Qualifying is over and election season is officially underway. Congressman Vance McAllister is back in for the 5th Congressional District seat in a field of 10 including Mangham physician Dr. Ralph Abraham. Dr. Abraham says he’s running for the 5th because it’s time to change the politics in Washington as right now Republicans and Democrats are so intent on destroying each other, that they are actually destroying this country…:
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Retired air force colonel, Rob Maness, signed up at the Secretary of State’s office for the US Senate race. Polls show Maness as the underdog to Senator Mary Landrieu and fellow Republican Bill Cassidy but he had a lot of vocal support when he qualified Friday…:
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Get ready for an extremely hot weekend — in fact it’s the hottest of the year so far for Louisiana according to State Climatologist Barry Keim. He says the humidity will also be high which drives the heat index up…:
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He says there is only going to be a modest breakdown in this hot pattern at the start of next week, but it’s still going to be extremely stuffy.

5 people throughout the state have been arrested for their alleged involvement with an Asian Massage Parlor prostitution ring. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office spokesman Matt Vezinot says the investigation began 10 months ago when they started sending undercover cops to the business…:
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Arrests were made in Lake Charles, Lafayette and Bossier City. Vezinot says the investigation is very much underway and more arrests are expected.

Retired air force colonel and tea party candidate Rob Maness officially joined the US Senate on the final day of qualifying. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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A state law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a local hospital goes into a effect next Monday, but the Center for Reproductive Rights yesterday filed lawsuit in federal court challenging the law. They say if the law is enforced starting September 1st, it’s not clear that any abortion doctor in Louisiana could legally provide those services. Similar laws have been blocked by the courts in other states.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s says 5 Louisiana residents are arrested for allegedly being involved in a prostitution operation being run out of Asian massage parlors. Spokesman Matt Vezinot says they got a tip that people were getting sex for cash at this location when the sting operation began…:
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Vezinot says they made three arrests in Lake Charles and also had warrants for people in Lafayette and Bossier City who were connected to the crimes.

State Climatologist Barry Keim says the hottest weekend of the year is underway with high temps in the upper 90s expected and triple digits in some cases…:
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Another election year of qualifying is in the books and Congressman Vance McAllister has officially joined the race once again for the 5th District seat..:
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The Department of Health and Hospitals says Louisiana has confirmed 10 new cases of the West Nile Virus. They say the new illnesses reported Friday now bring this year’s West Nile total number to 52. DHH urges residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites.

A 41-year-old English teacher from a small private Christian school in Baton Rouge has been arrested for allegedly having sex with one of her 16-year-old male students on the campus of the school. Deputies indicate the boy’s parents found naked pictures and explicit messages on their son’s phone and when questioned he admitted they were from his teacher, Ashley Dowden. The teacher was arrested and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish prison on counts including computer-aided solicitation of a juvenile and carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

This is Louisiana’s hottest weekend of the year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says there is a large ridge of high pressure setting up across the central United States which is limiting thunderstorm activity, and driving up the temperatures…:
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Keim says high temps through the weekend will be in the upper 90′s and triple digits in some cases.

On the final day to qualify for the November 4th elections, Republican Retired Air Force Colonel, Rob Maness officially signed up for US Senate race. Maness on why he got into the race…

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Democratic incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu and Republican Baton Rouge Congressman Bill Cassidy qualified for the Senate race on Wednesday.

The first in line to qualify Friday was 5th Congressional District Representative Vance McAllister. McAllister shrugged off the fact that Governor Jindal and the Louisiana GOP don’t support him. He says God has given him a second chance with his family and he hopes voters will continue to support him because he knows more about values now than every before…

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The Congressman came under fire earlier this year for being caught on tape kissing a married woman at his office.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office says a months long investigation has resulted in the arrests of 5 people allegedly involved in a prostitution operation being run out of the Asian Massage Parlor. Spokesman Matt Vezinot says they got a tip that people were getting sex for cash at this location and the sting operation began…

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The charges of the accused include 10 counts of promoting prostitution, pandering, and prostitution by massage. More arrests are expected.

This weekend is shaping up to be the hottest of the year. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the humidity will also be high which drives the heat index up…

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Keim says highs through the weekend will be in the upper 90′s, even triple digits in some cases.

On the final day to qualify for the US Senate race, Republican and retired air force colonel, Rob Maness (main us), signed up at the Secretary of State’s office. Polls show Maness is an underdog in the race, but he had a group of vocal supporters with him when he qualified today…
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And in 5th Congressional District -besides the kissing Congressman Vance McAllister-there are 9 more candiates that have registered to run, including Mangham physician Dr. Ralph Abraham says he’s concerned about the current state of affairs in Washington…:
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The election is November 4th.

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A ten month investigation of a prostitute operation in Lake Charles–also in Lafayette and Bossier City–has led to the arrest of five people connected to the Asian Massage Parlor. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Matt Vezinot (VEE zuh no) says the charges include 10 counts of promoting prostitution, pandering and prostitution by massage. And he says…:
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An East Baton Rouge public school teacher who was accused of having sex with an underaged student has admitted to the crime. Earlier, 41 year-old Ashley Dowden denied the charges until yesterday, where she admitted to sending sexaully explicit pictures via texts and having carnal knowledge of a juvenile, who in this case was one of her high school students. The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Dowden yesterday and booked her into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

The Louisiana law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals, has its first lawsuit filed against it. The Center for Reproductive Rights filed the lawsuit today in US District Court in Baton Rouge for two doctors, and clinics in Metairie and the Shreveport area. The group wants an immediate injunction against the law which is supposed to begin on September 1st.

A big sting operation against a prostitute ring in Lake Charles has 3 people under arrest. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Matt Vezinot (VEE zuh no) says the investigation began 10 months ago, when they started sending in the undercover cops…:
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Vezinot says authorites also arrested another in Lafayette and one more in Bossier City connected to Asian Massage Parlors, which operates in all three cities.

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As he promised, Congressman Vance McAllister has officially joined the race once again for the 5th District seat on the final day of qualifying. Don Molino with more:
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Our weekend weather in a word: HOT!
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That’s State Climatologist Barry Keim.

As of today, Tea party candidate Rob Maness officially joined the US Senate race. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Shreveport has pled guilty to stealing several dozen Netflix DVD’s and money. U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley says thirty-year-old Frankey Savannah was charged with one count of theft of mail matter, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a $250 thousand dollar fine and restitution.

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Today is the final day to qualify for the November 4th election and first in line was 5th Congressional District Rep. Vance McAllister. The Congressman came under fire earlier this year for his kissing scandal at his office and Governor Bobby Jindal called for his resignation. McAllister says the Governor should be more worried about serving the state…:
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Another candidate in the race is Mangham physician Dr. Ralph Abraham who says the gridlock in Washington has got to go…:
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There are 8 registered candidates for that seat in the House.