President Trump follows thru with his threat and he’s vetoed the $900 Billion Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill. Republican Congressman Garret Graves, says he’s baffled over Trump’s about-face because it is very well documented that his objections were requests that Trump and his administration wanted in the bill.
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow is now in the ICU battling COVID-19. Letlow was transferred from a hospital in Monroe to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport. On Friday is was announced the former chief of staff for outgoing Congressman Ralph Abraham tested positive. Letlow is reportedly in stable condition and receiving remdesivir and steroids. Letlow was elected to Congress in the December 5th runoff.
A four-year-old was killed in a New Iberia house fire early Monday morning. Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. She says no smoke alarms were found on the premises and the only reason other members of the household survived was because one of them woke up to the smell of smoke.
Former Auburn Head Coach Terry Bowden is the new head football coach at U-L-M. Bowden coached at Auburn from 1993 to 1998, winning 47 games in six seasons. Bowden takes over a program that went 0-10 in 2020. Monroe News-Star sports reporter Adam Hunsucker says the Warhawks are also short on players and financial resources…
Terry Bowden is the son of legendary Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden