The National Hurricane Center will begin issuing separate storm surge warnings with next year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. Eric Gill reports…:
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Deputies say two students from Ascension Parish Alternative School were arrested on Wednesday in separate incidents involving a battery on educators. They say a 16-year-old was arrested for allegedly kicking and punching an administrator and a 19-year-old, Tyrone Pitts, was arrested accused of beating up his teacher. They were both booked with battery of a teacher.

Southwest Louisiana got some good news yesterday as Venture Global LNG announces plans to build a $4 billion dollar processing complex and export terminal at Calcasieu Pass in Cameron Parish. Construction is expected to begin at the 203 acre site in the third quarter of 2016 is set to start operating by late 2019. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says the economy in Louisiana is looking brighter than ever…:
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Officials say this facility will put Cameron Parish at the forefront of liquefied natural gas trade.

Alexandria State Representative Herbert Dixon has resigned his seat. The Democrat’s resignation is effective immediately. Dixon was first elected to the Louisiana House in 2007. Louisiana Speaker of the House, Chuck Kleckley, has set a special election date of February 21st to fill Dixon’s seat.

The National Hurricane Center will begin issuing separate storm surge warnings with next year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season. Storm surge is often cited as the greatest threat to life and property from a tropical cyclone. Storm Surge Specialist, Jamie Rhome, says this has been many years in the making…:
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He says the watches and warnings will highlight life threatening conditions.

Angola warden Burl Cain says he’s thinking about running for governor. The 72-year-old republican says he’s receiving encouragement to run and he’s weighing his options…:
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Cain says he’s humbled that there are people who want him to run the state, after serving as the warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary for 20 years.

As Christmas approaches, many people struggle with keeping their Christmas trees fresh. Scott Carwile reports…:
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Gas dropped another two cents last night. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular is $2.44 over 10 cents less than this time last week according to the American Automobile Association.

Burl Cain, warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, says he’s considering running for governor. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Alexandria State Representative Herbert Dixon has resigned his seat. The Democrat’s resignation is effective immediately. Dixon was first elected to the Louisiana House in 2007. Louisiana Speaker of the House, Chuck Kleckley, has set a special election date of February 21st to fill Dixon’s seat.

It’s another major economic boost for Southwest Louisiana as Venture Global announces plans to build a $4 billion dollar LNG processing complex and export terminal at Calcasieu Pass. Officials say this facility will put Cameron Parish at the forefront of liquefied natural gas trade. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says this is great news for everyone in the state…

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Construction is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2016.

Christmas is two weeks away and many people are struggling to keep their Christmas trees fresh. LSU AgCenter Forestry Specialist, Don Reed, says hydration is the key. Many people like to throw in different additives, like bleach and corn syrup, to the water they use thinking it will help in prolonging the vibrancy of their Christmas trees. Reed says they’ve found that no additives are necessary…

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Reed says to keep your tree away from heat sources, as that will cause your tree to dry out prematurely.

Southwest Louisiana is getting an additional major economic boost as another LNG company announces plans to build a $4 billion dollar processing complex and export terminal. Michelle Southern reports…

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Two students at the Ascension Parish Alternative School in Darrow have been arrested, in separate incidents, accused of battery on school officials. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office says both incidents occurred during arguments over school policy. Both students are charged with battery of a teacher.

Angola warden Burl Cain says he’s thinking about running for governor. The 72-year-old Republican says he’s humbled that there are people who want him to run the state, after serving as the warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary for 20 years. He’s says he’ll think and pray about it, but he’s not sure when he’ll make a final decision…

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Cain says the thought first came after he performed well in a poll on the 2015 governor’s race.

The Department of Children and Family Services says residents should be aware of a possible phone scam that could lead to a breach of your credit card. DCFS Executive Council Charlie Dirks says a caller reportedly tells the listener that they’ll get a $100 Wal Mart gift card at their local food stamp office if they provide a credit card number for a $1.95 charge. He says if you get a call like this you should let someone know…

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Dirks says they never participate in giveaways.

Southwest Louisiana is once again getting a major economic boost as another LNG company announces plans to build a $4 billion dollar processing complex and export terminal at Calcasieu Pass. Venture Global says the project will create 100 new direct jobs. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says this is a cherry on top of a loaded sundae…

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Officials say this facility will put Cameron Parish at the forefront of liquefied natural gas trade.

