minor and prostitution.

There are an unusual high number of mosquitoes buzzing around for this time of year. Colby Colona, President of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association, says warm temperatures and heavy rain events can trigger dormant mosquito eggs to hatch and that’s what’s been happening. Colona hopes temperatures will become more fall or winter like sooner than later:
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A cold front is moving over Louisiana according to the National Weather Service, bringing in the chance for severe weather in North Louisiana but dramatically different change in temperature over the next several days.

State Police say an “on duty” Shreveport Firefighter has been placed under arrest and charged with indecent behavior with a juvenile, computer aided solicitation of a minor and prostitution. They say 35-year-old Brian Garza believed he had set up a sex encounter with a 13-year-old and her mother together, but when he left the fire station to meet up, he was met by troopers and arrested.

The father of one of the Marksville officers accused of second degree murder in the death of a 6-year-old boy is reportedly arranging to post the $1 million dollar bond for his son. The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says Norris Greenhouse Sr. was securing a property bond for the accused, 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. There is no word if Derrick Stafford, the other officer arrested after the shooting, is planning to post his bond.

Louisiana voters got their first televised gubernatorial debate last night between Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards. Edwards and Vitter went head-to-head on issues like Medicaid expansion, workforce development, and education. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says each candidate held their own…:
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The debate got heated and personal toward the end.

Thunderstorm activity is expected across north Louisiana today and into tonight. Marty Mayeaux with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says a cold front is moving in and along with it, the chance for severe weather:
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He says this system will be bringing in much cooler temperatures throughout the state over the next several days.

Mosquitoes don’t like cold temperatures, but they do like water and Louisiana has been mostly wet and mild this fall and the pests are everywhere. Colby Colona, President of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association, says until solid cold weather arrives, you should take proper precautions to avoid mosquito bites…
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The two gubernatorial candidates largely avoided attacking each other over things like negative ads and private investigators, until the very end of last night’s LBP debate. High priority policies were addressed including health care where they are split. Republican David Vitter says Democrat John Bel Edwards would expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, like Kentucky, which would cause heath care costs to skyrocket…:
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But Edwards says if Medicaid had already been expanded in Louisiana, it would have saved $52 million dollars this year alone. Vitter says he’d expand Medicaid but only under Louisiana’s terms.

The two candidates for governor touched on several key Louisiana issues during last night’s televised debate hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting and the Council for a Better Louisiana. They each have vastly different views on the topic of education. Democrat John Bel Edwards says he’d support charter schools, but only if school districts felt they had a need for them…:
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But Republican David Vitter, who supports of charter without reservation, says limiting the opportunity would alienate thousands of students throughout the state.

Sources say one of the Marksville officers involved in the shooting that killed a 6-year-old, could walk out of jail as early as Thursday. The father of 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr. is expected to secure a million dollar property bond for his son.

We’re well into November but there are an unusual high number of mosquitoes seen buzzing around for this time of year. Eric Gill reports…:
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Secretary of State Tom Schedler says he’s seeing more participation during early voting in this election than for the primary. Schedler says typically the general election receives less votes than the primary, but numbers are looking good during this early voting period. Polls are closed today in observance of Veterans day. Early voting for the November 21st runoff ends Saturday.

Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to honor those who have served in the US Armed Forces. Eric Gill has more…:
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The father of one of the Marksville officers accused of second degree murder in the death of a 6-year-old boy is reportedly arranging to post the $1 million dollar bond for his son. The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says Norris Greenhouse Sr. was securing a property bond for the accused, 23-year-old Norris Greenhouse Jr.

More people are showing up to early vote in the November 21st Gubernatorial runoff than they were in the primary. That’s according to Secretary of State Tom Schedler who thinks voters are more engaged now that the ballot is smaller and the candidates are becoming more well known…:
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Polls are closed today in observance of Veterans Day. Early voting ends Saturday.

We’re well into November but, apparently, no one has told the mosquitoes. There are an unusual high number of mosquitoes being seen buzzing around for this time of year. Colby Colona, President of the Louisiana Mosquito Control Association, says blame the weather..:
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She urges folks to protect themselves from mosquitoes until things really start to cool off.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand has made public new information regarding the spying scandal involving a Private Eye hired by the David Vitter Campaign. Normand says they’ve uncovered a secret video on Robert Frenzel’s device, which shows a conversation with a potential witness to discredit the Wendy Ellis/Cortez prostitute’s story about her relationship with Vitter…

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Normand says they will be meeting with the FBI on Thursday to discuss the findings. Vitter says he has also turned in findings to the FBI with significant supporting affidavits and documentation that a witness is being paid to lie about him…

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Viter says he had a person there to investigate an illegal scheme involving his gubernatorial opponent, Democrat John Bel Edwards.

State election officials are seeing more participation for this early voting period than what occurred in the primary. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Shreveport Police are investigating an early morning shooting that left one man dead. They say the incident happened just before 1AM and when officers arrived they found a man suffering from gunshot wounds outside a local motel. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities believe the victim and suspect were involved in some kind of dispute. The name of the deceased has not been released.

During last night’s televised gubernatorial debate, Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter did talk about education, Medicaid, transportation and workforce development. But the conversation got testy towards the end when Vitter’s prostitution scandal was brought up. Edwards made reference to his “Patriots over Prostitutes” commercial…

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Vitter says Edwards is acting “holier than thou,” but the Louisiana Democratic Party is using private investigators on his behalf, along with having trial lawyers doing his dirty work…

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The two candidates will face off again in another televised debate on November 16th.

A reminder to voters, early voting locations will be closed today in honor of Veterans Day.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand is releasing new information regarding the spying scandal involving a person hired by the David Vitter Campaign…

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Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to honor those who have served in the US Armed Forces. Louisiana National Guard Col. Pete Schneider says Veterans Day is a day to celebrate those who served and kept us free…

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If you happen to see a veteran today, Schneider encourages you to thank them for their service.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand releases new information regarding the spying scandal involving a person hired by the David Vitter Campaign. Normand says he’s been able to recover deleted recordings from the device of PI Robert Frenzel. He says one of the videos shows the owner of the PI firm trying to coerce someone into saying a blog written by Jason Berry on Vitter’s previous relationship with a prostitute, was false.

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Vitter has called the entire Metairie coffee shop “spy-gate” incident, silly. The senator says he did have a person there to investigate an illegal scheme involving his opponent…

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Normand says they will be meeting with the FBI on Thursday to discuss the findings.

Louisiana National Guard Col. Pete Schneider says Veterans Day is not only a day to thank those who serve, but their families for the sacrifices they make, too. Schneider says there are about 10,000 members of the Louisiana National Guard and many have been deployed overseas…

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Schneider says Veterans Day is a day of reflection and thanks, but it’s also a day to celebrate those who served and kept us free. If you happen to see a veteran today, Schneider encourages you to thank them for their service.

Secretary of State Tom Schedler says it appears more voters are participating during early voting in this election than for the primary. He thinks voters are much more engaged with the runoff election, possibly because the ballot is smaller and the candidates are more recognizable….

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Voter turnout for the primary was 39-percent. A reminder to voters, early voting locations will be closed statewide today in honor of Veterans Day.