AM Newscall August 25,2015

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says the man accused of killing a state trooper near Lake Charles could be connected to another murder. Michelle Southern reports..:

CUT 1 (31) “I’m Michelle Southern”

______________________________________

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office finds the State Racing Commission has shortchanged higher education more than 15 million dollars. Scott Carwile has more…

Cut 2 (30) “I’m Scott Carwile”

______________________________________

State Police Col. Mike Edmonson is calling Robert Ledoux a hero for his actions after the deadly shooting of Trooper Steven Vincent in Lake Charles. Emelie Gunn has more…

Cut 3 (28) “I’m Emelie Gunn”

______________________________________

Most of Louisiana gets a bit of relief from the oppressive heat that has been plaguing the state over the past few weeks. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a cold front began moving across the state last night. He says the dry air associated with this cold front will have you almost thinking it’s fall…

cut 4  (07)  “three months”

Keim says afternoon highs this week will hang around 90 degrees with morning lows dropping as low as the mid 60s. He adds that low humidity levels this week will keep rain chances at a minimum. Keim says this front should stay with us for the rest of the work week…

Cut 5  (06)  “humid regime”

Keim says temperature and humidity levels will start creeping back up this weekend. Unfortunately, he says coastal parishes won’t see much relief because there’s just too much hot water in the region keeping humidity levels elevated. Keim suggests residents make some outdoor plans this week and soak in this great weather…

Cut 6 (07)  “of Louisiana”

______________________________________

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says the man accused of killing a state trooper near Lake Charles could be connected to another murder. Trooper Steven Vincent was assisting 54-year-old Kevin Daigle with a truck he’d driven into a ditch when the suspect shot him in the head. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says they went to the vehicle owner’s Moss Bluff home after getting a call he did not show up for work…:

CUT 7 (10)  “at this house”

Mancuso says deputies forced their way into the house and did find a male victim who they believe Daigle had been living with. He says they suspect foul play and the case is being investigated as a homicide…:

Cut 8  (07)  “presume that” 

Mancuso says when state police investigators were questioning Daigle, he told them there had been an altercation at this house. He says there is evidence to suggest that Daigle was living at the Moss Bluff residence…:

Cut 9 (04) “staying with him”

______________________________________

A state audit reveals the Louisiana State Racing Commission has shortchanged higher education 15-million dollars in gambling money. The Louisiana Legislative Auditor says for several years now, the commission should be sending money to the Board of Regents. Houma Representative Joe Harrison held a press conference at the State Capitol to express his disappointment with the state audit findings.

Cut 10 (05) “is not”

Harrison says they aren’t looking to punish anyone, they just want the State Racing Commission to fork over the money, which is based on the fees charged on wagers at off-track betting facilities….

cut 11 (11) “to Regents”

The commission disagrees with the audit’s findings. They claim a mechanism was never set up for them to distribute money to the Board of Regents. But Harrison says the law is clear…

 Cut 12 (10) “the law”

______________________________________

The Head of State Police is calling Robert Ledoux a hero for his actions following the fatal shooting of Trooper Steven Vincent. Ledoux was the motorist who stopped and wrestled the gun away from the man accused of killing Vincent, Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles. Col. Mike Edmonson says he couldn’t be prouder of Ledoux.

Cut 13 (11)  “that decision”

Edmonson says Ledoux didn’t stop to think after seeing the Vincent on the ground. He says Ledoux’s main concern was to try to rescue Trooper Vincent and subdue Daigle.

Cut 14 (09) ” right there”

Edmonson says once he got to the scene, Ledoux removed Daigle off the trooper and with the help of others, took Vincent’s handcuffs and restrained Daigle. He says that was an extremely tough thing to do.

Cut 15  (04)  “right there”

______________________________________

The Ragin Cajuns football team is closing in on its regular season opener against Kentucky. Brooks Haack and Jalen Nixon are still competing to be the starting quarterback. Coach Mark Hudspeth says cornerback is another position that’s up for grabs

Cut 16  (24)  “d-line”

Louisiana Tech begins its season by hosting Southern on September fifth. Coach Skip Holtz says one of his big concerns is not enough quality back-ups on defense. He spoke following the team’s latest scrimmage….

Cut 17 (23) “want to be” 

LRN Newscast 1730 08.24.15

The state is mourning the loss of a trooper who was shot in the head with a shotgun while in the line of duty near Lake Charles. Forty-three-year-old Steven Vincent died Monday morning. State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson says they believe the gunman, 54-year-old Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles, was impaired at the time. He says Vincent wore his badge proudly…:

CUT 8 (07) “celebrate his life”

He says Daigle will be charged with first-degree murder of a police officer. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office is also investigating to see if Daigle is also responsibile for a homicide in Moss Bluff. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the owner of the truck Daigle was driving was found dead today…

Cut 18 (06) presume that.”
Mancuso says it is believed Daigle lived at the house with the Victim. The name of the victim is not being released until the notification of next of kin.

 

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s office finds the State Racing Commission has shortchanged higher education more than 15 million dollars. Scott Carwile has more…
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Scott Carwile”

The Dow Jones Industrial average fell 588 points today over concerns about China’s struggling economy. LSU economist Dr. Jim Richardson says the market could drop even lower.
Cut 5 (06) “…of that nature.”
Richardson says if you’re invested in the market for the long term, you shouldn’t panic.

LRN Sportscast 16:45 August 24

We’re less than two weeks away from the start of the football season for the 14th ranked LSU Tigers. Coach Les Miles says his team is not ready yet to take on McNeese State….
cut 29 (26) “…to playing”
LSU will hold its final scrimmage of the preseason tomorrow.

ULM has released an updated depth chart. Warhawks Coach Todd Berry still lists redshirt freshman Garrett Smith as the first string quarterback. ULM begins its season at Georgia, who is ranked ninth in the preseason AP poll.

Based on his performance Saturday, second-year wide receiver Brandin Cooks appears poised for a big season. He hauled in a 45-yard touchdown pass from Quarterback Drew Brees. The veteran QB admits he has a strong chemistry with Cooks…
cut 19 (15) “…coming along”
The news is not as positive for receiver Nick Toon, who will reportedly miss the next two to three weeks with an ankle sprain. The former fourth round pick is in battle to make the 53-man roster after catching 17 passes last season.

Former LSU pitcher Aaon Nola threw a career high eight innings for his fourth win of the year as the Phillies blanked the Marlins two to nothing yesterday. Nola allowed just three hits, walked two and struck out six. He’s now 4-0 in his past six starts and his ERA for the season is 3.59.

LRN Newscast 16:30 08-24-15

State Trooper Stephen Vincent passed away today after getting shot in the head yesterday. Here’s Jeff Palermo with more…
CUT 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”
The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says the actual owner of the truck Daigle was driving was found dead in his Moss Bluff home.

There’s one less storm to worry about, as Hurricane Danny has been declared a “remnant” by the National Hurricane Center. Now, their eyes are on a disturbance off the coast of Africa, and they report conditions are favorable for strengthening. An Air Force reconnaissance plane will get a closer look tomorrow afternoon.
——————————-
Within minutes of opening this morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped my more than 1,000 points, the largest single day point decline in the index’s history. Many believe the sell-off was triggered by China recently devaluing its currency. LSU Economist Jim Richardson says investors should not panic…
CUT 3 (08) “slow things down”

The LaFourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested a third suspect in connection with the rape of a teen-aged girl. Spokesman Brennan Matherne says 18-year-old Taylor Fontenot and 28-year-old Davery Gaspared were initially charged with third degree rape of a teenager, and at that time, 18 year-old Dylan Bergeron was believed to be a witness in the case…
CUT 13 (09) Q: ‘against the victim’

LRN Newscast 15:30 08-24-15

A State Trooper who was shot in the head by a suspected impaired driver near Lake Charles, has died this morning. Authorities have identified the gunman as 54-year-old Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles. State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson says forty-three-year-old Trooper Steven Vincent leaves behind a wife and 9-year-old son…
CUT 6 (09) “wake up”
And today, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says the actual owner of the truck Daigle was driving was found dead in his Moss Bluff home. That investigation continues.

Hurricane Danny didn’t stay a hurricane very long, and now the National Hurricane is declaring it a remnant. Hurricane Specialist Todd Kimberlain says…
CUT 10 (10) Q: “thunderstorm activity”
——————————-
A third arrest has been made in LaFourche Parish in to connection the rape of a teen-aged girl. Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Brennan Mathern says Dylan Bergeron was charged with sexual battery and is believed to be a witness to the rape allegedly committed by 18 year-old Taylor Fontenot and 28 year-old Davery Gaspard. Even though there was no evidence the girl was taken against her will, …
CUT 14 (07) Q: ‘legal consent’

It’s the largest single point decline this year on Wall Street as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than one thousand points just after the opening bell. LSU Economist Jim Richardson says the market had similar losses in 2008, and eventually overcame those…
CUT 4 (08) Q: “again”
The Dow did recover some of that today, but still finished with a 588 point loss.

LRN Newscast 14:30 08-24-15

The entire state is mourning the shooting death of a southwest Louisiana State Trooper. Forty-three year-old Steven Vincent died this morning after being shot yesterday, as he was trying to assist a motorist who ran off the road…
CUT 7 (12) Q: ‘we’re doing’
That’s State Police Colonel Mike Edmondson, who says 54 year-old Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles came out of the vehicle with a sawed-off shotgun and shot Vincent. Authorities add the owner of the truck Daigle was driving was found dead in his Moss Bluff home.

How that Danny is no longer a storm, there’s now a disturbnace just off the coast of Africa that the National Hurricane Center is keeping an eye on. Hurricane Specialist Todd Kimberlain…
cut 11 (09) Q: ‘to get there
The next name on the storm list is Erika.
——————————————
The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops more than 1,000 points, the largest single day point decline in the index’s history…
CUT 1 (30) Q: “I’m Eric Gill”

A Golden Meadow man has been arrested in connection with the rape of a teen-aged girl. Dylan Bergeron is charged with sexual battery-the third suspect in the case. The LaFourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says 18-year-old Taylor Fontenot and 28-year-old Davery Gaspard were initially charged with third degree rape of a teenager.

LRN PM Newscall August 24th

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped my more than 1,000 points this morning, the largest single day point decline in the index’s history. Eric Gill has more…

CUT 1 (30)  “I’m Eric Gill”

=================

Trooper Stephen Vincent has passed away after getting shot in the head. Jeff Palermo has more…

CUT 2 (30)  “I’m Jeff Palermo”

===================

Within minutes of opening this morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped my more than 1,000 points, the largest single day point decline in the index’s history. Many believe the sell-off was triggered by China recently devaluing its currency. LSU Economist Jim Richardson says investors should not panic about this record plunge…

CUT 3 (08)  “slow things down”

The Dow has partially recovered from this morning’s historic drop. Richardson says the stock market saw similar losses in 2008 and eventually overcame those. He says there are always adjustments happening in the stock market…

CUT 4 (08)  “pattern, again”

Richardson says it may take a while for the market to get back to where it was. He says economic situations worldwide have an effect on the stock market. Richardson says the market could drop even lower before it begins to improve…

CUT 5 (06) “of that nature”

============================

The state is mourning the death of a Louisiana State Trooper who was shot in the head by a suspected impaired driver near Lake Charles. Forty-three-year-old Steven Vincent died Monday morning. Authorities have identified the gunman as 54-year-old Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles. State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson says Vincent leaves behind a wife and 9-year-old son

CUT 6 (09)  “wake up”

Edmonson says Vincent was trying to assist Daigle, who drove his pick-up truck off the road on Sunday afternoon.  He says Daigle took a sawed-off shotgun out of his vehicle and fired it at Vincent. Edmonson says Daigle will be charged with first-degree murder of a police officer

CUT 7 (12)  “we’re doing”

Vincent served as a State Trooper for 13 years and comes from a law enforcement family. He has one brother who is a State Trooper and another that’s the Iowa police chief. Edmonson says Vincent wore his badge proudly

CUT 8 (07)  “celebrate his life”

============================

According to the National Hurricane Center, Danny is no more. After achieving Category 3 hurricane status over the weekend, Danny has dramatically decreased in intensity. Hurricane Specialist Todd Kimberlain says an Air Force reconnaissance aircraft investigated the storm this morning and could not find a well defined center…

CUT 9 (09)  “a remnant”

Since there was no center and very little wind, Danny was declared a remnant at 10AM. Kimberlain says as Danny moved closer to the Caribbean, the environment just became too unstable…

cut 10 (10)  “thunderstorm activity”

Kimberlain says the Center’s attention is now turned to a disturbance just off the coast of Africa. Kimberlain says an Air Force plane is scheduled to investigate this new system Tuesday afternoon…

Cut 11 (09)  “to get there”

============================

The LaFourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested another 18-year-old man in connection with the rape of a teenage girl — the third suspect in the case. Dylan Bergeron of Golden Meadow is charged with sexual battery. Spokesman Brennan Matherne says they were alerted by the girl’s parents on August 9th that their daughter had gone missing for several hours. He says deputies located the teen a short time later…:

cut 12 (11)  “she was missing”

Matherne said 18-year-old Taylor Fontenot and 28-year-old Davery Gaspared were initially charged with third degree rape of a teenager. He says at that time, Bergeron was believed to be a witness in the case:

cut 13 (09)  “against the victim”

