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Senator John Kennedy has co-sponsored the WOOFF act which stands for welfare of our furry friends act. He’s aiming to curtail the death’s of animals on airlines like the one last Monday on a United flight. Kennedy says he expects to get some answers from the airline that was responsible for the dog’s death.
Cut 5 (10) “animal cruelity.”
But Lamar White,publisher of bayou brief says Kennedy is looking for some cheap publicity.
Cut 6 (08) “into action.”
The U.S. Department of Transportation says there were 24 documented animal deaths on airlines in 2017.

Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson has passed away at the age of 90. The city, and franchise hit its most precarious patch in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf south. Rumors were abound that the team would end up permanently moving to another city, but Benson kept his word and the Black and Gold committed to staying home. Governor John Bel Edwards says that act helped bring the city back to life.

Cut 12 (12) “and Louisiana”

Benson leaves the team in good shape, hoping to keep momentum from a highly successful 2017 season rolling right into a 2019 Super Bowl in Atlanta.
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Ten people were arrested in the alleged hazing death of LSU student Maxwell Gruver, but only four of the young men were indicted by an East Baton Rouge grand jury. At the time of the arrests, Matthew Naquin was the only one charged with negligent homicide, and the grand jury found enough evidence to indict him on that charge. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino.
Three other people were indicted on a charge of hazing. The East Baton Rouge District Attorney decided not to pursue a hazing charge against one of the fraternity members. Ciolino says since grand jury proceedings are not public, it’s unclear why the other five were not indicted.
Cut 14 (13) “defendants.”
According to documents from the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s office, the grand jury heard evidence related to the five people not indicted, but the grand jury was pretermitted on whether they committed hazing or obstruction of justice charges. Ciolino says it’s likely these five individuals are in the clear…

Cut 15 (07) “to be charged”