A political analyst says Scott Angelle’s entry into next year’s governor’s race shakes the field up a bit. Scott Carwile has more…

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There’s a cold front moving across Louisiana as you wake up this weekend is going to be lovely. Michelle Southern reports.

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Louisiana agriculture officials are seeking looser restrictions from the federal government on the use of drones. Eric Gill reports…

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Public Service Commission member Scott Angelle has thrown his hat into the ring for next year’s governor’s race. Angelle joins fellow Republicans Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne and US Senator David Vitter, as well as Democrat state Representative John Bel Edwards as contenders for the state’s top office. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says Angelle becomes the leading cajun in the race…

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Dubos says if the former interim Lt. Governor from Breaux Bridge can run a good campaign, he would be the logical favorite of conservative voters in Acadiana. He says one thing that separates Angelle from Dardenne and Vitter is personality…

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He feels Angelle is a very energetic and engaging campaigner and that will serve him well as the governor’s race gets going. However, Dubos says Angelle does face an uphill battle when it comes to name recognition in comparison to Vitter and Dardenne. He says Angelle is not well known outside of Acadiana…

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There’s a cold front moving across Louisiana as you wake up this morning and it’s going to produce a nice weather treat this weekend. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the system has produced scattered showers through different parts of Louisiana, but we should be all clear by the time high school football rolls around tonight…:

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Keim says tomorrow morning you can expect temperatures in the upper 40s across north Louisiana, in the 50s across central Louisiana and in the low 60s around the coastal regions…:

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Keim says the beautiful dry weather will stay with us all the way into next week…:

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Louisiana agriculture officials are seeking looser restrictions from the federal government on the use of drones. Farmers could use drones to make crop production more efficient, but current FAA rules make this illegal. LSU AgCenter Vice Chancellor Rogers Leonard says there are many uses for drones on farms…

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He says current FAA rules don’t allow the use of drones for research or commercial purposes. The agency will release proposed modified rules and regulations regarding drones in November. Leonard says FAA regulations only address issues with hobbyists and commercially piloted aircraft…

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He says drones can help farmers become more efficient, save time, and increase safety. Leonard hopes the FAA creates a specific category for agricultural use of drones. He says agriculture is probably one of the largest areas where drone use can be done safely…

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The Louisiana Public Service Commission is encouraging motorists to use the hashtag symbol and the letter X in a text message to friends before they get behind the wheel. PSC Chairman Erik Skrmetta says that’s the new social media mechanism to tell people, I’m driving…dont’ text me

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Skrmetta says he does a lot of driving in his eleven parish district and he sees numerous people who do not have their hands on the wheel, because they are too busy texting

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The hashtag-X symbol is the latest national effort to get people to stop texting and driving. Skrmetta is asking Louisiana residents to take this pledge…

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15th ranked LSU is at 5th ranked Auburn tomorrow in a SEC west matchup. The Tigers already have one loss in conference play, a 34-29 loss to Mississippi State. The Bulldogs rushed for 302 yards in that contest and Tiger Rag Editor Robert Stewart is concerned LSU will have trouble stopping Auburn’s rushing attack…

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Offensively, Auburn is led by senior quarterback Nick Marshall, who led the War Eagles to the national championship game last season. Stewart says Marshall rushed for over one-thousand yards last season and he can also make some plays through the air..

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Stewart says with LSU starting a true freshman at quarterback, it’s expected the Tigers will look to run the football

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Governor Jindal’s approval rating is 34-percent according to a statewide survey by Public Policy Polling. Jeff Palermo has the story

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Is a double standard at play with the way people are responding to the teacher sex with male student scandal out of Destrahan High? Michelle Southern reports.

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Public Service Commission member Scott Angelle announced today he plans to run for governor next year. Angelle says he wants to work with Democrats and other political parties to make Louisiana a better state…

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Angelle is the third major Republican to enter the race. Senator David Vitter and Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne are the other two. Amite Representative John Bel Edwards is the lone Democrat in the race. Angelle says he’s not focused on the other candidates and wishes them best of luck in this race…

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Angelle is from Breaux Bridge and has served in state government as an interim lieutenant governor and also served as the Secretary for the Department of Natural Resources. Angelle says he plans to run a high energy campaign that’s focused on people, not just policy..

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A new statewide poll of 11-hundred Louisiana residents finds 34-percent of them disapprove of Governor Jindal’s job performance and 47-percent of them would rather have Edwin Edwards as the state’s governor than Jindal. LSU Political Science Professor Wayne Parent says Louisiana residents are tired of Jindal’s out-of-state travels, when there’s problems to address in this state…

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The Public Policy Poll asked its respondents who they would rather have as Governor…Edwin Edwards or Bobby Jindal. 47-percent said the former four-term governor, while 43-percent said Jindal. Parent says Jindal’s presidential aspirations have rubbed voters the wrong way

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Parent says Jindal has done well in the area of economic development, but low income residents do not think the governor has done enough for them and it’s reflected in this poll

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The state Fire Marshal’s Office says an early morning fire yesterday in Farmerville has claimed the life of a 29-year-old newlywed and her husband was arrested on drug charges. The victim has been identified as 29-year-old Valene Henderson. Deputy Chief Brant Thompson says the initial investigation determined that the fire originated in the master bedroom of the wood framed home…

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The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The victim’s husband, 30-year-old MacArthur Gray, was not at home at the time of the fire. Thompson says Gray returned home shortly after fire crews arrived and provided investigators information about the couple’s activity immediately before the fire…

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He says the couple was using candles as a light source because their electricity had recently been shut off. Henderson’s body is being taken to Little Rock so an autopsy can be performed. Thompson says Gray was found to be in possession of suspected crack cocaine at the scene and was arrested…

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The story about the two teachers from Destrehan High who were allegedly sexually involved with a 16-year-old male student is generating a lot of talk about societal double standards. Would we feel the same about this if the victim were female? Dave Brashear is a social worker in southeast Louisiana. He says our first response to this might be to think the teen got lucky and wasn’t traumatized…:

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32-year-old Shelley Dufrense and 24-year-old Rachel Respess are facing felony charges for what police are calling a “three way tryst” they allegedly had with this student. Apparently the incident was reported after the victim was bragging about it to other students. But Brashear says just because the teen was bragging, it doesn’t mean what happened is okay with him…:

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Brashear says boys can be just as traumatized as females when it comes to sexual encounters like this — it may just not be expressed the same way. He says for one thing, the story has been exposed all over the place…:

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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette reports their graduation rate has risen by more than 49-percent over the last decade. The current graduation rate stands at nearly 48-percent, compared to 32-percent in 2004. Vice President for Enrollment Management, Dr. DeWayne Bowie, feels a big part of the increase is that UL-L is now a selective admissions institution…

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He says their short-term goal is to get the school’s graduation rate to over 50-percent. Bowie is particularly proud of the university’s athletic department. Ragin’ Cajun student athlete’s graduation rate is at 75-percent, which is the highest in the state and the Sun Belt Conference…

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