A State Police sergeant faces charges of DWI and hit-and-run driving after causing another vehicle to flip onto its roof on Interstate 10. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A 10-month-old Pleasant Hill girl is hostpitalized after spending up to three days trapped under her father’s dead body. They say little Betty Jean Fields was found dehydrated and with blistering skin. Sabine Parish Officials believe the child’s father, 43-year-old Jason Fields, who had a history of cardiac problems, fell backward on his bed and died instantly, falling on top of his daughter. The child is expected to make a full recovery.

The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office plans to file for a temporary restraining order this morning to stop the disposal of a Dallas Ebola victim’s incinerated personal belongings in a Louisiana landfill. It’s reported that six truckloads of potential Ebola contaminated material collected from Thomas Duncan’s apartment were incinerated Friday and scheduled to be transported to a Calcasieu Parish hazardous waste landfill for final disposal.

The AG’s Consumer Protection Section is investigating reports of scammers targeting Entergy resident customers and small business owners. Amanda Larkins, with the A-G’s office, says if someone contacts you claiming to be from a utility company and uses high pressure tactics to force immediate payment, the best thing to do is hang up…

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Entergy will place courtesy calls to customers at risk of disconnection, but they’ll never demand immediate payment.

We’re a little more than three weeks away from the November election and voters in the 6th District have yet to see or hear a commercial from congressional candidate, Former Governor Edwin Edwards. Michelle Southern reports…

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The state’s Attorney General’s Office will take legal action to try to stop the disposal of a Dallas Ebola victim’s incinerated personal belongings in a Louisiana landfill. A reported six truckloads of potential Ebola contaminated material collected from Thomas Duncan’s apartment were incinerated Friday and scheduled to be transported to a Calcasieu Parish hazardous waste landfill for final disposal. The AG’s Office plans to file for a temporary restraining order this morning.

A Louisiana State Police Sergeant, who caused a crash on Interstate 10 early Saturday morning, faces charges of DWI and hit and run. State Police Captain Doug Cain says 34-year-old Damien Dyson Sr of Baton Rouge’s blood alcohol content was over twice the legal limit. He says the driver of the vehicle that Dyson hit, survived the crash despite his vehicle ending up on its roof….

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Dyson was booked into the Ascension Parish jail and immediately placed on administrative leave.

A cold front will move through the state today, bringing us more fall like weather. State Climatologist Barry Keim says this front will give us high temperatures in the 70s across the state tomorrow…

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Keim says before the cooler temperatures we’ll get rain and there’s the potential of severe weather today. A Tornado Watch is in effect for north Louisiana until 2 o’clock this afternoon.

The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office is investigating reports of a scam targeting Entergy resident customers and small business owners. Amanda Larkins, with the A-G’s office, says this scam has been around for a while, but they are now moving on to small business owners with larger utility expenses…

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Entergy will place courtesy calls to customers at risk of disconnection, but they’ll never demand immediate payment.

A Louisiana State Police Sergeant faces charges of DWI and hit and run, after causing a crash on Interstate 10 early Saturday morning. State Police Captain Doug Cain says State Police will review all of the findings in this matter and take swift steps to ensure an impartial and appropriate course of action…

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Cain says 34-year-old Damien Dyson Sr of Baton Rouge’s blood alcohol content was over twice the legal limit.

The November elections are a little more than three weeks away and voters have yet to see or hear a commercial from Former Governor Edwin Edwards in the sixth district Congressional race. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says voters already know Edwards and he doesn’t have to spend money on TV spots to garner name recognition. He says you don’t see that very often, but there is nothing about Edwards that is normal or usual…

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Pinsonat says Edwards will likely finish in the top 2 in the primary.

Sabine Parish authorities say a 10-month-old girl is recovering at a local hospital after spending up to three days trapped under her father’s dead body. Officials believe the child’s father, 43-year-old Jason Fields of Pleasant Hill, who had a history of cardiac problems, fell backward off of his bed and died instantly, falling on top of his daughter. They say little Betty Jean Fields was found dehydrated and with blistering skin.

A sergeant with the Louisiana State Police faces charges of DWI and hit and run, after causing a crash on Interstate 10 early Saturday morning. State Police Captain Doug Cain says 34-year-old Damien Dyson Sr of Baton Rouge was heading west on I-10 in Ascension Parish, when he struck the rear of another vehicle at a high rate of speed. Cain says Dyson kept going, but eventually pulled over and State Police responded to the scene

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Dyson was booked into the Ascension Parish jail and immediately placed on administrative leave.

