A new statewide poll on Louisiana’s governor’s race shows Democrat John Bel Edwards has jumped out to a 9-point lead over Republican David Vitter. Eric Gill reports…
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There’s good and bad employment news today .Trinity Marine Products says its closing its barge manufacturing facility in Madisonville, which will result in 336 layoffs. But a Louisiana-based company announces plans to build an 11-billion dollar liquefied natural gas facillity in Cameron Parish.

Minden Congressman John Fleming announces his support for Metairie Representative Steve Scalise to become the House Majority Leader. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says there were questions whether Fleming would support Scalise’s bid to move up in the House leadership…:
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Scalise, the current House Majority Whip, looks to move into the number two leadership position in the US House

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a white extended cab truck in connection with a triple shooting in LaPlace that claimed the life of one man and injured two others. Sheriff Mike Tregre says they believe the victims had just arrived in a vehicle of their own…:
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The shooting took place at a home around two o’ clock this morning.

Louisiana’s landmark $6.8 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster has been finalized. Eric Gill has more…
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A Louisiana company announces plans to build an 11 billion dollar facility along the Calcasieu River ship channel to export liquefied natural gas. Baton Rouge based G2 LNG is the name of the company and the chairman is Former Governor Buddy Roemer. Federal agencies must approve the project before they can put shovels in the ground, but the company says the facility is expected to create more than 250 permanent jobs.

A new statewide poll on Louisiana’s governor’s race shows Democrat John Bel Edwards has jumped out to a 9-point lead over Republican David Vitter. Pollster John Couvillion with JMC Analytics found Edwards had 28 percent and Vitter had 19 percent. Republicans Scott Angelle and Jay Dardenne polled at 8-percent and 7-percent respectively. Couvillon says it’s probably time for them to shift their focus from Vitter to Edwards…
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The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a vehicle of interest in connection with the triple shooting in LaPlace that claimed the life of one man and injured two others. Sheriff Mike Tregre says 23-year-old Travis Gregoire died and and another 23-year-old man is recovering at a hospital. He says the third shooting victim is an 18-year-old female…:
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He says they are looking for a white extended cab pickup truck.

A recent poll on the governor’s race by JMC Analytics shows Democrat John Bel Edwards is leading Republican David Vitter by 9 points. The poll of 500 likely voters indicates 55-percent feel the prostitution allegations from Vitter’s past will impact their vote. Pollster John Couvillon says it appears Vitter’s campaign is rubbing voters the wrong way…:
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The terms of Louisiana’s settlement with BP for $6.8 billion dollars over the 2010 Gulf Oil spill were finalized today. This clears the way for the state to begin receiving billions of dollars for coastal restoration and economic recovery. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says laws need to be changed so that similar situations in settlements of this magnitude don’t take so long…:
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After some speculation that he may not do so, Minden Congressman John Fleming announced today that he supports Metairie Congressman Steve Scalise for House Majority Leader. Fleming is part of a conservative group in the House that wants to see all new faces in leadership. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says Flemings support will be a big plus for Scalise…:
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Scalise, the current House Majority Whip, announced last week that he already had the votes to win the election.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a white extended cab truck in connection with the triple shooting in LaPlace that claimed the life of one man and injured two others. Sheriff Mike Tregre says an 18-year-old victim is in critical condition and the other male victim is in stable condition. They aren’t releasing how many people could be involved, but Tregre says it appears as though the victims had just arrived in a vehicle of their own…:
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They urge anyone with information to come forward.

The BP Settlement matter is finally over as the agreement was finalized today that the oil giant will pay 5 Gulf States $20 billion dollars for the 2010 oil spill. Louisiana will be getting $6.8 billion. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves, former state head of coastal protection, says this will have a significant impact on Louisiana’s coast…:

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St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says they believe a white truck pulled up to three people in LaPlace and opened fire. One 23-year-old man died, another man is in stable condition and an 18-year-old victim is in critical condition. Tregre says their crime cameras captured an image of a vehicle described as a white four door extended cab truck.
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He says if you know anything about this crime please contact authorities.

The Thibodaux Police Department says a toddler and 17 dogs were removed from a home that was in deplorable conditions. Five people, ranging in age from 17 to 70, were arrested after officers made the discovery on various charges of animal cruelty counts and child desertion. Officers say the child and dogs were found among urine, feces, mold and rotten food throughout the home.

Minden Congressman John Fleming has thrown his support behind Metairie Representative Steve Scalise in his bid to become House Majority Leader. Politics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says the timing of this announcement is interesting since Scalise stated last week that he had enough votes secured to win the election…:
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He says Fleming is part of a group of ultra conservatives in the House who are calling for new faces in the leadership.

Louisiana’s landmark $6.8 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster has been finalized. Eric Gill has more…
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In the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals today, the lawyers of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin went before a three judge panel to argue that the jury that convicted their client on corruption charges was given improper instructions. There is no indication of when the court would rule on whether or not to appeal the corruption convictions. Nagin, who has always maintained his innocence, is serving 10 years in federal prison.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a vehicle of interest in connection with the triple shooting in LaPlace that claimed the life of one man and injured two others. Sheriff Mike Tregre says 23-year-old Travis Gregoire died and and another 23-year-old man is recovering at a hospital. He says the third shooting victim is an 18-year-old female…:
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He says they are looking for a white extended cab pickup truck they believe opened fire on the victims as they were exiting their vehicle. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact authorities.

Minden Congressman John Fleming has thrown his support behind Metairie Representative Steve Scalise in his bid to become House Majority Leader. Fleming says electing Scalise would be good for the country and good for Louisiana. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says there were questions whether Fleming would support Scalise’s bid to move up in the House leadership…:
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Louisiana’s landmark $6.8 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster has been finalized. This clears the way for the state to begin receiving billions of dollars for coastal restoration and economic recovery. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says it’s time to bring this situation to a close…
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This is part of an overall $20 billion settlement with BP among five Gulf Coast states.

The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office is looking for a vehicle of interest in connection with the triple shooting that claimed the life of one man and injured two others. They say detectives responded to a house in LaPlace where they found an 18-year-old and a 23-year-old injured from gunshots, and learned another 23-year-old man had been sent to the hospital where he died. Authorities say this white truck was in the area at the time of the shooting and would like to know its whereabouts, occupants and owner.

A new statewide poll on Louisiana’s governor’s race shows Democrat John Bel Edwards has jumped out to a 9-point lead over Republican David Vitter. Eric Gill reports…:
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