A group called Senate Conservatives Action is sponsoring radio ads targeting Republican Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise. They accuse Scalise of siding with the President instead of standing on the conservative platform. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says this attack stems from the Congressman’s efforts to help pass a $1.1 trillion dollar spending bill…:
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Rumors are circulating that Col Rob Maness may challenge Scalise in 2016.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office is looking for a suspect wanted in a brutal rape they believe happened last night. They say 25-year-old Jamal Scott James of Opelousas allegedly badly beat and raped a woman in what detectives described as a horrific scene. The suspect is wanted for attempted murder and aggravated rape and is to be considered armed and dangerous. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of $1,000 for anyone who knows where James is hiding.

State Police continue to urge drivers to use extra caution this Holiday season and not add to what has already been a deadly past 30 days. Sergeant Nick Manale says since Thanksgiving week, they’ve worked fatal wrecks that resulted in 66 deaths…:
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He says everyone in your car should be buckled up and that’s the law — avoid distractions and of course don’t drink and drive.

They are calling it one of the largest collections of child pornography ever found in Louisiana. Federal prosecutors say 52-year-old Robert Swan of Ponchatoula was found with over 500,000 thousand images of child pornography. The man pleaded guilty Thursday.