A House Committee is proposing to give Attorney General Jeff Landry more control over his office’s budget by removing it from the state’s general operating budget. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A poll finds the 52% of Louisianans would vote for Republican Donald Trump and 36% would vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Bossier Parish Deputies say a school bus driver has been arrested for a DWI, shortly after she dropped of a busload of kids at school. Halen Doughty has more…
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A House committee proposes to give Attorney General Jeff Landry more power over his budget. House Appropriations Chairman, Cameron Henry of Metairie, says Landry requested more freedom to determine how to spend his agency’s allotted state funds.
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The House Appropriations Committee voted 17-6 to remove the A.G. office from the state’s general operating budget and give Landry his own budget. But New Orleans Representative Walt Leger doesn’t think this move is constitutional.
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Governor John Bel Edwards says this action is not only unconstitutional, it’s just bad policy.
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The House appropriations panel also voted to eliminate the Inspector General’s Office from the proposed budget, saying it overlaps with work done by state police, the attorney general, and legislative auditors. But Inspector General Stephen Street says his agency investigates tough political cases that other agencies will not.
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A bill to require warnings 500 feet ahead of red-light camera intersections heads to the house floor for final legislative passage. The author of the legislation, New Orleans Sen. Troy Carter, believes this would limit the ability for cities to bring in revenue, which currently collects a substantial amount.
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Carter says right now there is barely any opportunity for a driver issued a red-light camera ticket to take their case to court. He says the second part of the bill is to provide for due process.
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Carter says this would allow a person the opportunity to prove their case, whereas currently you get a ticket and that’s it.
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A poll from JMC Analytics finds if the presidential election was held today, the majority of Louisianans would pick Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton, 52 to 36-percet. Pollster John Couvillon says nearly 6 in 10 voters disapprove of Clinton.
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According to the poll of over 600 likely voters, 47-percent approve of Trump, while 43-percent disapprove. Couvillon says among woman voters, 48% support Trump while 41% do not.
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Couvillion says the poll also found people in the Alexandria area really support Trump, where he has 66-29-percent lead. He says he found very little evidence of Republican disunity in the poll.
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Deputies say a Bossier parish school bus driver has been arrested for a DWI, immediately after she dropped of dozens of children. Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Lt. Bill Davis says 33-year-old Bridget Whitley reported for a random drug screen after her morning route, where she showed signs of intoxication.
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This is Whitley’s 2nd DWI, and Davis says she admitted to investigators that she had been drinking the night before this incident. He says he can’t believe someone would endanger children like this.
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Davis says this drug test was random, and none of the children on the bus reported anything unusual about Whitley that morning. He says these random tests are typical for parish employees.
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LSU shortstop Kramer Robertson is expected to play tonight against Notre Dame, despite a badly swollen upper lip and braces on his top teeth after getting hit with a baseball last weekend. Coach Paul Mainieri says Robertson is one tough cookie and a big reason why they’ve won 31 games this year,..
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The Tigers begin a two-game series against the Fighting Irish tonight. After tomorrow’s game, LSU will begin a three-game series against Tennessee on Friday. Mainieri believes his players will enjoy this five-game road trip…
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Senior left-hander John Valek will pitch tonight. Valek was the Tigers Sunday starter for most of the season, but lost that role, because of poor production. Valek says he’s looking forward to another opportunity on the mound…
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