Former state lawmaker Elbert Guillory, who is black, has been tabbed to recruit more minority voters to the Republican Party. Guillory says his pitch to traditional non-Republicans is that the G-O-P is more concerned about creating jobs and tackling crime…
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Guillory switched parties in 2013 and became the first black state senator in Louisiana’s history.

A police officer in Livingston Parish has been suspended for three days without pay after hanging a noose in the department’s squad room. Walker Police Capt. John Sharp says the makeshift noose was hung on a pipe in public view…
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It is against state law to display a noose in public to intimidate.

It’s March Madness time, and a survey conducted by a staffing firm found companies who hold bracket competitions have happier employees. Michelle Southern reports…:
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It was a late night for a few baseball teams around the state last night. LSU and UNO played 15 innings and the Privateers beat the Tigers seven to four. It was the longest game in the history of the new Alex Box Stadium. UL Lafayette and Louisiana Tech went 13 innings and the Bulldogs defeated the Cajuns six to five.