As the state’s top law enforcement agency remains under federal investigation after the 2019 in-custody death of Ronald Greene, Attorney General-elect Liz Murrill announces her own investigation….
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Governor-elect Jeff Landry has announced Robert Hodges will be the new Louisiana State Police Superintendent. He’s a 28-year veteran of L-S-P from New Orleans.

And Landry has announced the Attorney General’s office will take on a bigger role in prosecuting cases in New Orleans in collaboration with Orleans Parish D-A Jason Williams.

Today officially marks the last day of the 2023 hurricane season. While 14 named storms are considered an average season, State Climatologist Barry Keim says the season ends with 20 named storms, but only one of them made its mark on the U–S Coast – Hurricane Idalia.
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For a second straight year, Louisiana was spared from hurricane activity.

With just under 40 days left before transitioning to a new administration, Governor John Bel Edwards administration has released reports highlighting its accomplishments over the last eight years…
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That’s Deputy Chief of Staff Eric Holl who says since 2016, the state has participated in more than 250 major economic development projects representing more than 90-billion dollars of new capital investments and 80-thousand potential new jobs.

As the state’s top law enforcement agency remains under federal investigation after the 2019 death of Ronald Greene, Attorney General-elect Liz Murrill announces her own investigation.  Brooke Thorington has more.

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The 2023 hurricane season ends today and although 17 named storms were predicted by NOAA, it was a very busy season with 20 and seven were hurricanes. Teiko Foxx has more…

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LSU’s Bayou Barbie is back as Angel Reese will be on the floor tonight when 7th ranked LSU hosts 9th ranked Virginia Tech. Colleen Crain has the story…

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Attorney General-elect Liz Murrill announces the appointment of former federal prosecutor Ed O’Callahan to conduct an in-depth review of the practices and operations of state police. Louisiana State Police is under a US Department of Justice investigation following the 2019 death of Ronald Greene.

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Murrill says O’Callahan is a long-time former federal prosecutor and former top official at the U.S. Department of Justice. She says O’Callahan and his team from the Washington DC law office of WilmerHale will guide the state in the ongoing USDOJ investigation.

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Murrill, who’s the current Solicitor General, says because she respects and supports law enforcement an internal review of LSP is what’s best for the agency.

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O’Callahan has conducted similar reviews of law enforcement agencies in Illinois, Maryland, and New York.

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Today officially marks the last day of the 2023 hurricane season. While 14 named storms are considered an average season, State Climatologist Barry Keim says the season ended with 20 named storms and the signature storm – Hurricane Idalia.

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NOAA predicted a near to below to average season of 12 to 17 named storms. Out of the 20 named storms, seven developed into hurricanes and three became major hurricanes.

Despite early predictions, Keim says this season is tied for the fourth most active season we have on record. Overall, he says storm tracking was away from the Bayou State which kept it relatively quiet and dry.

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Keim says we could still possibly get storms in December and January. He says Louisiana is in a swing season period with a strong El Nino but hopes for more rain to help the drought.

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With 40 days left before transitioning to a new administration, Governor John Bel Edwards administration has released reports highlighting their accomplishments over the last eight years. Deputy Chief of Staff Eric Holl says it shows the work done by state agencies under Governor Edwards leadership.

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The “Challenges Met, Progress Delivered” overview details information of the Department of Health expansion of Medicaid and the people it helped.

Holl says the report details the work of Louisiana Economic Development has grown and diversified the economy and its record-breaking economic development deals. His personal favorite accomplishments…

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Holl says the series also celebrates Louisiana being much better off than it was eight years ago. He says the state has made tremendous progress in every possible metric including…

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It’s a new day for the Northwestern State football program as 47-year-old Blaine McCorkle takes over as the new head coach of the Demons. McCorkle takes over for Brad Laird, who resigned six games into the season following the murder of safety Ronnie Caldwell. The Demons did not play their final four games of the season so he McCorkle recognizes emotions are still raw…

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McCorkle is a 2000 graduate of LSU. He was a long snapper for the Tigers in the late 1990s and played on three bowl teams. He says he’s wanted to be a Division one head coach in Louisiana for 30 years now…

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McCorkle spent the last six seasons as the head coach of Belhaven College. A division three school in Jackson, Mississippi. He took over a losing program and over the last three seasons at Belhaven they went 24-7 and celebrated their first appearance in the Division three playoffs in school history.  McCorkle wants to win championships at Northwestern State…

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Northwestern State has not had a winning season since 2008.

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All-American forward Angel Reese is back with the 7th-ranked Lady Tigers just in time for Thursday night’s matchup against 9th-ranked Virginia Tech, a rematch of last year’s national semifinal game won by LSU. Reese has missed the last four games for an undisclosed reason and Coach Kim Mulkey says Angel is back and everyone is happy…

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In four games this season, Reese is averaging 17 points and ten rebounds a game. She had 24 points and 12 rebounds against Hokie when they beat them last year to advance to the national championship game.

It remains a mystery why Reese missed the last four games, including a trip to the Cayman Islands. Mulkey continues to say it was a locker room issue…

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Junior guard Kateri Poole has also been absent from the team. Mulkey says Poole is still not back and did not elaborate if her return is imminent. Poole averaged five points and two assists a game last year as she provided defensive toughness off the bench.

Mulkey did confirm that sophomore forward Sa’Myah Smith will miss the rest of the season after tearing her A-C-L and M-C-L in last Friday’s win over Niagara. Smith is a six-foot-two sophomore forward and Mulkey says she’ll be missed

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Smith is averaging 12 points and eight rebounds a game this season. LSU could use Smith against Va Tech. Six-foot-six Elizabeth Kitley is averaging 24 points and 12 rebounds a game. Tip-off is at 8 PM.

