Louisiana Republican Congressman Mike Johnson says President-elect Donald Trump’s endorsement of him for House Speaker was supposed to come on New Year’s Day, but Johnson told News Radio 710 KEEL in Shreveport he wanted the endorsement to come earlier.
Because the GOP has a razor thin majority in the House, Johnson’s re-election as House Speaker is not a guarantee.
Tonight is a big night for fireworks and the State Fire Marshal’s office is urging everyone to enjoy them the safest way possible. That means detonating devices 200 feet away from structures and vehicles. Never allowing children to light fireworks, lighting devices one at a time; and Deputy Chief Nick Heinen says never use fireworks while impaired…
On this, the final day of 2024, we continue to take a look back at all the events from the previous 365 days. On June 19th, Governor Landry signed a bill into law requiring all public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments. The law is being challenged in the courts and one of the plaintiffs is Joshua Herlands.
In sports, LSU gymnastics won its first national championship in school history in April. The previous month, LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey threatened litigation against the Washington Post. Mulkey wanted to be proactive against what she called an upcoming hit piece on her.
The article from award-winning Post reporter Kent Babb was far from being a bombshell report.