On the eve of qualifying for the federal elections, Lafayette prosecutor Holden Hoggatt has announced he will challenge Third District Congressman Clay Higgins. Both men are Republicans. La-politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Hoggatt has never run for political office before
Higgins is seeking his fourth term and has the endorsement of the Louisiana Republican Party.
There’s an Excessive Heat Warning for north Louisiana today, C.S. Ross with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says conditions outside will be dangerous from Shreveport to Monroe and northward.
A Facebook message in January helped authorities determine the identity of a person killed while walking I-10 in Breaux Bridge in December 1981. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office Captain Ginny Higgins says the victim has been identified as Michele Elaine Oaks Boutilier…(tee-ah) aka Michele Oakes-Gautreaux. The driver who hit the victim was not charged and they believe alcohol played a role in her death….
Cut 12 (11) “…we’ll never know.”
The drawing for the $530-million Megamillions Jackpot is tonight. Kim Chopin with the Louisiana Lottery says it’s the 8th largest jackpot in Megamillion’s history and so far, no one from Louisiana has ever won a jackpot in the game…:
To be eligible for tonight’s drawing tickets must be purchased by 9 PM.