State Treasurer John Kennedy wants the Jindal administration to hold off on moving forward with development plans for the shuttered Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Scott Carwile has more…
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Angelle has a new TV ad out. It’s called “I’m Ready” and it highlights his plans to ramp up the state’s workforce development programs. So far Angelle has been the only candidate in the governor’s race to release television ads.

A candidate for the state House of Representatives plans to appeal a judge’s ruling that says he can’t list himself as a republican and democrat on the October 24th ballot. Judge David Arceneaux ruled that it would create confusion for the voter. But Houma Attorney Damon Baldone, a candidate for House District 52, disagrees…
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Baldone will appele to the state supreme court. His opponents in the race are republicans Jerome Zeringue and JJ Buquet.

State Police announce the arrest of a Houston man for allegedly using counterfeit money at a Lake Charles casino. Sgt. James Anderson says they were contacted by the casino about someone trying to buy into a table game using phony money…
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Jabour is charged with 49 counts of monetary instrument abuse.

A state district judge has thrown out the lawsuit of a State House candidate who wanted to be listed as both Democrat and Republican on the ballot…
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It’s the announcement ice cream lovers have been waiting for. Blue Bell announced today they will begin delivery to select markets on Monday August 31st. The five-phase process will begin on a limited basis in parts of Alabama first, before moving to other areas. No dates yet for phase 4 to include South Louisiana, or phase five to cover North Louisiana.
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A Houston man picked the wrong casino to use counterfeit money; as he’s being charged with 49 counts of monetary instrument abuse. State Police Sgt. James Anderson says 27 year-old William Jabour was found with several fake 50 and 100 dollar bills…
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Jabour faces up to ten years in prison.

Louisiana chef Jay Ducote was not the big winner last night on this season’s Food Network Star, but he remains optimistic about the future. The title went to former NFL player Eddie Jackson. Ducote found out along with everyone else that he is the runner-up on the show. He says his first reaction was disappointment…:
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Because of his strong performance, Ducote might even get his own show on the network anyway.

A state district judge has thrown out the lawsuit of a candidate for the State House, who wanted to be listed as both a Democrat and Republican on the ballot. Houma attorney Damon Baldone filed the suit after the Terrebonne Parish Registrar of Voters listed his party affiliation as “other;” saying that violates his rights…
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Baldone says he will appeal.

The Terrebone Parish Sheriff’s Office says a woman is facing many charges after going on a tirade against her ex-boyfriend and several others in Houma. Captain Dawn Foret says they got the call regarding 25-year-old Miranda Riley of Dularge using her SUV as a weapon…
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She also threatened people with a knife, and tried to set her ex’s trailer on fire. They suspect alcohol was a factor.
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After a denial of a request by a federal appellate court to re-hear the case of some death row inmates at Angola to get air-conditioning, attorneys may ask for the Supreme Court to step in. A Baton Rouge federal judge first ruled that prison officials should consider other methods- besides air conditioning- to keep heat indexes on death at or below 88 degrees.

Louisiana chef Jay Ducote was not the big winner last night on this season’s Food Network Star, but he remains optimistic about the future…
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A candidate for State House-who wanted to be listed on the ballot as both a Democrat and Republican-has had his lawsuit against the Terrebonne Registrar of Voters thrown out by a state district judge. The Registrar had listed Houma attorney Damon Baldone’s party affilation as “other,” but he said his dual-listing was his statement to voters to work with both parties…
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Baldone says he will appeal the decision.

A different kind of decision did not turn out the way a Louisiana chef wanted on the Food Network’s Star show last night for Jay Ducote from Baton Rouge. The tite went to former NFL player Eddie Jackson, but he gave a tip of the chef’s hat to hundreds of “Team Jay” supporters…
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A Dularge woman is facing multiple charges after going on a tirade against her ex-boyfriend and several others in Houma. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Offcie Capt. Dawn Foret says 25-year-old Miranda Riley of Dularge ramming her vehicle into other cars and trying to fight others with a knife, and starting a fire at her ex’s trailer…
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A Houston man has been arrested for using counterfeit moeny at a Lake Charles Casino. State Police Sgt. James Anderson says 27-year-old William Jabour is charged with 49 counts of monetary instrument abuse. He says it’s never a good idea to try and get away with this…
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The lawsuit of a candidate for the State House of Representatives who wanted to be listed as both Democrat and Republican on the ballot has been thrown out by a state district judge. In his dismissal, the judge stated that a double listing for Houma attorney Damon Baldone could confuse voters. Baldone disagrees with that claim…

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Baldone plans to file an appeal with the State Supreme Court.

