Louisiana’s unemployment rate rose for a seventh consecutive month, based on November employment numbers. It’s now at six-point-five percent, but executive director of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Curt Eysink, says more and more people are looking for a job, because word is getting out about companies and businesses either expanding or re-locating to Louisiana…
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The last Saturday before Christmas is one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Michelle Southern has a preview…
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A group called Senate Conservatives Action is running ads slamming Congressman Steve Scalise, claiming he’s on the President’s side by helping to pass a spending bill that maintains funding for Obamacare. But LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says Scalise pushed for the measure, because didn’t want a government shutdown. Alford adds these ads can’t be taken lightly…:
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There’s speculation former US Senate candidate, Col Rob Maness, will run against Scalise in 2016.

The Ragin Cajuns go after their fourth straight New Orleans Bowl victory when they face Nevada on Saturday morning at 10 A-M. U-L Lafayette is 8-and-4 on the season, while the Wolfpack are 7-and-5. Both teams have dual threat quarterbacks, Terrance Broadway for the Cajuns and Cody Fajardo for the Wolfpack.

Republican Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise is finding himself a target of the political group Senate Conservatives Action. They’re sponsoring radio ads that accuse him of siding with President Obama instead of standing on the conservative platform…
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That’s LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford who adds rumors are circulating that Rob Maness may challenge Scalise in 2016.

A Ponchatoula man faces up to 40 years in prison for downloading more than half a million images of child pornography. Fifty-two year-old Robert Swan pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a network that children that included children as young as 4 weeks of age in sex acts.
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New employment numbers are out and Louisiana’s labor force grew to a record 2,179,837 in November. LWC Executive Director Curt Eysink says people from all over are responding to Louisiana’s strong and sustained job growth by joining our workforce…:
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The number of people employed in the state jumped by 59,419 over the year.

The fall shrimping season comes to a close on some state waters Monday and shrimpers are calling this an average season…
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That’s Daren Martin, owner of Martin’s Fresh Shrimp in Chauvin, who says shrimpers are headed to the Gulf to get more shrimp, and that could cause a price hike.

A group called Senate Conservatives Action is sponsoring radio ads that are targeting Republican Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise. Here’s Eric Gill with the story…
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The very first bowl game of the season kicks off tomorrow morning with the R-and-L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, as the U-L-L Ragin’ Cajuns take on Nevada. There’s a concert tonight starring Kool and the Gang at the Smoothie King Center, but the team won’t be there, because of a very early wake-up call for a 10 am kick-off.

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State Police are reporting a total of 66 highway deaths in Louisiana since Thanksgiving, and Sgt. Nick Manale says that is way too many…
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So if you’re not buckled up, don’t expect any leniency when you get pulled over this holiday season.

For November, Louisiana added seven thousand more people working, which is outpacing the national numbers…
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That’s Louisiana Workforce Commission Executive Director Curt Eysink (eye sink), who says the total number in the state a record setting 2.1 million people with jobs. He says industrial announcements keep coming and people from around the nation and the world are paying attention.

New employment numbers are out and Louisiana’s labor force grew to over 2.1 million in November, and that’s a record…
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A man facing felony charges has committed suicide last night after a pursuit with Shreveport Police. Thirty year-old Damian Pea (pay) was approached by police while he sat in a parking lot, when he took off at a high rate of speed, lost control and crashed into another vehicle. Police discovered a gunshot wound to the head when they got there.
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A conservative group called Senate Conservatives Action is sponsoring radio ads that target Republican Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise. The ads accuse Scalise of siding with President Obama instead of standing on the conservative platform. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says there is some intrigue here as this group supported Rob Maness in his run for the US Senate…
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After working several fatal crashes last weekend that resulted in nine deaths, State Police troopers are urging all drivers to use extra caution while on the highways during the holidays, because driver error is responsible for many of the wrecks they are seeing…
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That’s Sergeant Nick Manale of State Police.

A group Senate Conservatives Action group is running ads slamming Congressman Steve Scalise saying he’s on the President’s side of maintaining funding for Obamacare. But LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says Scalise didn’t want a government shutdown but these ads can’t be taken lightly…:
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Rumors are circulating that Col Rob Maness Maness may challenge Scalise in 2016.

The fall shrimping season comes to a close on some state waters Monday and some are calling this an average season for fishermen. Daren Martin, owner of Martin’s Fresh Shrimp in Chauvin, says now that shrimpers will have to go into the Gulf of Mexico to get shrimp, consumers should expect to see a bit of a price hike…:
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He describes the fall shrimping season as average.

After working several fatal crashes last weekend that resulted in nine deaths, State Police troopers are urging drivers to use extra caution while on the highways during this holiday period. Sergeant Nick Manale says in most of the fatal wrecks they’ve investigated, the victims were not buckled up…:
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Manale says since Thanksgiving week, State Police have worked fatal wrecks that resulted in 66 deaths.

New employment numbers are out and Louisiana’s civilian labor force grew to a record number in November according to seasonally adjusted data released by the federal bureau of labor statistics. The LWC says people are responding to Louisiana’s strong sustained growth by joining the workforce.

A group called Senate Conservatives Action is sponsoring radio ads targeting Republican Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise. They accuse Scalise of siding with the President instead of standing on the conservative platform. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says this attack stems from the Congressman’s efforts to help pass a $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill…:
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Rumors are circulating that Col Rob Maness may challenge Scalise in 2016.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office is looking for a suspect wanted in a brutal rape they believe happened last night. They say 25-year-old Jamal Scott James of Opelousas allegedly badly beat and raped a woman in what detectives described as a horrific scene. The suspect is wanted for attempted murder and aggravated rape and is to be considered armed and dangerous. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $1,000 for anyone who knows where James is hiding.

State Police continue to urge drivers to use extra caution this Holiday season and not add to what has already been a deadly past 30 days. Sergeant Nick Manale says since Thanksgiving week, they’ve worked fatal wrecks that resulted in 66 deaths…:
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He says everyone in your car should be buckled up and that’s the law — avoid distractions and of course don’t drink and drive.

They are calling it one of the largest collections of child pornography ever found in Louisiana. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Robert Swan of Ponchatoula was found with over 500,000 thousand images of child pornography. The man pleaded guilty Thursday.

After working several fatal crashes last weekend that resulted in nine deaths, State Police troopers are urging drivers to use extra caution while on the highways during this holiday period. Sergeant Nick Manale says driver error is responsible for many of the wrecks they are seeing…:
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Since Thanksgiving week, State Police has worked fatal wrecks that have resulted in 66 deaths.

The two people injured in a fatal police chase in Shreveport are reportedly fighting for their lives. The chase began Thursday evening when officers tried to pull over a suspect wanted on robbery charges from Oklahoma. The suspect blew a tire and crashed head on into the elderly victims. The suspect was killed as a result of the crash.

The fall shrimping season comes to a close on some state waters Monday and some are calling this an average season for fishermen. Daren Martin, owner of Martin’s Fresh Shrimp in Chauvin, says this was a fair season for shrimpers…:
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He says, now that shrimpers will have to go into the Gulf of Mexico to get shrimp, consumers should expect to see a bit of a price hike on the market.

Fire officials in New Roads are investigating an early morning fire they say has left at least one dead. They say the deadly blaze broke out in an apartment that is above a business. At this time, authorities have neither determined the cause of the fire nor whether the unidentified victim was living in the building.