Governor Bobby Jindal made an appearance on NBC’s Meet The Press to talk about the religious freedom debate that’s created a national controversy. When asked, Jindal says this issue is about business owners that don’t want to have to choose between their religious beliefs and being able to operate their businesses…
CUT 3 (09) “those ceremonies”

It’s official, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne is running for governor, as he announced today. In the campaign playing field, Dardenne has significantly less campaign cash on hand than fellow Republican front-runner US Senator David Vitter. But he says he’s OK with that…
CUT 14 (08) Q: ‘the best idea’
He says the first thing to tackle is to fix the huge state budget shortfall .
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According to the US Public Interest Research Group, federal data from 2014 indicates that over 1,800 bridges in Louisiana need repairs. The Federal Highway Administration lists these bridges in Louisiana as “structurally deficient”. Louisiana Department of Transportation spokesman Rodney Mallett says motorists should not be frightened by this designation…
CUT 6 (07) “for repairs”

State Police say one of their troopers was injured in a crash involving a drunk driver Sunday morning while investigating another DWI related accident in East Baton Rouge Parish. Trooper Dustin Dwight says the unidentified trooper had the first DWI suspect inside his vehicle parked on the side of I-12 and was finishing up the paperwork for that accident report…:
CUT 9 (06) “back of him”
That car was driven by 24-year-old Magen Hall of Zachary.