In an interview with KPEL radio in Lafayette, U-S Senator John Kennedy says Governor John Bel Edwards’ should step down and let Republican Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser handle the state’s budget problems….
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Edwards’ Deputy of Chief staff Richard Carbo says Kennedy’s absurity knows no limits.

House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry is looking at shuffling money around in the budget to fill the TOPS gap….
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Rudy Guiliani is visiting Cajun country to raise money for Lafayette attorney Josh Guillory, who is challenging fellow Republican and US Representative Clay Higgins this fall. The former New York City Mayor, and adviser to the President, will attend a fundraiser for Guillory on June 25th in Lafayette. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s a bit surprising.
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The general election is in November.

It’s a disciplinary action that has been around for years, but now a study involving Tulane University researchers finds that about three out of four pediatricians are saying spankings are no longer recommended. Tulane associate professor Catherine Taylor says that the wide accepted punishment can have a negative outcome on a child.
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Taylor says spankings can raise the risk for mental and physical problems.