In today’s New York Times, Governor Bobby Jindal’s has an open-ed piece that explains his support for the Religious Liberty Bill that will be debated in the Louisiana legislature. The governor is also standing firm in the definition of marriage as a union between man and woman. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Jindal is trying to differentiate himself…
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In Baton Rouge, all four candidates for governor participated in a candidate forum today. Republican Senator David Vitter appeared via recorded video from Washington, saying if elected, he would immediately call a special legislative session focused on spending and tax reform…
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Strong storms moved through northeast Louisiana on Wednesday causing widespread damage throughout the region…
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Tragic story out of Washington Parish, as a two-old boy that was reported missing yesterday evening by his grandmother, drowned in a backwater area of the Pearl River. Washington Parish Sheriff’s deputies found the child face down in a swampy area, and resuscitation efforts proved unsuccesful. The 2 year-old’s family was in the process of moving to the area from Arkansas.