Governor Landry signs legislation that adds 50-million dollars to the Fortified Roof Program. Jeff Palermo has more.
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An 11-year-old boy is killed in a head-on crash in West Carroll Parish. State Police say Bracen Hagood of Pioneer was riding in the front seat of a Toyota pickup truck and was unrestrained at the time of the crash – both factors they say could have contributed to his fatal injuries. State police remind you that by law, whenever possible, kids under 13 are required to ride in the backseat.
The ability for two-term governors to make another run for the state’s top job after sitting out four years is now in the hands of the voters. Chalmette Representative Michael Bayham’s constitutional amendment limiting governors to two lifetime terms has passed both houses by the requisite two-thirds majority and will be on the November 3rd ballot. Bayham says prior history has shown that nothing good results when governors keep coming back time and time again.
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LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin spoke at the SEC Spring Meetings in Destin, Florida. While he had a lot to talk about, reporters wanted to focus on his decision to leave Ole Miss for LSU. Kiffin says he enjoyed his time with the Rebels, but LSU was an opportunity for him to do something new.