Speed accounted for at least 27 percent of traffic deaths, killing 193, in Louisiana in 2013, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Data found that young male drivers were most likely to be speeding at the time of fatal crashes. State Police Sgt. Nick Manale says getting young men to slow down is a combination of educating and enforcing…

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34 percent of motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes in 2013 were also speeding.

The Louisiana National Guard says they are still putting a policy together so they can follow Governor Bobby Jindal’s executive order allowing guardsmen to be armed at military facilities. Colonel Pete Schneider says Louisiana’s major national guard bases have full-time force protection personnel, but their armories and recruiting offices do not have this type of security…

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The political news website Politico reports that Governor Bobby Jindal is still not polling high enough to be invited to the first Republican presidential debate. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says while Jindal would prefer to be on that stage, his exclusion could kind of play into his hands…

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Fox News will host the first debate in 15 days and include only the top 10 contenders based on an average of recent polls.

The lifestyle digital publication PureWow has named Thibodaux as one of the 12 cutest small towns in America. Kathy Benoit, President of the Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce, says they are thrilled about this latest designation…

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The article says the picks were based on places with loads of charm, festivals, and quaint locations.