There’s been quite a shakeup in the 2015 Governor’s Race as Public Service Commission Member Scott Angelle announces candidacy. He joins fellow Republicans Senator David Vitter and Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says on thing separates Angelle from Dardenne and Vitter and it’s personality…:
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However, Dubos says Angelle does face an uphill battle when it comes to name recognition in comparison to Vitter and Dardenne.

Police say a University of Louisiana at Lafayette say linebacker Christian Hill was arrested this week for domestic abuse battery. Campus Police made the arrest but no other details on the charges were immediately available. The Advertiser reports the team announced Hill is suspended indefinitely from the team as the result of an off-field incident.

In the latest national effort to get people to stop texting and driving, the Louisiana Public Service Commission wants motorists to use the hashtag symbol and the letter X in a text message to friends before they start driving. PSC Chairman Erik Skrmetta says he sees numerous people who do not have their hands on the wheel, because they are too busy texting…:
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He says this is the new social media mechanism to tell people, I’m driving…don’t text me.

SWEPCO is reporting thousands are still without power this morning after a cold front brought in damaging thunderstorms over night. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the rain should be gone by High School Football kick off time then tomorrow morning you can expect temperatures in the upper 40s across north Louisiana, in the 50s across central Louisiana and in the low 60s around the coastal regions…:
CUT 8 (10) “of Louisiana”