17:30 Newscast November 17th, 2014

A south Louisiana high school football coach was killed over the weekend in a shooting outside of a Baton Rouge night club. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is trying to find information about a cougar that was found dead in Calcasieu Parish. They say owning exotic cats like that is illegal without a permit in Louisiana. The lifeless cougar was found along LA-Highway 12 near Dequincy.

Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having a tough time finding substitute teachers due, they say, to the Affordable Care Act. Scott Richard, Executive Director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, says work restrictions within the ACA, limiting part-time workers to 30 hours a week, is a huge problem…:
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He says this makes finding substitutes difficult, especially when a teacher is on an extended leave.

Freezing temperatures are expected in Louisiana once again to start the week. National Weather Service meteorologist Jow Rua says freezing temperatures could last several hours so it’s important to cover your plants and bring your pets indoors. He says this type of weather is highly unusual for this time of year…:
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He says temperatures will be back in the upper 60s low 70s by the weekend.

LRN Newscast 16:30 11-17-14

The investigation continues in the shooting death of a West St. John High School football coach outside a nightclub in Baton Rouge over the weekend. Twenty-seven year old Juan Joseph apparently got into an argument with some other men, when he was shot…
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That’s West St. John Head coach Robert Valdez who says the entire school and community is in shock. West St John faces Varnado in the playoffs Friday night.

It is a chilly evening, and it’s about to get colder. Right now, most of the state has temperatures in the upper 30’s and and lower 40’s…
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That’s National Weather Service Meteorologist Joe Rua.
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Public school officials in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of Obamacare. Eric Gill has more…
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LSU broke ground today on a 110-million dolalr renovation and expansion of the engineering school. LSU College of Engineering Dean Rick Koubek (ko-beck) says they expect construction to begin in 2017, and will help them produce more grads to meet workforce demands.

LRN Sportscast 16:45 November 17

More tough news for the Saints today after a brutal loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. Saints wide receiver Brandin Cooks could miss the next four to six games because of a broken thumb and it’s very possible safety Rafael Bush will miss the rest of the season because of a fractured fibula. New Orleans will try to snap a two-game losing streak next Monday, when they host the Baltimore Ravens.

Tonight on Monday night football…Zach Mettenberger will start at quarterback for the Titans who will host the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Sunday was a big day for running backs from Louisiana. Jeremy Hill had a career-high 152 yards rushing in the Bengals win over the Saints. Another former LSU Tiger, Alfred Blue, rushed for 156 yards on 36 carries in the Texans 23-7 victory over Cleveland. And former Dutchtown star, Eddie Lacy, had a 32-yard touchdown catch in the Packers 53-20 win over the Eagles.

LSU fans are still wondering today why true freshman Brandon Harris didn’t get a chance in LSU’s 17-0 win over Arkansas. Starting Q-B Anthony Jennings didn’t play well and Coach Les Miles admits they thought about putting Harris in the game…
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Unfortunately, Jennings play on the field, led to some so-called fans harassing and threatening the sophomore signal-caller on twitter.

U-L Lafayette announced today they will retire Charles Tillman’s number five jersey during this Saturday’s game against Appalachian State. The Cajuns have won six in a row and they are tied with Georgia Southern for first place in the Sun Belt.

Tonight in college hoops….the Ragin Cajuns are at Tulsa, Louisiana Tech visits Temple, Nicholls State travels to North Texas and Northwestern State hosts Lyon College.

The Pelicans begin a four-game road trip at Portland.

LRN Newscast 15:30 11-17-14

West St. John High School is mourning the loss of a high school football coach who was gunned down in the parking lot of a Baton Rouge nightclub early Sunday morning. Twenty-seven year old Juan Joseph was the quarterbacks coach, husband and father. Head coach Robert Valdez says the Friday night play-off game against Varnado will be tough without him….
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Police are on the hunt for the shooter.

Another blast of arctic air will be giving us freezing conditions overnight, with some spots in north and central Louisiana getting into the mid-20’s. But after one more day of chilly weath tomorrow, National Weather Service Meteorologist Joe Rua says the silly south winds will be back….
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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting in Jeanerette last night. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette Police officers responded to a suspicious person complaint. When police arrived, they discovered the suspect had fled, but found him a short time later…
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Forty-two year-old Lance Dauphine is charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.

