Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects Republicans to win the three statewide races in the run-off tomorrow, but one to watch is the mayor’s race in Lafayette. He says it’s a heated race between incumbent Josh Guillory and the daughter of former Governor Kathleen Blanco, Monique Blanco Boulet…
He expects overall voter turnout to be extremely low and slightly higher in areas with local races.
Be sure to buckle up over the Thanksgiving holidays, the Click It or Ticket campaign begins tomorrow. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Greg Fischer says state law requires everyone in the vehicle, even those in the back seat, to be properly restrained. He says a ticket is better than a tragedy.
Nitazines, a group of synthetic opioids, are being linked to a growing number of overdose deaths. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Charles Preston says they are 100 times more potent than fentanyl and it’s hard to know just how many overdoses they are responsible for…
He says it could take multiple doses of Narcan to be revived.
State police have arrested a 39-year-old Ruston pharmacist Joshua Miller for insurance fraud. The LSP fraud unit says Miller fraudulently billed for prescriptions from 2017 to 2022. He faces 229 counts of prohibited activities and sanctions.