An Opelousas man is avoiding jail time and a fine after pleading guilty to torturing an award winning race horse. Matt Doyle has the story.
Ascension Parish President Kenny Matassa is in the clear of bribery accusations that have been lingering over his administration for nearly two years. Matassa’s attorney, Lewis Uglesby says he has a theory behind why things escalated the way they did.
The White House announced it is considering 200 billion dollars in new Chinese tariffs, potentially raising the import cost on a broad range of goods by 10 percent. Senior Director at National Retail Federation Bethany Aronhalt says Tires, dog leashes, handbags, belts, shoe laces, and more are on the list, but it’s home improvement items in particular that could lead to price increases in places you weren’t expecting.
The LHSAA’s recent punishment handed down to McKinley High for recent violations comes with quite the price tag: a fine just shy of $50K. The ruling also saw coach suspensions and a ban on the school participating in post season competition for all sports for the next two school years. High school sports writer for the Advocate newspaper, Robin Fambrough says the school may have to resort to donations from alumni and fundraising for the fine, and as far as the post season ban, Fambrough has only seen one similar punishment before.