Supporters for Common Core in Louisiana public schools have won a legal battle. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Opelousas Police say a total of eight students and one adult were arrested as a result of two separate fights yesterday at or near Opelousas High School. Authorities say the first fight broke out Monday morning with three students and one adult being arrested. A second fight broke out later with five more students taken into custody. They say all nine arrested are female. All were charged with disturbing the peace by fighting.

A Bossier Parish man faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted on child pornography charges. Trooper Matt Harris says State Police had a warrant to search 60-year-old Robert Childs’ home after an IP address located inside his house was found to be downloading child pornography. He says once inside, agents located strategically placed cameras…

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Childs’ bond is set at three-million dollars.

The four announced candidates for governor will appear in Baton Rouge today at an event hosted by the National Federation of Independent Business. Louisiana NFIB Director Dawn Starns says this is a great opportunity for small business owners to make an informed decision on who they will support in this year’s governor’s race…

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During the 90-minute forum, Starns expects the candidates to address several issues regarding small business.

A state judge throws out a lawsuit filed by seventeen lawmakers that sought to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools. Judge Tim Kelley says he dismissed the suit, because it should have been filed within two years after BESE approved Common Core in 2010. Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann disagrees with Judge Kelley’s ruling, because the adoption of Common Core was done illegally and without public comment….

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Geymann says an appeal is planned.

Lafayette State Senator Page Cortez proposes a bill that would require state high school students to pass a test equal to the civics portion of the US Naturalization Test. He says there is a concern nationally that that naturalized citizens know more about our government than natural-born citizens. Cortez says his bill will ultimately make this test a requirement for graduation…

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He says studies have shown that less than 4-percent of US born high school students can pass the test.

The National Federation of Independent Business will host a panel discussion today featuring the four announced candidates for governor. Louisiana NFIB Director Dawn Starns expects the candidates to address several issues regarding small business…

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The Louisiana Restaurant Association and the Louisiana Retailers Association are co-hosting the event.

A Bossier Parish man’s bond is set at three-million dollars and he faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted on child pornography charges. State Police trooper Matt Harris says during a search of 60-year-old Robert Childs’ home they found cameras that were recording houses in the neighborhood where children lived…

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Childs was charged with 300 counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child porn.

A state judge throws out a lawsuit that sought to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools. Judge Tim Kelley says he dismissed the suit, because it should have been filed within two years after BESE approved Common Core in 2010. State Education Superintendent John White applauds the decision…

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Seventeen lawmakers filed the lawsuit and Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann says they plan to appeal.

Today the National Federation of Independent Business, along with the Louisiana Restaurant Association and the Louisiana Retailers Association, will host a panel discussion featuring the four announced candidates for governor. Louisiana NFIB Director Dawn Starns expects a good crowd to listen to what these candidates have to say…

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The 90-minute forum will take place in Baton Rouge.

A Lafayette legislator proposes a bill that would require state high school students to pass a test equal to the civics portion of the US Naturalization Test. Senator Page Cortez says 92-percent of immigrants pass the naturalization test, while studies have shown that less than 4-percent of US born high school students are capable of getting a passing grade…

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Cortez says this is part of a national movement called the “Civics Initiation Initiative” that hopes to have this implemented in all 50 states by 2017.

A state judge throws out a lawsuit that sought to remove Common Core from Louisiana. Judge Tim Kelley says the suit should have been filed within two years after BESE approved Common Core in 2010. Seventeen lawmakers filed the lawsuit, and Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann says they plan to appeal, because the adoption of Common Core was done illegally and without public comment…
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Superintendent of Education John White applauds the ruling.

The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat on what Edwards has to focus on next…
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Pinsonat says the endorcement will keep other major Democratic candidates, like Mitch Landrieu, from jumping into the race.

Authorites are investigating a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. The accident killed 41 year-old Terry O’Keefe Jr. of Folsom. Three children onboard survived because they were wearing life vests, including one 4 year-old who got stuck under the boat…
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That’s LDWF spokesman Adam Eink, who says another passenger-31 year old Jonie Morgan-is still missing.

Sea turtles, dolphins, fish and birds are still suffering from the BP oil spill that occurred nearly five years ago, according to a report from the National Wildlife Federation. Ryan Fikes, lead author, says comprehensive modeling estimates that 32-percent of the laughing gulls in the northern gulf died as a result of the oil spill…
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He says the exposure to oil has also been shown to cause abnormal development in many species of fish.

The investigation continues into a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish that claimed the life of a Folsum man and left his girlfriend -31 year old Jonie Morgan-missing. L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck says a 16-year-old came onto the scene and tried to drag two of the three children and the mother to safety…
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The three children survived because they were wearing life jackets. The man who was killed is identified as 41-year-old Terry O’ Keefe Junior.

Amite Representative John Bel Edwards has received the official endorsement from the Louisiana Democratic Party, which many observers say is good news for him…
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That’s Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat, who says that endorsement is a sign New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu does not want to run.
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The National Wildlife Federation has released a report with evidence that sea turtles, dolphins, fish and birds are still suffering from the BP oill spill of nearly five years ago. Lead author of the study Ryan Fikes says the oil exposure caused many abnormalities in fish and dolphins, and the mortality rates were four times those of 2014…
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An overnight mobile home fire in Caddo Parish has claimed the life of a husband and wife. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says fire investigators did find the remains of somke alarms in the trailer…
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Fifty-three-year-old Richard Fowler and his wife, 54-year-old Wanda Fowler were pronounced dead at the scene. Browning says the investigation is in its initial stages.

The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race…
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A lawsuit filed by some state lawmakers seeking to kill Common Core in public schools was thrown out by a Baton Rouge judge today. Judge Tim Kelley said the plaintiffs filed the case too late. Governor Bobby Jindal said he was disappointed, and indicated be would support appeal efforts, which those lawmakers will likely file. Several lawmakers have stated they will work to repeal Common Core in the upcoming legislative session.
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Authorites are investigating a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. The accident killed 41 year-old Terry O’Keefe Jr. of Folsom. Three children onboard survived because they were wearing life vests, including one 4 year-old who got stuck under the boat…
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That’s LDWF spokesman Adam Eink, who says another passenger-31 year old Jonie Morgan-is still missing.

A Caddo Parish husband and wife are dead as a result of a deadly mobile home fire early this morning. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the investigation is in its early stages…
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Fifty-three year-old Richard Fowler and his wife, 54-year-old Wanda Fowler were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries continues its investigation into a fatal boat wreck on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish. 41-year-old Terry O’ Keefe Junior of Folsum and his 31-year-old girlfriend Jonie Morgan still has not been found. It’s reported their 14 foot aluminum vessel capsized on Saturday near lock number 3…
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That’s L-D-W-F spokesperson Adam Einck

The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Amite Representative John Bel Edwards as its candidate in Louisiana’s governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat thinks this shows that Edwards is the Democrats last, best hope for governor…
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The National Wildlife Federation releases a report that finds dolphins along Louisiana’s coast dying in large numbers and sea turtles having trouble nesting. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Louisiana State Police Special Victims’ Unit detectives, along with the FBI and Bossier City Police have arrested a Bossier man on child porn charges. Sixty year-old Robert Childs is charged with some 300 counts of possession of child porn and 3 counts of distribution. If convicted, Childs could face up to 120 years in prison.