Saturday is the day when we will find out who will be advancing to the general election for U.S. Senate. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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U-S Senator Bill Cassidy has switched his position on Iran after meeting with Vice President J-D Vance. In a post on X, Cassidy thanked Vance and Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff, for addressing his concerns. Cassidy then voted against a resolution urging an end to the war, after voting for a similar resolution the day before.
East Baton Rouge Parish Pastor Tony Spell faces a second-degree battery charge after video shows him punching his neighbor’s 20-year-old son. Spell claims the 20-year-old threatened to rape and kill his family and Spell’s attorney alleges the Central Police Department is working with the neighbors against the Reverend. Central Police Chief Roger Corcoran denies the allegation…
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The criminal charge against Spell was filed by the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.
The massive rainfall in Avoyelles Parish one week ago is one step closer to being an official state record. A volunteer observer measured 29.06 inches of rain within a 12-hour period three miles southeast of Cottonport. Jonathan Brazzell (“Brazil”) with the National Weather Service is among a team of meteorologists who have verified that reading.