State Treasurer John Kennedy says the Jindal Administration is considering selling the Louisiana Lottery as a way to help plug the state’s massive budget hole. The Administration is denying this. But Kennedy says he knows for a fact that it’s being actively studied…:
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The comments were made on the Jim Engster Show.

The Jindal administration’s budget for next fiscal year does not fund a presidential preference primary for Louisiana in 2016. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says he was assured that elections would be covered by the state through the spring of next year. He says when his office looked at the budget, he found that there was no money for the primary…:
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A presidential primary election would cost the state approximately $3.5 million.

A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center links drinking diet sodas to increasing waistlines in senior citizens. Eric Gill has more…:
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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office says an 85-year-old man is booked with vehicular homicide charges for allegedly running over his long time female companion in a driveway. They say when deputies responded to medical emergency in DeQuincy they found 56-year-old Mary Franklin laying near the driveway and she was pronounced dead at the scene. It was determined she was run over by James Abdalla Jr. He is in the Calcasieu Correctional Center on $60,000 bond.

Governor Bobby Jindal announced his intentions to remove the controversial Common Core education standards with three pieces of legislation that will be heard in the upcoming legislative session. State Superintendent of Education John White says turning back from Common Core will create problems for Louisiana teachers…

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Jindal’s announcement sets up a big battle in the upcoming legislative session.

The IRS says there are about 22,000 people in Louisiana who did not file a tax return in 2011 which amounts to potential refunds of up to $21.4 million dollars. Spokeswoman Lea Crusberg says tax payers only have until April 15th of this year to file their 2011 return to get their refund and time’s running out…

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She says the average potential refund in Louisiana is $693.

New Orleans Senator JP Morrell files a bill that would allow public school students in Orleans Parish to be asked about what type of sexual behaviors they are involved in. Michelle Southern reports…

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An appeals court judge has thrown out the sentence of former Jonesboro Mayor Leslie Thompson and ordered a re-sentencing. Thompson was convicted in 2013 on three counts of malfeasance in office. The court ruled that Thompson’s sentence of six years in prison, combined with having to pay restitution of almost $52,000, was excessive. It is unknown when the re-sentencing will take place.

Governor Bobby Jindal calls eliminating Common Core a top priority in the upcoming legislative session, but education leaders plan to fight his efforts. Scott Carwile…

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State Police say a Wisner man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Franklin Parish. They say an 18-wheeler, driven by 71-year-old David Minor of Natchez, Mississippi, crossed the center line and struck a vehicle driven by 61-year-old Alex Brown, Jr. Brown suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Minor was cited for careless operation. The investigation is ongoing.

A bill filed by New Orleans Senator JP Morrell would allow public students in Orleans Parish to be surveyed about what type of behaviors they are involved in — including sexual behavior. Morrell says Louisiana has a law on the books that prohibits students from being asked about their personal beliefs in sex, morality or religion…

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Morrell says opponents believe that by addressing sexual education you are making kids promiscuous.

Research from the University of Texas Health Science Center finds an association between drinking diet sodas and the increasing waistlines in senior citizens. While the study doesn’t prove a direct connection, LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center registered dietician, Cathy Champagne, says moderation will always be your best bet…

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The study followed seniors for nine years and found that waistlines increased by more than 3 inches in those who consumed diet sodas every day.

Governor Bobby Jindal announces a plan to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools and replace it with educational standards and a standardized test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. But BESE President Chas Roemer says Louisiana had input on Common Core and the early results are encouraging…

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Jindal’s announcement sets the stage for a big battle in the upcoming legislative session.

New Orleans Senator JP Morrell files a bill that would allow public school students in Orleans Parish to be surveyed about what type of behaviors they are involved in — including sexual behavior. He says results of such a review would help with coming up with a sex ed class that would actually be effective…

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Baton Rouge Representative Pat Smith introduced similar legislation last year but it failed after a massive push-back from the Louisiana Family Forum.

The IRS says there are potential refunds of up to $21.4 million dollars available for about 22,000 people in Louisiana who did not file a tax return in 2011. Spokeswoman Lea Crusberg says in cases where a tax return was not filed, the law provides most citizens with a three-year window of opportunity for claiming a refund…

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Crusberg says the average potential refund in Louisiana is $693.

A new University of Texas Health Science Center study links drinking diet sodas to increasing waistlines in senior citizens. LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center registered dietician, Cathy Champagne says obesity and increasing waistlines are two very complicated subjects…

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The study suggests that artificial sweeteners could increase weight gain by altering the way the body processes sugar, making people hungrier.

Governor Jindal announced his intentions to remove the controversial Common Core education standards from Louisiana with three pieces of legislation that will be heard in the upcoming legislative session. But BESE President Chas Roemer says it makes no sense to turn back now…

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Jindal announced that he wants to replace Common Core with an education standard and assessment test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents.

The IRS says there are about 22,000 Louisianians who did not file a tax return in 2011 which amounts to potential refunds of up to $21.4 million dollars. Spokeswoman Lea Crusberg says tax payers only have until April 15th to file their 2011 return to get their refund or else that money will go into the US Treasury…

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Crusberg says the average potential refund in Louisiana is $693.

A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center links drinking diet sodas to increasing waistlines in senior citizens. The study followed seniors for nine years and found that waistlines increased by more than 3 inches in those who consumed diet sodas every day. LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center registered dietician, Cathy Champagne, says this study was not a controlled study…

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This study wasn’t designed to prove whether diet soda had a direct cause to weight gain, but did find an association. While the study doesn’t prove a direct connection with diet sodas and a bigger waist, Champagne says consuming in moderation will always be your best bet.

Governor Bobby Jindal calls eliminating Common Core a top priority in the upcoming legislative session, but education leaders plan to fight his efforts. Scott Carwile has more…
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Jeremy Alford, with La-politics-dot-com, besides the budget, Common Core will be the most passionate topic that lawmakers discuss when the legislative session begins April 13th…
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A survey of one-thousand Louisiana resident from Marble Point Polling found that 54-percent of respondents disapprove of Common Core.

A former caretaker of a previous LSU mascot is upset the current live mascot doesn’t go to LSU football games anymore. Michelle Southern has more…
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A Natchitoches man faces hate crime and battery charges after he allegedly grabbed a woman’s buttock. Police Captain Chris Payne says 35-year-old Roderick Rachal is a repeat offender…:
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Payne says it appears that in each case, Rachal targets a specific race and gender which is why he also is charged with hate crimes.

Just as some 316-thousand students are taking the Common Core tests this week, Governor Bobby Jindal announces a plan to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools and replace it with a plan and test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. He says his son -who is in fifth grade–like many children–have their own take on the tests…
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Jindal says the plan will be presented to lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session next month.

While drivers enjoy low gas prices, the plummeting price of crude is starting to take its toll on the oil industry — with layoffs happening here in Louisiana. In the past few months, about a thousand oil industry jobs have been lost, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. State officials say they are optimistic that the losses will be temporary.
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A Natchitoches man is under arrest for simple battery and hate crimes after an incident at a local business. Thirty-five-year-old Roderick Rachal (rah-Shall) was booked shortly after a female victim told officers a man she did not know grabbed her buttocks…
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That’s Natchitoches Police Captain Chris Payne.

A former caretaker of LSU’s mascot Mike the Tiger wrote a letter to a Baton Rouge newspaper expressing concern over the live Tiger’s increasing lack of appearing in the stadium during home football games. Mike the Sixth did not go to a single contest last season. Paul Marks Jr. says they never had this problem back in the sixties…
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On Mike the Tiger’s Facebook page, he tells fans a Friday fast doesn’t motivate him to get in the cage on gamedays.