School officials are looking for legislative help in easing restrictions of the Affordable Care Act for retired teachers returning to work. Currently, teachers that work more than 30 hours a week must be offered health insurance…
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That’s Scott Richard, Executive Director of the Louisiana School Boards Association.

LRN Newscast 14:30 CORRECTED 11-17-14

The search continues for the man responsible for the fatal shooting of a football coach from West St. John High School outside a Baton Rouge nightclub early Sunday morning. Twenty-seven year-old Juan Joseph was the quarterbacks coach on the team, and head coach Robert Valdez says he will be missed
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Joseph leaves behind a wife, four year-old daughter and one on the way.

More freezing temperatures hitting Louisiana tonight and freeze warnings are out for most of the state. The forecast is for middle-twenties in north and central Louisiana and right at freezing for the south. This is a bit unusual for this time…
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That’s National Weather Service Meteorologist Joe Rua.

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The Louisiana School Boards Association is reporting that public school superintendents are having trouble locating part-time and substitute teachers. According to Executive Director Scott Richard, it all stems from the Affordable Care Act, requiring that 30 hours a week employees, they must be offered health insurance…
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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Jeanerette last night. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette Police officers responded to a suspicious person complaint, and when they arrived the suspect was brandishing a knife, and stabbed one of the officers…
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The suspect is 42 year-old Lance Duaphine of Jeanerette.

LRN Newscast 14:30 11-17-14

The search continues for the man responsible for the fatal shooting of a football coach from East St. John High School outside a Baton Rouge nightclub early Sunday morning. Twenty-seven year-old Juan Joseph was the quarterbacks coach on the team, and head coach Robert Valdez says he will be missed
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Joseph leaves behind a wife, four year-old daughter and one on the way.

More freezing temperatures hitting Louisiana tonight and freeze warnings are out for most of the state. The forecast is for middle-twenties in north and central Louisiana and right at freezing for the south. This is a bit unusual for this time…
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That’s National Weather Service Meteorologist Joe Rua.

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The Louisiana School Boards Association is reporting that public school superintendents are having trouble locating part-time and substitute teachers. According to Executive Director Scott Richard, it all stems from the Affordable Care Act, requiring that 30 hours a week employees, they must be offered health insurance…
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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Jeanerette last night. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette Police officers responded to a suspicious person complaint, and when they arrived the suspect was brandishing a knife, and stabbed one of the officers…
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The suspect is 42 year-old Lance Dauphine of Jeanerette.

PM LRN Newscall November 17

Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Eric Gill has more…

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A south Louisiana high school football coach was killed over the weekend in a shooting outside of a Baton Rouge night club. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Scott Richard, Executive Director of the Louisiana School Boards Association, says work restrictions within the ACA, limiting part-time workers to 30 hours a week, is a real problem…

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Richard says if substitutes work more than 30 hours a week, they must be offered health insurance. He says this makes finding substitutes more difficult, especially when a teacher is on an extended leave. Richard says, now, school systems are basically using existing staff to cover for teachers who are out…

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He says school districts want qualified teachers subbing in the classroom when needed. Richard says they plan to work with the state legislature to ease restrictions on retired teachers returning to work…

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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Jeanerette last night. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette Police officers responded to a suspicious person complaint. When they arrived, they learned the suspect had fled. Turner says the officers found the suspect a short time later…

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He says when officers caught up with the suspect, 42-year-old Lance Dauphine of Jeanerette, he brandished a knife at the officers. Turner says, as a result of the confrontation, Dauphine and one of the officer were taken to a local hospital…

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Detectives learned that the suspect was shot after stabbing the officer. Both individuals have been released from the hospital. Turner says Dauphine was immediately taken into custody upon his release… (Dauphine is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder of a police officer.)

