Congressman Garret Graves says the Republican Party’s slim majority in the U-S House is a big reason why he decided not to run for governor. Graves, who was re-elected to a fifth term last year, has a lot of important issues to tackle on the federal level…
Graves says he still doesn’t think Louisiana’s next governor is in the race yet. Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack is expected to get in the race again.
Baton Rouge police says they do not suspect foul play from the preliminary autopsy of Nathan Millard, the Georgia businessman who went missing almost two weeks ago, His body was found Monday wrapped in plastic and carpet in a north Baton Rouge. BRPD Captain Kevin Heinz says they believed he died elsewhere, and his body was moved.
Houma Representative Beryl Amedee says agriculture field burning is a real issue in her district as the smoke from the burning causes low visibility on roads and it’s a health issue…
Amedee is looking at creating a task force to see what alternatives are out there besides field burning, which saves farmers millions every year.
A crash in Grant Parish killed a 9 and 16-year-old Monday evening. Master Trooper Casey Wallace says it happened when five juveniles were towing a disabled Go-Cart with a tractor, and another vehicle came over a hill and struck them on Louisiana Highway 1240 near Brumley Road. He says the accident was unavoidable.
He says the driver of the Chevy Equinox was not restrained and suffered minor injuries.