House Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton announces a Bipartisan Task Force will investigate the assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Sean Richardson has the story.
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Twenty-five year-old Aaliyah Jack’s bond has been set at nine million dollars. The Lake Charles woman is accused of killing her four-year-old son and abandoning her one-year one child. Jack was arrested in Mississippi after her four-year-old son was found in a pond at the Vinton Welcome Center. Jack told KPLC TV that she was on drugs.

According to a report from the Public Affairs Research Council, about 867-thousand low income residents each month receive food stamps and 45-percent of those recipients are children. That means one out of every five people in Louisiana relies on food stamps. Invest in Louisiana director Jan Moeller says this report shows why it was so important for the state to put up three-million dollars to pay for a federal EBT program that provides lunches to low-income children who are of school for the summer…
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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman has started undergoing chemotherapy after she was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer….
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Freeman expects to be in treatment for 10 to 12 months.

Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned from the Secret Service after Speaker Mike Johnson continually called for her to step down after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
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Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a bipartisan House Task Force consisting of seven Republicans and 6 Democrats to investigate the assassination attempt.

A Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana survey indicates that one in five Louisianans receive food stamps also known as SNAP. Of those recipients about 45 percent are children Invest in Louisiana executive director Jan Moller says it shouldn’t be a surprise but should be alarming.
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The average SNAP benefit amount per household, which is based on household size and monthly income, is $373 a month since July 2023.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean has pleaded no contest to 15 felony counts for the disastrous mismanagement of his facilities during Hurricane Ida….
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The USA Today is reporting Kamala Harris is looking at former Louisiana Congressman and state representative Cedric Richmond as a potential running mate. Harris has reportedly requested vetting materials on the New Orleans native, who previously worked in the Biden Administration. The USA Today says Richmond is one of seven Democrats that Harris is vetting for the role.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned and Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The goals of the task force are to understand what went wrong, to ensure accountability and to prevent such agency failure from ever happening again. The task force will consist of seven Republicans and 6 Democrats

New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman who was diagnosed with breast cancer last month, says it was a self-exam that detected malignancy. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Two adults and two children were killed in a two-car crash Monday morning on U-S 61 near I-310 in St. Charles Parish. 33-year-old Mathieu Christophe of Laplace was struck head-on by 38-year-old Benjamin Alexis of Chalmette driving in the wrong direction. Trooper Jacob Pucheu (pee-shoo)…

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Pucheu says the children in the car were wearing seatbelts but were not properly restrained in a child car seat or booster seat.

Every Louisiana State Police Troop is a nationally recognized Child Seat Fitting Station. Contact your local office if you have any questions or would like to ensure your seat is installed correctly.

While many Louisiana Democrats have thrown their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Presidential nominee, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell isn’t immediately convinced she’s the best candidate.

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Kamala Harris is reportedly gaining enough support that she’ll secure the Democratic nomination for President. But north Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says there are several good candidates he would like to see compete for the Democratic nomination including Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and….
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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman is battling breast cancer but she says it was caught early thanks to a self examination. Freeman says she has annual mammograms, but found a lump during a breast self-exam….
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She says a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis and has already undergone her first round of chemotherapy.

A driver heading the wrong way on U-S 61 in St. Rose near I-310 resulted in a head-on crash that killed four people, including two children, eight-year-old Benjamin Alexis the Third and five-year-old Charles Alexis of Chalmette. State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu says the children were wearing seatbelts, but they should have been in a booster seat…
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The fatal wreck happened yesterday morning before six AM. Impairment on behalf of both drivers is unknown at this time.

70-year-old Bob Dean, a former nursing home owner, pleaded no contest on Monday to 15 criminal counts for the disastrous evacuation of residents from his facilities during Hurricane Ida in 2021. Dean has avoided jail time as a Tangipahoa Parish judge sentenced him to three years’ probation. Legal Analyst Franz Borghardt…
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As Hurricane Ida was racing towards southeast Louisiana Dean decided to send more than 800 residents from seven of his nursing homes to a warehouse not equipped to house that many people. Multiple people died, and coroners deemed five of the deaths were storm-related.

