Governor Bobby Jindal has joined the viral video craze that other Republican presidential candidates are participating in. In a video produced by Buzzfeed, Jindal is in a push-up competition against “the issues” which are taxes, Obamacare, and Jindal’s own widely panned response to the State of Union in 2009.
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That’s Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, along with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, introduced legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental illness. Studies indicate that one in five American adults have a serious form of it, and Cassidy says everyone is impacted in some way…
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Cassidy had been working on the bill for four years; and introduced it less than two weeks after the Lafayette Theatre shooting.
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A suspected drunk driver has struck and killed a pedestrian on LA 42 in Ascension Parish last night. State Trooper Bryan Lee says 41-year-old J Thomas Bowers was traveling eastbound on the road and failed to stop as Richard Billingsley was attempting to push a disabled vehicle off the road.
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Billingsley was 18. Bowers was booked with second-offense DWI.

A member of the Louisiana house has died. Baton Rouge Representative Alfred Williams passed away Tuesday night, following complications following a knee surgery. Fellow Baton Rouge Representative Pat Smith says Williams will be sorely missed….
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Hehad been a member of the Louisiana House since 2011, after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Williams was 64.

He may not be in the Top 10 in the Republican presidential hopefuls, but it’s clear Governor Bobby Jindal can hold his own in the push-up competition. There’s a viral video out showing Jindal doing 67 push-ups in a competition against “the issues”; like taxes and Obamacare.
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That’s Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy announces the introduction of legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental illness…
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Cassidy, with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, introduced the bill that will provide states with grants up to two million dollars to treat low-income persons with serious mental issues.
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State Police say an 18-year-old, who was pushing a friend’s disabled SUV out of the roadway, was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Trooper Bryan Lee says the fatal crash happened last night on LA 42 in Ascension Parish, where 41-year-old J Thomas Bowers was traveling eastbound and failed to stop before striking pedestrian Richard Billingsley, Jr…
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Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams has died. Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says Williams was extremely well-liked and respected…
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He was elected to the State House in 2011 after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Williams was 64.

Governor Bobby Jindal is the star in a video that has him competing in a push-up competition. Jeff Palermo explains…

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Louisiana’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday happens this Friday and Saturday. During the holiday, the 4% state sales tax on the first 25 hundred dollars of each item a customer buys will be waived. Local sales taxes may still apply. There are exceptions. Go to revenue-dot-louisiana-dot-gov-slash-taxholiday for more information.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduce legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental health. Cassidy has spoken with sheriffs who have told him they deal the most with the mentally ill because many people are not treated or cannot afford treatment…

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Cassidy’s bill would provide states with grants to treat low-income persons with serious mental conditions.

Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says she was shocked and saddened to hear the news. She says She says Williams always worked for the people…

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Williams was elected to the State House in 2011 after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy and Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy introduced a bill to Congress that attempts to address the nation’s problems when it comes to the treatment of mental illness. Jeff Palermo has more…

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A judge in Illinois has found a 58-year-old Saints fan guilty of shoving Chicago Bears chairman George McCaskey to the ground last December. Richard Kohnke of New Orleans was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of battery and sentenced to six months of court supervision. Kohnke was sitting in McCaskey’s seats during last year’s Bears-Saints game at Soldier Field and Kohnke ended up pushing McCaskey to the ground.

Governor Bobby Jindal has joined other Republican presidential hopefuls who have taken time from their campaigns to shoot offbeat videos as a way of getting attention. In a Buzzfeed video, Jindal competes in a push-up competition against “the issues”. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is apparently the new trend in national campaigns…

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In the video, Jindal does 67 push-ups.

State police say 18-year-old Richard Billingsley, Jr of Prairieville was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while pushing a friend’s disabled SUV out of the roadway. Trooper Bryan Lee says 41-year-old J. Thomas Bowers of Baton Rouge is booked with vehicular homicide and second offense DWI, among other charges. Lee says impaired driving is still an issue in the state that causes many deaths, and he advises people to make wise choices when they drink…

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He says Billingsley was pronounced dead at the scene.

