Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is tonight’s Undercover Boss on CBS. Matt Doyle has the story.
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If you want to visit a state park but roughing it is not your thing, then Lt Governor Billy Nungesser suggests Glamping.
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Tulane University will soon be more accessible for low- and middle-income families in Louisiana. Brooke Thorington has more
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The Mayor of Shreveport, Adrian Perkins, will feature on tonight’s episode of the long-running CBS hit Undercover Boss.
Perkins goes undercover and around town working shifts and mingling with city employees. He says the toughest gig he worked was at the fire department.
Perkins also worked with the police, park maintenance team, and at a youth recreation center.
Perkins plays “Wayne”, a man who looks nearly twice the 35-year-old’s age. The Mayor says no one suspected a thing…
Perkins says the show is going to be a lot of fun and pretty humorous but it comes with a good message.
Undercover Boss will air tonight at 8 PM on CBS.
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Glamping is the latest trend to come to Louisiana State Parks. Lt Governor Billy Nungesser says the camping fad is an innovative partnership with Tentrr to increase accommodation options at eight state parks in the Bayou State. So what exactly is Glamping…
Nungesser says state parks have experienced a 45-percent increase in visits this year as part of the Sunshine Plan to revitalize the tourism industry and Glamping is the newest initiative. The 60 unique glampsites feature safari-style tents and queen-sized cots. The spacious tents are strategically placed in distinctive settings throughout the parks.
Nungesser wants to entice all tourists to enjoy Glamping. Tents that are wheelchair accessible, senior, and pet-friendly are also available to rent.
Glampers will also have access to park facilities such as showers and toilets.
Nungesser hopes to attract Glamping aficionados to the state and lure more Louisianans to the great outdoors for Staycations. The budget-friendly trend will be available for December bookings beginning today
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For more information go to www.LAstateparks.com/glamping
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Tulane University will be more affordable and accessible next fall for low and middle-income Louisiana families. The Louisiana Promise initiative will allow students whose families make less than $100,000 to attend debt-free. Tulane President Michael Fitts acknowledges the private university’s tuition is costly.
Tuition at the university is just shy of $51-thousand per semester.
Fitts says students come from all over the world and the country to attend Tulane, but only 11-percent of undergraduate students are from the Bayou State. The Louisiana Promise initiative will change that for Fall 2021 students.
Fitts says the future of Tulane and Louisiana are inextricably linked and the Louisiana Promise initiative is an investment both.
Tulane is partnering with community-based organizations to inform students of scholarship opportunities.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry plans to appeal a ruling made Thursday by a state judge declaring a House petition overturning the Governor’s public health emergency order unconstitutional.
Landry says Judge William Morvant had already made up his mind before the hearing and positioned the case to be heard in the Louisiana Supreme Court.
The case was triggered by the signing of a legislative petition in October by 65 Republican members of the State House that claimed to have the authority to end the ongoing pandemic restrictions and orders. The petition came after Legislative efforts to limit the Governor’s public health authority failed.
Morvant decided the petition was unconstitutional because it only involved one chamber of the Legislature, that being the House. Landry has this advice for petition supporters in the meantime…
Last month Senate President Page Cortez says there was little support for a similar petition in the Upper Chamber because members did not believe the order should be overturned.
Edwards Administration Executive Counsel Matthew Block says the petition could have been dangerous had its constitutionality been upheld.
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Edwards has described the petition as “reckless” and “irresponsible”.
Block says it’s clear under the state constitution that you need both the Senate and House to create and enact laws.
The 2003 statute that established the petition process had not been used by lawmakers or challenged, until now.
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Linebacker Kwon Alexander is eligible to make his Saints debut on Sunday when New Orleans hosts San Francisco. The Saints acquired Alexander in a deal with the 49ers before the trade deadline. The former LSU Tiger is 30-years-old and was a Pro Bowler in 2018. Safety Malcolm Jenkins is impressed with Alexander’s athletic ability
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After appearing in the Super Bowl last season, the 49ers have been hit with a bunch of injuries and enter Sunday’s game with a four and five record. Quarterback Drew Brees says he’s not taking San Fran lightly
The Saints enter the game relatively healthy as wide receiver Michael Thomas is set to play in his second straight game after missing six straight contests with ankle and hamstring injuries. Running Back Alvin Kamara says when Thomas is on the field, opposing defenses have to account for him…