While many Louisiana Democrats have thrown their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Presidential nominee, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell isn’t immediately convinced she’s the best candidate.
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State Representative Aimee Freeman of New Orleans is battling breast cancer. Brooke Thorington reports it was a self-exam that detected the malignancy…
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Two adults and two children were killed in a head on crash yesterday morning on U-S 61 near I-310 in St. Charles Parish. State Trooper Jacob Pucheu says 38-year-old Benjamin Alexis of Chalmette was driving the wrong way on US 61….
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Alexis and the other driver, 33-year-old Mathieu Christophe of LaPlace died at the scene. Alexis’ two children were killed and a third child is in critical condition.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean who transported more than 800 nursing home patients to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish before Hurricane Ida made landfall in 2021 has avoided jail time, even though he pleaded no contest to 15 felony counts. Several nursing home patients died as a result of his plan as the warehouse was not equipped to handle that many elderly and fragile people. The 70-year-old Dean was placed on three years probation and Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says Dean’s age is one reason why he was not sentenced to jail…
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CNN is reporting Kamala Harris has the support of enough Democratic delegates to win the party’s nomination for president. President Joe Biden endorsed Harris when he decided not to run for re-election and much of the Democratic Party is now rallying behind her. But north Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell believes there should be more of a competition for the Democratic nomination…
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Four people are dead, including two children, as a result of a head-on crash yesterday morning on U-S 61 near I-310 in St. Charles Parish. State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu says a third child is critically injured…
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The two children who died are eight-year-old Benjamin Alexis the Third and five-year-old Charles Alexis from Chalmette. Pucheu says they should have been in booster seats.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean has pleaded no contest to 15 felony counts for the disastrous mismanagement of his facilities during Hurricane Ida. Sean Richardson has more.
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According to a report from the Public Affairs Research Council, about 867-thousand low income residents each month receive food stamps and 45-percent of those recipients are children. That means one out of every five people in Louisiana relies on food stamps.

Public Service Commissioner, Foster Campbell, isn’t immediately ready to hand the Democratic Presidential nomination to President Biden’s choice, Vice President Kamala Harris. Colleen Crain has the story.
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The Louisiana Legislature has hired Boston Consulting Group to perform a comprehensive assessment of the Louisiana Department of Transportation. Earlier this year, Governor Landry issued an executive order mandating the optimization of DOTD’s operations.

A driver heading the wrong way on U-S 61 in St. Rose near I-310 resulted in a head-on crash that killed four people, including two children, eight-year-old Benjamin Alexis the Third and five-year-old Charles Alexis of Chalmette. State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu says the children were wearing seatbelts, but they should have been in a booster seat…
cut 6 (11) “…by the manufacturers”
The fatal wreck happened yesterday morning before six AM. Impairment on behalf of both drivers is unknown at this time.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean has avoided jail time after pleading no contest to 15 counts related to his failed evacuation plan of nursing home residents to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida in 2021. Dean was sentenced to three years probation, Attorney General Liz Murrill expressed disappointment Dean was not sent to prison for several years. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says Dean did not show criminal intent, even though several elderly people died as a result of his plan…
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Former nursing home owner Bob Dean has pleaded no contest to 15 felony counts for the disastrous mismanagement of his facilities during Hurricane Ida.   Sean Richardson has more.

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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman who was diagnosed with breast cancer last month, says it was a self-exam that detected malignancy. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Public Service Commissioner, Foster Campbell isn’t immediately ready to hand the Democratic Presidential nomination to President Biden’s choice, Vice President Kamala Harris. Colleen Crain has the story.

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Two adults and two children were killed in a two-car crash Monday morning on U-S 61 near I-310 in St. Charles Parish. 33-year-old Mathieu Christophe of Laplace was struck head-on by 38-year-old Benjamin Alexis of Chalmette driving in the wrong direction. Trooper Jacob Pucheu (pee-shoo)…

Cut 4 (10) “…head -on.”

Christophe, Alexis, and his two sons, 8-year-old Benjamin Alexis III and 5-year-old Charles Alexis both from Chalmette were killed in the crash. One child is in critical condition.  Christophe and Alexis were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Pucheu says the children in the car were wearing seatbelts but were not properly restrained in a child car seat or booster seat.