Gaspard was additionally charged with obstruction of justice, unlawful purchase of alcohol for persons under 21 and criminal mischief. Matherne says they believe the teen girl was at a friend’s house and she left with the three men on her own free will. He says there is no evidence to suggest that the suspects kidnapped the victim…:

cut 14 (07)  “legal consent”

===========================

13:30 Newscast, August 24th, 2015

The state is mourning the loss of a trooper who was shot in the head with a shotgun while in the line of duty near Lake Charles. Forty-three-year-old Steven Vincent died Monday morning. State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson says they believe the gunman, 54-year-old Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles, was impaired at the time. He says Vincent wore his badge proudly…:
CUT 8 (07) “celebrate his life”
He says Daigle will be charged with first-degree murder of a police officer.

According to the National Hurricane Center, Danny is no more. After achieving Category 3 hurricane status over the weekend, Danny has dramatically decreased in intensity. Hurricane Specialist Todd Kimberlain says an Air Force craft investigated the storm this morning and could not find a well defined center…:
CUT 9 (09) “a remnant”

The LaFourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested another 18-year-old man in connection with the rape of a teenage girl — the third suspect in the case. Dylan Bergeron of Golden Meadow is charged with sexual battery. Spokesman Brennan Matherne says they were alerted by the girl’s parents on August 9th that their daughter had gone missing for several hours. He says deputies located the teen a short time later…:
CUT 12 (11) “she was missing”
Matherne says Fontenot is also 18 and Gaspard is 28 years old. They are each charged with third degree rape of a teenager. He says Bergeron later admitted he committed sexual battery on the victim.

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man is under arrest charged with vehicular homicide after running over a pedestrian in New Iberia. Investigators believe 37-year-old Quincy Mallery was drunk when his SUV crossed the center line and struck a male victim walking near the roadway. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

 

12:30 Newscast, August 24th, 2015

Trooper Stephen Vincent has passed away after getting shot in the head. Jeff Palermo has more…:
CUT 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

The AP is reporting the Legislative Auditor’s Office says higher education in Louisiana is owed more than $15 million dollars from the state racing commission. They say under state law the Board of Regents should have gotten more than 1/3 of the license fee wagers at off-track betting facilities between July 1996 to April 2015. The report shows the racing commission does not concur saying there is no mechanism in place to distribute the money.

After growing into a category three hurricane last week, Danny is now just an area of disturbed weather. The National Hurricane center has issued its final advisory regarding the system which is moving towards islands in the Atlantic then the Caribbean.

The Dow fell about 1,000 points at the opening bell today which is the largest single day point decline in the index’s history. It has since partially recovered and LSU Economist Jim Richardson says it may take a while for the market to get back to where it was. He says says the market could drop even lower before it begins to improve…:
CUT 5 (06) “of that nature”
Many believe the sell-off was triggered by China recently devaluing its currency.

 

11:30 Newscast, August 24th, 2015

The state is mourning the death of a Louisiana State Trooper who was shot in the head by a suspected impaired driver near Lake Charles. Forty-three-year-old Steven Vincent died Monday morning by a gunman who has been identified as 54-year-old Kevin Daigle of Lake Charles. State Police Colonel Mike Edmonson says Vincent leaves behind a wife and 9-year-old son…:
CUT 6 (09) “wake up”
Edmonson says Vincent was assisting Daigle who had driven off the road and that’s when Daigle fired at the trooper with a sawed-off shotgun. Daigle will be charged with first-degree murder of a police officer.

The National Hurricane Center says it has issued its final advisory regarding Danny. They say the system has now become a trough of low pressure about 45 miles west-southwest of Guadeloupe. Forecasters will watch to see if the system moves into a more favorable area for development, but most models do not anticipate any reformation.

Within minutes of opening this morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by more than 1,000 points, the largest single day point decline in the index’s history. Many believe the sell-off was triggered by China recently devaluing its currency. LSU Economist Jim Richardson says investors should not panic about this record plunge…:
CUT 3 (08) “slow things down”
The Dow has partially recovered from this morning’s historic drop.

More campaign signs are starting to pop up around the state, but for the most part with the Louisiana governor’s primary two months from today – voters haven’t seen much from the candidates. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the clock is ticking for the two candidates polling lowest — Republicans Jay Dardenne and Scott Angelle..:
CUT 9 (04) “very short”
Most see Republican David Vitter as the front runner in this race followed by Democrat John Bel Edwards.