A second person from Louisiana has been arrested for their alleged participation in the January 6th storming of the US Capitol. Brooke Thorington has more.
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A Vivian man has been taken into custody for his alleged participation in the January 6th raid on the Capitol. The US Department of Justice arrested Cody Connell Friday. He was taken into custody after investigators received a screenshot of Connell’s social media posts bragging about being at the Capitol and his plans to return and quote “it will be a lot worse.”
State Senator Troy Carter, the second person to announce their run for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District receives an endorsement from outgoing Congressman Cedric Richmond. Last week State Senator Karen Carter Peterson secured star Democrat Stacy Abram’s endorsement and Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says at the moment it appears as if it’s a two-person race for the 2nd Congressional District.
Baton Rouge activist Gary Chambers has also announced he will be running.
174 Louisiana National Guard soldiers and airmen have been sent to Washington D.C. to help bolster security for President-elect Joe Biden’s Wednesday inauguration. Sargent Denis Ricou says they are there at the request of the National Guard Bureau to augment the D.C. National Guard’s forces…