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Every Louisiana State Police Troop is a nationally recognized Child Seat Fitting Station. Contact your local office if you have any questions or would like to ensure your seat is installed correctly.

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70-year-old Bob Dean, a former nursing home owner, pleaded no contest on Monday to 15 criminal counts for the disastrous evacuation of residents from his facilities during Hurricane Ida in 2021. Dean has avoided jail time as a Tangipahoa Parish judge sentenced him to three years’ probation. Legal Analyst Franz Borghardt…

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As Hurricane Ida was racing towards southeast Louisiana Dean decided to send more than 800 residents from seven of his nursing homes to a warehouse not equipped to house that many people. Multiple people died, and coroners deemed five of the deaths were storm-related.

Attorney General Liz Murrell expressed disappointment Dean did not get at least five years in jail. Borghardt says Judge Brian Abels’ reasoning could be because these were gross negligent crimes and didn’t show criminal intent…

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Borghardt says Dean’s age could also be a factor in the sentence…

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Dean has also been ordered to pay 358-thousand dollars in restitution to the Louisiana Department of Health and one million dollars in civil fines to the Department of Justice.

Dean pleaded guilty to eight felony counts of Cruelty to the infirmed, five counts of Medicaid fraud, and two counts of Obstruction of Justice

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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last month, says fortunately it was caught early and she’s undergoing treatment. Even though she has annual mammograms, Freeman says she found a lump just after the session ended and quickly contacted her primary care physician and gynecologist.

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She says a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis and has already undergone her first round of chemotherapy.  Freeman says the treatment regime for the type of breast cancer she has is chemo, surgery, and then radiation.

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While she expects to be in treatment for 10 months to a year, Freeman said she will continue to work as much as possible and represent her district. When she’s unable to attend neighborhood and committee meetings her legislative assistant will keep her updated.

Freeman encourages women to have routine mammograms and do monthly self-exams. Because it was detected early, she’s optimistic about her treatment plan. She says it’s important to be an advocate for your care and when you find a lump or notice a change in your breast you talk to your doctor to rule anything out.

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While many Louisiana Democrats have thrown their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Presidential nominee, Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell isn’t immediately convinced she’s the best candidate.

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President Joe Biden endorsed Harris when he decided to remove himself from the race, but Campbell says, like former President Obama and former Speaker Pelosi, he believes candidates should compete for the nomination…

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Campbell says there are several good candidates he would like to see compete for the Democratic nomination including the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, and …

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Campbell says, if Harris gets the nomination, he will support her.

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Saints players report for training camp in Irvine, California today, but it’s unsure whether star running back Alvin Kamara will be present after the 28-year-old left the last day of mandatory minicamp amid a contract dispute. The Advocate’s Luke Johnson says it wouldn’t make sense for Kamara not to play this season, but he may not be on the practice field when camp kicks off Wednesday…

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A key position battle throughout camp will be on the offensive line which expects to see three new starters with former All-Pro right tackle Ryan Ramczyk expected to miss the season. First-round pick Taliese Fuaga should have the left tackle spot secured, and Johnson says the team likes last year’s fourth-round pick Nick Saldiveri at left guard. Most of the pressure will fall on 2022 first-rounder Trevor Penning who lost the starting left tackle spot last offseason…

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The Saints defense under Dennis Allen has rarely been a concern, but with aging stars and holes in the defensive front, Johnson has his doubts. Allen’s group performed to standard last season thanks to their ability to turn the ball over and get stops on third down- two stats without much year-to-year consistency. Johnson’s learned to trust Allen but he’s yet to be convinced…

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The Saints kick off the preseason on August 10 against the Cardinals

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Nicholls was picked to repeat as Southland Conference champs in the preseason media poll. The Colonels went a perfect 7-and-0 in conference play last season and just edged out Incarnate Word in this year’s poll. Head Coach Tim Rebowe says his team is ready to live up to their lofty expectations…

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Southeastern was picked third in the nine-team conference following a disappointing 3-and-8 season last year. The Lions were Southland co-champions in 2022 and field an experienced team this season. Lions coach Frank Scelfo says player loyalty is an important part of the Southeastern program…

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McNeese was picked to finish 6^th in the conference and Northwestern State finished last in the poll.