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, along with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy, introduces legislation that addresses the issues in the nation’s care and treatment of mental health. Studies indicate that one in five American adults have a serious form of mental illness and Cassidy says everyone is impacted in some way…

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Cassidy says he has been working on this bill for about four years, but has only recently been able to introduce it to Congress–less than two weeks after the Lafayette theater shooting.

State legislators across Louisiana are mourning the death of Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams. Williams was elected to the State House in 2011 after serving on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge, who also served on the School Board with Williams, says this loss will leave a big hole not only in the legislature, but in his district as well…

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Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery.

State police say a Prairieville teenager, who was pushing a friend’s disabled SUV out of the roadway in Ascension Parish, was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Trooper Bryan Lee says the emergency flashers on the vehicle 18-year-old Richard Billingsley, Jr. was pushing were activated when 41-year-old J Thomas Bowers of Baton Rouge crashed into it…

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Bowers is booked on multiple charges, including vehicular homicide and second offense DWI.

Governor Bobby Jindal will not participate in tomorrow night’s televised Republican presidential debate. Jindal did not poll well enough in recent national surveys to be among the ten candidates invited to the Fox News forum. Jindal will be able to participate in a debate featuring secondary candidates Thursday afternoon.

Governor Bobby Jindal has joined the viral video craze that other Republican presidential candidates are participating in. In a video produced by Buzzfeed, Jindal is in a push-up competition against “the issues” which are taxes, Obamacare, hyphenated Americans, and Jindal’s own widely panned response to the State of the Union in 2009. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat isn’t sure how this will get him more support…

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GOP presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, and Rand Paul have also taken time from their campaigns to shoot offbeat videos as a way of getting attention.

Baton Rouge State Representative Alfred Williams has died. Williams passed away Tuesday night following complications related to a recent knee surgery. Representative Pat Smith of Baton Rouge says she was shocked to hear the news and Williams will be missed…

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Williams was 64-years-old.

State police say an 18-year-old, who was pushing a friend’s disabled SUV out of the roadway in Ascension Parish, was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Trooper Bryan Lee says 41-year-old J Thomas Bowers was traveling on the road and failed to stop before striking Richard Billingsley, Jr…

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Lee says that Bowers was also traveling at speeds faster than allowed along the highway.

The Baton Rouge Fire Department says a 58-year old man died in a Monday night fire that is believed to have been started by a child. They say 58-year-old Martin Osigwe died after going back inside the home to fight the fire. Three children were able to escape the blaze. Authorities say one of the three children who was playing with a lighter likely started the fire. The child, who is under the age of culpability, will not be charged.

The ACLU of Louisiana releases a report which shows it’s a common practice here to jail people who are too poor to pay a fine. Michelle Southern reports…:

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The Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Office says a high-speed chase led to the arrest of a man charged with fourth offense DWI. Authorities say they attempted to stop 26-year-old Kyle Johnson of Pitkin for reckless driving when the pursuit ensued. They say Johnson was stopped after they deployed spike strips, but not before he struck several police cars with his truck. Johnson is charged with DWI – Fourth Offense and flight using a motor vehicle.

Governor Bobby Jindal misses the cut and will not participate in the first formal Republican Presidential debate Thursday night on Fox News. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says missing this debate is a blow to the Jindal presidential campaign…

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Jindal did not poll well enough in recent national surveys to be among the ten candidates invited.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office arrests a 26-year-old man who allegedly locked up a convenience store clerk in Sulphur and raped her in a storage room. Spokesperson Kim Myers says the woman tried to resist James Domingue of Sulphur but he knocked her to the ground and raped her. She says Domingue made the clerk give him goods from the store and then let himself out…

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Domingue was arrested on charges of rape, kidnapping and false imprisonment.