Legal analysts say the state has little to no chance of prevailing in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the Ten Commandments lawsuit. Loyola New Orleans law professor Dane Ciolino says the state is banking on the Supreme Court to apply its ruling in the 2022 Kennedy versus Bremerton case. In a 6-3 vote split down ideological lines, the justices ruled that the school district in Bremerton, Washington, had no right to fire football coach Joseph Kennedy for praying on the field after a game, saying that violated his First Amendment right to free speech and free exercise of religion.
Cut 5 (15) “…pass constitutional muster.”
New Orleans now has its first case of bird flu. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it was detected in a house cat on January 14th. USDA officials have not stated how the cat became sick or the cat’s condition.
Senator Bill Cassidy raised a million dollars in the fourth quarter of 2024, increasing his campaign cash-on-hand to over 6.5 million dollars. Political advisor Bernie Pinsonat says Cassidy is right where he should be money-wise.
Cut 14 (10) “…state-wide campaign.”
Pinsonat says to remember this is only for his campaign account and can have a PAC that can raise equal or greater amounts of money.
The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is set to appear in season two of the television series Police 24/7 on CW. Lieutenant Neil Johnston says he hopes the show will give the public a sense of the risk that deputies are dealing with daily, even during a routine traffic stop.