Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at an interfaith ceremony celebrating the life of former Governor Kathleen Blanco at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baton Rouge today. Edwards says Blanco’s impact on the state will be felt for many years to come…
Cut 5 (11) “…so dearly loved.”
Blanco will be buried Saturday in Lafayette.
The ACLU sues the Ascension Parish Sheriff, accusing the department of detaining a US Citizen for four days for immigration review because he was Hispanic. Legal Director Katie Schwartzmann says She says it appears this didn’t just happen to their client, Ramon Torres.
Sheriff Bobby Webre responded to the suit, saying “I dispute these press claims by ACLU lawyers and will offer a rigorous defense in court.”
The state’s most powerful business lobby, The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, endorses both Republican contenders in the Governor’s race. It’s a change of pace for the political powerhouse that did not endorse in the primary last year. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says securing LABI endorsements is vital for a Republican candidate.
The primary will be held on October 12th. If no candidate cracks 50 percent of the vote a run-off will be held on November 16th.
New evidence leads to the arrest of 70-year-old Lonnie Frazier of Ruston fifteen years after Cheryl Williams went missing in Lincoln Parish. Frazier was a person of interest in the disappearance back in 2004, but authorities say they never had enough evidence on hand to lock him up. Lincoln Parish Lt. J.D. Driscol says that didn’t stop deputies from continuing the investigation.