A ban on hand-held cell phone use while driving moves to the Senate. Andrew Greenstein reports.
Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”
Funeral arrangements have been announced for Rayne Police Lieutenant Allen “Noochie” Credeur who was shot by friendly fire and killed in the line of duty Monday. A public viewing will be held on Monday, May 12 beginning at 9:00 A.M. with a funeral following at 2:00 P.M. at the Rayne Civic Center followed by a burial service at Arceneaux Cemetery.
A New York Times report says Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has spoken to former Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards about running for the U-S Senate next year, possibly facing Republican Senator Billy Cassidy in November’s general election. Cassidy is considered vulnerable because of his vote to convict Donald Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says there’s no guarantee Cassidy will be re-elected, even though he has a campaign war chest of over seven million dollars…
Cut 11 (11) “…another Democrat.”
During Love the Boot Week in April, Keep Louisiana Beautiful supported recycling efforts in 27 parishes, picking up over 16-thousand bottles and cans, a 23-percent increase from last year. Keep Louisiana Beautiful Executive Director Susan Russell says this was part of a broader statewide effort involving nearly 27-thousand volunteers