A lot of disappointment across the state as Louisiana chef Jay Ducote was not named the Next Food Network Star during the show’s season finale. Ducote says he’s proud of his performance and received a call from Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne before last night’s show…

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Although disappointed, Ducote remains optimistic about the future.

State Police announce the arrest of a Houston man for allegedly using counterfeit money at a Lake Charles casino. Sgt. James Anderson says they were contacted by the casino about someone trying to buy into a table game using phony money…

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Jabour is charged with 49 counts of monetary instrument abuse.

The Terrebone Parish Sheriff’s Office says 25-year-old Miranda Riley of Dularge faces multiple charges after going on a rampage against her ex-boyfriend and several others in Houma. Captain Dawn Foret says as deputies detained Riley they learned from a neighbor that there was a fire on the front porch of the victim’s trailer which had not yet spread into the house…

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Riley’s charges include arson and felony criminal damage to property.

Louisiana chef Jay Ducote was not the big winner last night on this season’s Food Network Star. The title instead went to former NFL player Eddie Jackson. Ducote found out along with the rest of the viewers that he is the runner-up on the cooking competition’s 11th season. He says his first reaction was extreme disappointment…:
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Ducote had referenced his Louisiana and Cajun roots throughout the Food Network Star season. He says he sees this is as just the beginning of a long, promising career as a Louisiana chef.

Louisiana Tech is mourning the death of track and field student-athlete Noah Riche. The 22-year-old, who was a javelin thrower, was killed in an automobile accident in Arkansas after working at a Christian children’s camp at Camp Ozark. The Madisonville native was also an engineering major at Tech.

A state district judge has thrown out the lawsuit of a State House candidate who wanted to be listed as both Democrat and Republican on the ballot. Eric Gill reports…
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Governor Bobby Jindal continues his Presidential campaign. Jindal will be speaking at a town hall meeting this evening in Sioux City, Iowa.

A state district judge has thrown out the lawsuit of a candidate for the State House of Representatives who wanted to be listed as both Democrat and Republican on the ballot. Houma attorney Damon Baldone filed the suit after the Terrebonne Parish registrar of voters listed his party affiliation as “other”. Baldone feels he has the Constitutional right to register with both parties…:
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Baldone, who served on the State House as a Democrat from 2001 to 2012, says he plans to file an appeal with the State Supreme Court.

Baton Rouge chef Jay Ducote was not the big winner on this season’s Food Network Star. The Louisiana food blogger and radio host found out last night, along with the rest of the viewers, that he is the runner-up after former NFL player Eddie Jackson was named the Food Network Star of the cooking competition’s 11th season. Ducote, who has also competed on Masterchef, Cutthroat Kitchen and Last Call Food Brawl, maintains this is just the beginning.

The Terrebone Parish Sheriff’s Office says a woman is facing many charges after going on an apparent tirade against her ex-boyfriend and several others. Captain Dawn Foret says they received 911 calls regarding 25-year-old Miranda Riley of Dularge ramming her vehicle into other cars and trying to fight with multiple people while armed with a knife:
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Foret says they also believe Riley set the victim’s trailer on fire and bashed in all of the windows. The woman charges include of arson and felony criminal damage to property.

Through the first major scrimmage of LSU’s fall camp, Brandon Harris has the lead over Anthony Jennings in the battle for starting quarterback. Coach Les Miles says Harris received more of the snaps with the first unit during a scrimmage on Saturday night. Harris appeared in nine games last season, but didn’t see many significant snaps in final few games but coach maintains he’s more comfortable with the offense this season.