Clay Higgins is the first Republican from Louisiana’s House delegation to give an endorsement in the governor’s race. Higgins is backing fellow Congressman Ralph Abraham. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the endorsement comes after Republican candidate Eddie Rispone attacked Abraham in a campaign ad…
Cut 3 (08) “…towards other Republicans.”
The Republican Party has previously request there be no interparty attack ads.
With Saints hero and QB Drew Brees out for the next six weeks or so after injuring his hand the team says they’ll turn to a 2 quarterback system featuring both Taysom Hill and Teddy Bridgewater. Sean Payton says fans shouldn’t feel uneasy about Bridgewater after Sunday’s performance…
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Louisiana has the second-highest rate of women who were murdered by men in the country according to the Violence Policy Center. VPC Legislative Director Kristen Rand says there were a shocking number of these murders in the Bayou State in 2017, which is the latest year for which data is available from the FBI.
The national rate was 1.29 male on female murders per 100,000 in 2017.
Health experts issue a new set of science-based beverage recommendations for kids age 5 and under. Dr. Marie-Pierre St. Onge with the American Heart Association says in the first year of life, the recommendation is to not provide sugary beverages. St. Onge says half of all two-to-five-year-olds consume sugary beverages daily which can increase the risk of poor health outcomes.