A telephone poll of one-thousand residents finds that 73-percent of them oppose removing Confederate monuments from public places. LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab conducted the survey. Doctor Michael Henderson heads up the lab and he says they also asked about speciality license plates displaying the Confederate Battle flag…
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The survey also found that 55-percent of those surveyed favor stricter restrictions on access to guns.

Today marks Governor Edwards 100th day in office. LSU Political Science Professor Doctor Wayne Parent says despite convincing the legislature to raise hundreds of millions of dollars in revenues, funding issues remain a problem…
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The governor also begins his monthly call-in radio show at 2 PM.

A bill that sets up a legal framework for those parents who wish to use a surrogate is heading to the House floor. The Louisiana Family Forum opposes the legislation. President Gene Mills…
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But Metairie Representative Joseph Lopinto says a surrogate should not have legal custody of a baby that is genetically not theres….
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Similiar legislation has been approved by the legislature in recent years, but it was vetoed by former Governor Bobby Jindal.

A former police officer in St. Martin Parish has pleaded guility for his role in a ticket-writing scheme along Interstate 10. The ex assistant police chief for Henderson, Oliver Mack Lloyd, was given a suspended sentence of six months in jail. It was alleged that illegal bonuses were paid to officers for handing out traffic tickets.