Former ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert, candidate for US Senate, is suing Southern Media and Opinion Research pollster Bernie Pinsonat claiming he was misrepresented in a survey. Hebert is upset about being left out of forums due to low polling numbers. He says he’s not seeking damages unless a judge awards one…:
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Pinsonat says he’s not responsible for the way organizations choose to use the data from his polls.

The Natchitoches Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that claimed the life of 84-year-old Jimmy D. Long Sr. — a leader in state government for nearly a half-century. Chief Miky Dove says Long was pulling out of the driveway of his house..:
CUT 13 (07) “juvenile”
He says Long was a staple in the community and the tragic accident has the everyone in mourning.

One Marksville deputy city marshal charged with murder in the death of 6-year-old Jeremy Mardis wants to find out if prosecutors used hypnosis on any of their witnesses. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says typically professional law enforcement organizations do not use hypnosis but less experienced and knowledgeable agencies are sometimes susceptible to these practices..:
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He says it’s completely appropriate for Norris Greenhouse Jr’s attorney to file the motion.

State Senator Troy Brown reportedly says he will not step down from the legislature despite calls from other state leaders, including Governor John Bel Edwards, to resign over his two domestic abuse arrests. Brown has been suspended from the four committees he serves on, but UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says it will take a recall election to remove him from office…:
cut 14 (07) “the line”