We’re a little more than three weeks away from the November election and voters have yet to see or hear a commercial from Former Governor Edwin Edwards in the sixth district Congressional race. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Edwards has the luxury of not having to run TV…

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Pinsonat says voters already know Edwards and he doesn’t have to spend money on TV spots to garner name recognition.

The Louisiana Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Section is investigating reports of scammers targeting Entergy resident customers and small business owners. Amanda Larkins, with the A-G’s office, says a con artist, claiming to be with Entergy, calls a customer’s home or business and the victim is told they need to make an immediate payment, because they are behind on their bill…

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Larkins says this scam has been around for a while, targeting elderly and other residential consumers, but now these scammers are moving on to small business owners with larger utility expenses.

The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says an 8-year-old boy has died following the accidental discharge of a revolver by his older brother. Authorities say Nathan Majors was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline has fallen another two cents from the day before. The American Automobile Association has the statewide average price at $3.07. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says the summer is over and demand is down…
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Redman says there’s potential we could see prices the lowest they’ve been since 2010.

The LSU Health tumor registry has found colon cancer rates in Acadiana among the highest in the United States…
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That’s the study leader Doctor Jordan Karlitz, who is also at the Tulane University School of Medicine.

At this hour….Poverty Point in northeast Louisiana is officially being inscribed as 1001st site on the World Heritage List. Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says they contacted Hersheys to see if they could donate some “Mounds” candy bars for the ceremony…:
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Dardenne says there will be family-friendly activities throughout the day, including mound tram tours and living history demonstrations.

LSU hopes it can begin to turn its season around tonight in the Swamp as they take on the Florida Gators. The Tigers are 0-and-2 in the SEC. Last week Auburn beat the Bayou Bengals 41-7 as they scored 17 first quarter points. Coach Les Miles wants to reverese that trend today….
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Kick-off is at 6:30 PM.

New cancer numbers for colon cancer show the Acadiana region with some of the highest rates in the nation, and the LSU Health Tumor Registery and Tulane University of School of Medicine want to know why…
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That’s the study leader Dr. Jordan Karlitz, who says a genetic predisposition within the Cajun population in that area could be a factor.

According to the American Automobile Association, gas prices have fallen about seven cents in the last week to a statewide average of $3.07. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says it’s no coincidence that gas prices have fallen sharply this week, and so have the three major indexes on Wall Street…
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Redman anticipates the average price to get below three-dollars a gallon soon.

A Houma man has been arrested in connection to the discovery of a dead woman’s body under a house just after 1am on Friday. Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis says they learned the victim, 22 year-old Dashanta Brown had a fight with her boyfriend, which led to her death. Duplantis says they are working to determine if the suspect moved his girlfriend to that location after he allegedly killed her…
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Forty-one year-old Michael Tucker has been charged with 2nd degree murder.

A new leader has been chosen to oversee higher education in Louisiana. Joseph Rallo, who is a Texas Tech System administrator, has has been picked by the Board of Regents as the state’s next Higher Education Commissioner. Rallo says the challenges here in Louisiana are the same as you see nationally:
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Rallo hopes to be on the job full time by January.

The LSU Health Tumor Registry discovers the rate of colon cancer in Acadiana is among the highest in the United States. Michelle Southern has the story….
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A Houma man faces second-degree murder charges after his girlfriend is found dead under a house. Houma Police Chief Todd Duplantis says the body of 22 year-old Dashanta Tucker was located early Friday morning.
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He says investigators are also still trying to determine cause of death. Meanwhile, 41-year-old Michael Tucker is in the Terrebonne Parish jail.

The Board of Regents has named a new boss to oversee higher education in Louisiana. Texas Tech System administrator Joseph Rallo beat out two other finalists and he says he’ll take a closer look at the TOPS program and the the need for tuition hikes
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Rallo hopes to be on the job full-time by January.

Gas prices have fallen another two pennies according to the American Automobile Association. The statewide average is now $3.07. That’s about seven-cent decline in the last week. Triple-A fuel analyst Don Redman says economic factors worldwide are causing prices to drop…
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Wall Street had its worst week in over two years as investors are concerned economic growth in Europe could be slowing.