The grave of a Louisiana soldier killed in the Korean War has deteriorated so badly that his casket is exposed at a Baton Rouge cemetery. Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary, Doctor Jerome Buller (BUHL-er), says the brick structure covering Private First Class Samuel Pierre Junior’s grave has collapsed…
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With no living immediate family identified, Buller state officials are looking at repairing the grave or relocating Pierre’s remains, but they will need court approval to bury his body at another location.
The Federal Aviation Administration is accepting public comment until Monday on SpaceX’s proposed plans to build a large-scale rocket launch facility in coastal Vermilion Parish. The Louisiana Wildlife Federation has submitted two letters to the F-A-A. L-W-F executive director Rebecca Triche says in their second correspondence, they are asking the government agency to consider environmental conditions…
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SpaceX has said they will operate under required environmental rules.
Early voting for the November third election is underway, and the two U-S Senate candidates are working to make sure their supporters get out and vote. Republican Julia Letlow held a campaign rally in Lafayette yesterday afternoon and she was joined by U-S Senator John Kennedy. Kennedy says as charming as Letlow is, she can also be very fierce.
The Democratic candidate in the U-S Senate race, Jamie Davis, is holding a campaign event in New Orleans today.
Saints General Manager Mikey Loomis took questions from reporters in Paris today and of course he was asked about Owner Gayle Benson’s critical comments regarding the slow start to the season. Loomis says this is a young team and they are still learning how to win…
The Saints are two and three and will face Pittsburgh in Paris on Sunday.