Bill Cosby’s wife Camille has issued a statement defending her husband against the accusations of sexual assault made by several women. Rachel Hebert is the executive director of Sexual Trauma Awareness & Response in Baton Rouge. She believes there have been no moves to arrest Cosby because of his perfect image before these accusations..:
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Camille Cosby says Bill Cosby is the fatherly image we all know and there has been no vetting of his accusers.

State Police report that a Port Allen man is under arrest after they learned he was attempting to solicit murder. 37-year-old Tommy Joe Gioele (JEE-oh-lee) is charged with two counts of solicitation of murder. Troopers say a man informed officers that Gioele approached him and asked him to kill two people in Pointe Coupee Parish. They gathered enough evidence to make the arrest.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush says he plans to “actively explore” a presidential campaign and an operation allowing him to raise money for a bid. So what does this mean for Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential aspirations? UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Jindal is more conservative and Bush is more mainstream Republican, but obviously the later has the name recognition…:
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He doesn’t think this announcement will change Jindal’s aspirations. The Governor is in Iowa today.

Monroe native Damien Lawson could be the next winner of The Voice and we’ll find out tonight. The former TSA agent is one of four final contestants who performed Monday. The Season 7 winner of the singing competition show will be announced during a two hour live finale at 7pm tonight on NBC.