ULM Poli Sci Professor Joshua Stockley says Senator Bill Cassidy’s vote calling the impeachment of former President Trump constitutional was a surprising move. The vote was a reversal on the issue for the Senator and triggered strong condemnation from the state GOP.
Cassidy defended the vote, saying the Trump legal team did a terrible job Tuesday while the House managers presenting Democrat’s case were well prepared.
An arrest has been made in the Quawan Charles case. The St. Mary Parish 15-year-old was found in a wooded area of Iberia Parish last November. Iberia Sheriff Tommy Romero says they’ve arrested 37-year-old Janet Irvin. He says based on numerous interviews, forensic evidence, and their autopsy report they arrested Irvin in Lafayette Parish…
Governor Edwards extended the current modified phase two restrictions for another three weeks. Edwards says he’s concerned that the good progress we have made could be undone by the rapidly spreading UK variant which is 50 percent more infectious, and 30 percent more deadly.
The Blackthorn Political Action Committee calls on Congressman Clay Higgins to resign. Blackthorn organizer Ken Miller says their ad features soundbites from Higgins’ fire-lit rant that went viral in which Higgins claims to have inside data to support Trump won the November 2020 election. Miller says Higgin’s behavior is unacceptable.
Higgins issued a statement saying he will no respond to the false attack ads.