The Republican Party of Louisiana has confirmed President-elect Donald Trump will be in Baton Rouge on Friday for a get out the vote rally for US Senate candidate Republican John Kennedy. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross expects a huge frenzy of supporters to be in attendance…:
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The event starts at noon at the Baton Rouge Airport.

Strange story out of Avoyelles Parish as four people, a husband and wife, along with two 19-year-old children were arrested after authorities found them making a pipe bomb inside their home. Sheriff Doug Anderson…
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Anderson says they discovered the bomb making material after conducting a search warrant on the home, because 39-year-old Jenus Juneau is suspected stealing 12-thousand dollars worth of household goods.

The governor’s office says Congress could approve another 1-point-2 billion dollars in federal flood aid for Louisiana this week. So far, the state has received 438-million dollars to help flood victims rebuild their homes and the governor’s communications director, Richard Carbo, says the state is working on a plan to allocate that money…
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After Hurricane Katrina, it took over a year for the state to disperse community block grant money, Carbo says it won’t take that long this time.

Speaking of money, LSU says defensive coordinator Dave Aranda will receive one-point-eight million dollars during the first year of his three-year extension. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says the contract also contains buyout langue that favors LSU, soAranda should be here for awhile…
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