National media has picked up on the rift between US Senator David Vitter and Governor Bobby Jindal. Jindal told a reporter with the National Journal that he would really say how he feels about Vitter if it was off the record. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat…:
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On the other hand in the race for governor, Pinsonat doesn’t think Jindal’s dislike of Vitter will hurt the Senator.

Students in Northeast Louisiana missed a 4th day in a row due to the bad winter weather this week — that means some serious time needs to be made up. Ouachita Parish Superintendent Bob Webber the ideal option is to make school days longer, but they may need to add days to the calendar. He says in his 13 and a half years as Superintendent, he’s never seen more than 2 inclement weather days in a row…:
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2014 Federal Highway Administration data shows that 29-percent of Louisiana’s nearly 13,000 bridges are deficient. Eric Gill reports…
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Two Slidell residents were arrested after they allegedly forced a one-year-old to drink beer. Slidell police detective Daniel Seuzenau says the child’s grandfather noticed signs of abuse…
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Twenty-four-year-old Flower and 23-year-old Verdin were arrested on cruelty to juvenile charges.