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Governor-elect Jeff Landry announces Robert Hodges as the next Superintendent of State Police. Major Hodges is a 28-year veteran of LSP. Landry made the announcement in New Orleans and also announced a crime-fighting partnership with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office…

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Landry says he will bring in as much of a law enforcement presence into the city of New Orleans as necessary to keep the entire city safe…

A disturbing story in south Louisiana today as an 11-year-old girl has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 36-year-old Kameran Bedsole. Bedsole’s body was found in the 47-hundred block of Jasper Road in New Iberia on November 14th. Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Katherine Breaux says they are not releasing any other details at this time…
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The Department of Children and Family Services is urging EBT cardholders to immediately change their PIN. According to DCFS fraud director Rhonda Brown, multiple skimming devices at various retailers have been discovered around the state. She urges EBT card holder to regularly review their card transactions using the Life In Check EBT mobile app or visit their website…

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If you want to see the world’s tallest Christmas tree structure, just make your way toward north Louisiana to DeSoto Parish which now holds the world record with its 300-foot-tall tree structure. Sheriff Jayson Richardson says the idea hit him last year while looking at Christmas lights with his family.

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Multiple skimming devices have been discovered at various locations across the state and the Department of Children and Family Services is urging EBT cardholders to immediately change their PIN. DCFS fraud director Rhonda Brown says if you need help changing your EBT card PIN, you can visit life-in-check-EBT-dot-com and there’s also a toll free number…

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Governor-elect Jeff Landry has announced the next leader of State Police when he takes office in January. Major Robert Hodges, a 28-year veteran of LSP and a New Orleans native will be the next superintendent of the state’s leading law enforcement agency.

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Landry made the announcement at the Caesars’s Superdome in New Orleans

DeSoto Parish  “Spirit of DeSoto Tree” located behind Stonewall Government Plaza is believed to be the tallest Christmas tree structure in the world. Teiko Foxx has more…

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After missing 4 games and a trip to the Cayman Islands, LSU All-American forward Angel Reese is back in uniform and expected to play Thursday as the number 7 Lady Tigers face number 9 Virginia Tech. Coach Kim Mulkey says they are happy, happy, happy but has remained tight-lipped about the reasons for Reese’s absence. The Tigers tipoff is at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

From the Caesar’s Superdome Wednesday, Governor-elect Jeff Landry announced the next superintendent of State Police when he takes office in January will be Major Robert Hodges, a 28-year veteran of LSP and a New Orleans native will be the state’s leading law enforcement agency. The governor-elect says he will bring in as much of a law enforcement presence into the city as necessary to keep the entire city safe…

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Reports filed in the 3^rd District Court say 23 year old Jacoby Johnson confessed to the stabbings on the Campus of Louisiana Tech earlier this month that killed one and injured three others. La Tech Police arrested Johnson 4 minutes after receiving a 911 call then transported him to a local hospital. Johnson confessed to La Tech Assistant Police Chief Bill Davis while he was being treated for a cut, saying he snapped under pressure and stress of school work, became angry and wanted to attack people. Johnson said if he had not been caught he would have continued to attack others. He has been held without bond since his arrest on November 13. A sanity hearing for Johnson’s mental capacity is scheduled for January 23.

The Department of Children and Family Services is urging EBT cardholders to immediately change their PIN. DCFS fraud director Rhonda Brown says EBT cardholders should take this action, because multiple skimming devices at various retailers have been discovered around the state

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A skimmer is a device installed on card readers that allows a thief to steal a customer’s information, including their PIN number.

If you want to see the world’s tallest Christmas tree structure, just make your way toward north Louisiana to DeSoto Parish which now holds the world record with its 300-foot-tall tree structure. Sheriff Jayson Richardson says the tree is lit from 6:30 pm to 10:30 pm every night. He says hundreds of people have already come to Stonewall to see the light setup.

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The Christmas display will remain lit until the first week of January.

An 11-year-old girl has been arrested for the murder of a 36-year-old man. Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Katherine Breaux says the girl, a former resident of Iberia Parish, was taken into custody by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office…

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The shooting of Kameron Bedsole occurred on November 14th

The Department of Children and Family Services is urging EBT cardholders to immediately change their PIN. Because according to DCFS fraud director Rhonda Brown says EBT, multiple skimming devices at various retailers have been discovered around the state Brown urges EBT card holder to regularly review their card transactions using the Life  In Check EBT mobile app or visit their website…

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Governor-elect Jeff Landry announces his choice to serve as the next Superintendent of State Police and a partnership to help reduce crime in New Orleans. Brooke Thorington has more…

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After missing 4 games and a trip to the Cayman Islands, LSU All-American forward Angel Reese is back in uniform and expected to play Thursday as the number 7 Lady Tigers face number 9 Virginia Tech in the P-Mac. Coach Kim Mulkey has remained tight-lipped about the reasons for Reese’s absence but says it’s a boost having her back. The Tigers tipoff is at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Governor-elect Jeff Landry announces Robert Hodges as the next Superintendent of State Police. Major Hodges is a 28-year veteran of LSP. Landry made the announcement in New Orleans and also announced a crime fighting partnership with the Orleans District Attorney’s Office…
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DCFS is urging EBT cardholders to immediately change their pin over concerns the cards may be compromised because of multiple skimming devices found at retailers around the state. DCFS Fraud Director Rhonda Brown says if you need help changing your EBT PIN, you can visit life-in-check-EBT-dot-com and there’s also a toll free number…
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DeSoto Parish “Spirit of DeSoto Tree” located behind Stonewall Government Plaza is believed to be the tallest Christmas tree structure in the world. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Grambling State has fired football coach Hue Jackson after two losing seasons. Athletics director Treyvean Scott says he wants to hire a new coach in seven to ten days…
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