Angola warden Burl Cain says he’s considering running for governor. Cain says the thought of running for governor first came up a year ago, when he performed well in a poll on the 2015 governor’s race. The warden says there’s road signs encouraging him to run

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He’s says he’ll think and pray about it, but he’s not sure when he’ll make a final decision.

Residents are being warned by the Department of Children and Family Services of a possible phone scam that could lead to a breach of your credit card. DCFS Executive Council Charlie Dirks says a caller reportedly tells the listener that they would get a $100 Wal Mart gift card at their local food stamp office if they provided a credit card number for a $1.95 charge. He says someone showed up at their Iberia Parish Office looking for their gift card…

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He says if you get a call like this you should let someone know.

With Christmas two weeks away, many people are struggling with keeping their Christmas trees fresh. LSU AgCenter Forestry Specialist, Don Reed, says where you place your tree is important…

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He says hydration is the key, so make sure you’re watering your Christmas tree often.

The Department of Children and Family Services is warning residents of a possible phone scam that could lead to a breech of your credit card. DCFS Executive Council Charlie Dirks says the reported scam starts with the caller saying if credit card information was provided, the listener would get a $100 gift card to Wal-Mart…

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Dirks says they never participate in giveaways and they never ask for credit card information from clients.

Angola warden Burl Cain says he’s thinking about running for governor. The 72-year-old Republican says he’s receiving encouragement to run and he’s weighing his options…

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Cain says the thought of running for governor first came up a year ago, when he performed well in a poll on the 2015 governor’s race.
As Christmas approaches, many people struggle with keeping their Christmas trees fresh. LSU AgCenter Forestry Specialist, Don Reed, says hydration is the key for a fresh tree. He says the most important thing is to make sure you set the base of your tree in water as soon as possible…

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Reed also says to keep your tree away from heat sources, as that will cause your tree to dry out prematurely.

There were no jackpot winners in the two big lottery drawings last night according to the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. Saturday’s multistate Powerball jackpot rises to $70 million and the Louisiana Lotto jackpot will climb to $275,000.

Angola warden Burl Cain says he’s thinking about running for governor. Cain says the thought of running for governer first came up a year ago, when he performed well in a poll on the 2015 governor’s race. The warden says now there’s road signs encouraging him to run…
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Cain says he’ll think and pray about it, but he’s not sure when he’ll make a final decision.

Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden, who is a democrat, announced he’s running for Lieutenent Governor. Holden says he’s not worried that Louisiana is a solid red state…
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Opelousas senator Elbert Guillory, Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and Jefferson Parsih President John Young are also lt governor candidates.

Governor Jindal visited southwest Louisiana today to announce that Venture Global plans to build a four-billion dollar plus liquefied natural gas company at Clacasieu Pass in Cameron Parish. 15-hundred workers will be needed to construct the facility and once completed, the project will result in 100 new long-term jobs. The company says they chose Louisiana because of a property tax exemption and tax rebate that the state provides for businesses that create jobs.

State education officials announce Louisiana has been awarded a federal grant of up to $32 million over four years to provide new and improved pre-k classes for over 10,000 children. State Education Superintendent John White says the grant is a tremendous step forward for the state. He says this grant will help address the demand issues for availability in the state’s early childhood education system…:
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Louisiana is one of 13 states to receive this grant.

State education officials announce that Louisiana has been awarded a federal grant of up to $32 million over four years to provide new and improved Pre-K classes…
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Yet another house fire, and yet another death in the state; this one this morning in Roseland. Once fire fighters got inside, they found the body of sixty year-old Woodrow H. Ford Jr. in a recliner. The State Fire Marshal’s Office reports the home had no working smoke detectors.

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The United Health Foundation released its 25th annual America’s Health Rankings and once again Louisiana is 48th in the nation. Dr. Catherine Palmier, Chief Medical Officer for the Foundation’s East Region, says Louisiana has a very high rate of preventable hospitalizations…:
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She says the state’s obesity rate is also rather high.

There will be a mayor on the ballot for the Lt. Governor’s race next year, and that will be Baton Rouge Democratic Mayor Kip Holden. Holden says he already has contacts all over the state wanting to get his name out there to show the voters he’s ready…
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Holden says he plans to focus on promoting the smaller towns in the state.