Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa has been indicted on charges of bribery for allegedly offering a former Gonzales City Council candidate money and a job if he would drop out of the election. Audio recordings were released of the incident.
Don’t forget if you’re heading east on I-10 today towards New Orleans that both lanes are closed south of Sorrento. Eastbound drivers will have to get off at Airline Highway in southern Ascension Parish and take Airline southeast to Gramercy and La. 641…:
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That’s DOTD spokesman Rodney Mallet. The closure lasts through Monday morning.
Now that Johnny Jones is out as head coach of the LSU men’s basketball program, Athletic Director Joe Alleva says the search is on for the perfect candidate..:
Cut 10 (11) “it just didn’t work out”
According to the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office, a woman was shot in the elbow by a deputy who was attempting to stop a man for allegedly bringing drugs into the area. They said 32-year-old Gregory Hardin of Addis, who’s had his share of run-ins with cops, did not stop his vehicle that was moving towards the deputy who then fired hitting the female passenger who was treated for a non-life threatening injury. Hardin was arrested and LSP is taking over the case.
As we sit in the heart of crawfish season, there’s one lucky mudbug who’s living the life in a Westwego swamp as he was pardoned this week by Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser. He says they named the crawfish Emile
after the founder of Zatarain’s…:
CUT 13 (08) “great seasoning”
He says Zatarains will sponsor the crawfish pardoning event ever year.
The Saints have finally made a move with Brandin Cooks. The wide receiver is off to New England as the Saints made a deal with the Patriots for draft picks.