The state Ethics Board meets today to reconsider its previous decision to bar candidates from using campaign funds to pay for childcare. The ruling has received quite a bit of public flack, including from Governor Edwards. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Edwards’ opposition will be hard for the board to ignore.
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The East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s office will soon begin the legal proceedings against the nine individuals charged with hazing pledges at LSU’s Delta Kappa Epsilon. D-A Hillar Moore credits the recently approved Maxwell Gruver Act for getting the authorities involved…
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State Police have arrested 15 suspects and they are looking for dozens more connected to a “ride-out” in New Orleans on Mardi Gras 2018. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Shreveport police say a woman fatally shot her husband early this morning during a domestic dispute at the Cypress Landing Apartments. Authorities say the woman used a 22-caliber gun to kill her 29-year-old husband. The woman is reportedly in custody and no charges have been filed as of yet.