President Donald Trump says he will announce his nomination for the recently vacated US Supreme Court seat by Saturday. Once that announcement is made Senator John Kennedy says a confirmation won’t be speedy…
Kennedy says his understanding of the constitution indicates there is nothing that should stop the current Senate from moving ahead with a confirmation before inauguration day. Democrats, citing precedent set in 2016, say the next justice should be picked by the winner of the November election.
Only 2,500 Entergy Louisiana customers in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes remain without power just under a month after Laura devastated southwest Louisiana. Spokesperson Brandon Scardigli says restoring power to the hard-hit area has been a monumental task.
It was just Monday when Crimestoppers was offering a 5,000 dollar reward for information leading to an arrest in the “ambush” of a Pineville Police Officer, but that offer is no longer valid as it appears the officer actually shot himself, and then made up the story about an ambush to cover it up. Deputy Chief of Pineville P-D Darrell Basco says an investigation showed Officer John Goulart Jr. was lying.
Goulart has been booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center and is on administrative leave.
Louisiana Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says 400 mystery seed specimens were sent to Louisiana two months ago, and 16,000 were received nationwide but we still don’t know exactly who sent them, or why. Strain says the feds are working to make sure something like this never happens again.