The woman who has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Secretary of State Tom Schedler called it a decade-long nightmare in an exclusive interview with the Louisiana Radio Network. Schedler has said it was a consensual sexual relationship, but Dawn Ross disagrees…
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Some of those emails have been published by the Advocate and Republican Senator John Kennedy said Schedler crossed the line and should resign.

Red Cross volunteers will be in Baton Rouge and New Orleans tomorrow to install hundreds of smoke detectors in homes for free as part of a national campaign to prevent fire deaths. Josh Lockwood says their volunteers will also hand out crucial fire safety tips like,….
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The Sound the Alarm program targets neighborhoods at high-risk for home fires.

The state Senate has passed a proposal that would allow school employees to pray with students during class hours. Before joining in the group prayers, parents would have to say its okay for teachers to participate. The bill’s sponsor, Bossier City Senator Ryan Gatti, says says denying students the ability to pray with faculty flies in the face of local culture.
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The measure heads to the House for more discussion.

The America’s Wetland Project announces plans to plant 35-thousand bald cypress trees in two locations in Terrebonne Parish to help reinforce the marshes and levees. Sidney Coffee says thanks to the financial contributions of B-H-P they will plant a new strain of bald cypress trees that’s more saltwater resistant…
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The America’s Wetland Foundation hopes this project will help restore 135 acres of swamp and improve the buffer against storm surge and erosion.