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West St. John High School in Edgard is mourning the death of one of its football coaches, who was killed early Sunday morning outside of a Baton Rouge nightclub. Authorities say Juan Joseph, who served as the Rams’ quarterbacks coach, got into an argument with some other men, when someone in a car fired shots. West St. John Head Coach Robert Valdez is in disbelief

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The search continues for the man responsible for the fatal shooting. Joseph was 27-years-old and was the quarterback on West St. John’s 2003 and 2004 state title teams. Valdez says Coach Joseph will be missed

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Joseph leaves behind a four-year-old daughter and his wife is expecting the birth of their second child. The West St. John football team faces Varnado in a playoff game this Friday. Valdez says he’ll miss his quarterbacks coach

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Louisiana is once again hit with another chilly day and is facing more freezing temperatures tonight. The National Weather Service has issued more freeze warnings for much of the state from 11pm tonight to 9am tomorrow morning. Meteorologist Joe Rua says most of the northern and central part of the state will get temperatures in the mid 20s…:

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Rua says the freeze is expected to last several hours. He says these temperatures are highly unusual for this time of year…:

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Rua says this winter weather event will linger tomorrow before it moves east…:

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13:30 Newscast November 17th, 2014

A south Louisiana high school football coach was killed over the weekend in a shooting outside of a Baton Rouge night club. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a new report which shows homelessness in Louisiana has fallen over the past four years. The numbers indicate a 12 percent decline in the number of homeless people over the past year and down about 63 percent since 2010.

Louisiana is once again hit with another chilly day and is facing more freezing temperatures tonight. The National Weather Service has issued more freeze warnings for the bottom half of the state from 11pm tonight to 9am tomorrow morning. Meteorologist Joe Rua says most of the northern and central part of the state will get temperatures in the mid 20s…:
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He says this winter weather event should be gone by Wednesday.

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s office is investigating an officer involved shooting out of Jeanerette. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette cops encountered the suspect causing a disturbance last night…:
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42-year-old Lance Dauphine of Jeanerette and the officer were released from the hospital and Dauhpine is charged with attempted murder.

12:30 Newscast November 17th, 2014

Public school superintendents in Louisiana are having difficulties finding part-time and substitute teachers as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Eric Gill has more…:
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Governor Bobby Jindal and officials at LSU broke ground today on the university’s new Engineering complex. When it’s complete — estimated in 2017, the new facility will be one of the largest free-standing engineering buildings in the nation according to a release from Jindal’s office.

The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer involved shooting that occurred in Jeanerette last night. Major Ryan Turner says Jeanerette Police responded to a suspicious person complaint. When they arrived, they learned the suspect had fled. Turner says the officers found the suspect a short time later…:
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42-year-old Lance Dauphine was shot after stabbing the officer according to Turner. The suspect is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder of a police officer.

Gas prices continue their rapid decline. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular is $2.71 which is down 6 cents from just last week.

11:40 LRN sportscast

Just a dreadful game for the Saints yesterday as they lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 27-10. Quarterback Drew Brees threw for 255 yards, but it only resulted in one fourth quarter touchdown. The Saints defense allowed former LSU running back Jeremy Hill to rush for 152 yards. And the Bengals converted 9-of-13 times on 3rd down. Coach Sean Payton says that’s unacceptable…
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And the news keeps getting worse for the Saints. Rookie wide receiver Brandin Cooks is expected to miss the next month with a broken thumb. Brooks is the team’s second leading receiver and the team’s punt returner. And Saints Safety Rafael Bush has a broken fibula and is likely done for the season.

LSU’s offense looked as bad as it’s ever looked on Saturday in a 17-0 defeat to Arkansas. Terrence Magee was LSU’s leading rusher and he only had 24 yards on seven carries. The senior from Franklington says losing two in a row is no fun…
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Quarterback Anthony Jennings threw for only 87 yards and sacked four times. He also had a fumble. Coach Les Miles said they stuck with Jennings, instead of bringing in Brandon Harris, because Jennings gave them the best chance to win.

In other college football action…the Ragin Cajuns won their sixth straight on Saturday as they defeated U-L-M 34-27. The Warhawks have lost six in a row, the last four have been by single digits.

Grambling State’s seven game winning streak ended on Saturday with a 27-23 loss to Alabama State.