The female candidates in the Secretary of State race say they will have a zero tolerance policy against sexual harassment at the state agency, if they are elected this fall. Turkey Creek Mayor Heather Cloud says in her years managing a shipping company, it’s never been tolerated…
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Renee Fontenot Free and Julie Stokes have a similar stance.

A petition is circulating that calls for Lee Circle in New Orleans to be renamed Brees Circle in honor of the Black and Gold’s most beloved athlete. A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee once stood high above the circle where uptown meets downtown. Petition creator Blake Ivey says the idea came to him last April.
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Some say, if Brees never signed with the Saints, the team would have eventually re-located to San Antonio.

The duplication of benefits issue that’s plagued 2016 flood victims has been resolved as a result of legislation approved by Congress. Kevin Barnhart on what happens next…
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About 75 firefighters and medics from around Louisiana that make up the state’s Urban Search and Rescue taskforces left this morning for Florida to assist with first responders there who will likely have to perform water rescues as a result Hurricane Michael. The Category Four storm is expected to make landfall later today along the Florida panhandle.