Construction is underway on the iconic Memorial Tower on the LSU campus. Crews will spend 16 to 18 months restoring the 95-year-old building and that restoration includes the installation of air conditioning into the tower, so that it can serve as a museum housing displays and artifacts…
cut 15 (07) “….historical condition”
That’s LSU Assistant V-P of Planning, Design and Construction, Roger Husser, who says the tower was originally constructed as a memorial to the Great War, later know as World War One.
A Pacific hurricane impacting Louisiana? The remnants of Hurricane Willa that has crossed Mexico into Texas will bring some rain to the Bayou State. National Weather Service Slidell Meteorologist Kevin Gilmore says the rain from the former Category 5 storm will start as soon as today and continue into tomorrow.
Cut 10 (09) “…potential as well.“
Senator John Kennedy says he’ll let Louisiana known whether or not he’s running for governor by December 1st. In an interview with the AP, he said he’s happy in his current job, but its “hard to stomach what is happening in Louisiana right now.” ULM Poli Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says many Republicans are probably thinking “about time”.
The only Republican to have officially announced their campaign against Democrat John Bel Edwards is Baton Rouge Businessman Eddie Rispone, who has pledged five million dollars of his own money for the race.
Amendment number two on the November ballot is getting nationwide attention, with over two million dollars pumped into the state to convince voters to support requiring unanimous jury decisions in felony trials. President of the Public Affairs Research Council, Robert Travis Scott says supportors hope the amendment will modernize the state legal system.