It has been announced that Governor Bobby Jindal has another book coming out in October. Eric Gill has more…
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The House Ways and Means Committee approved two proposed tax increases by Plaquemine Representative Karen St. Germain to help fund road and bridge projects in the state. Jeff Palermo reports…
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It has been announced that Governor Bobby Jindal has another book coming out in October. The book is entitled “American Will: The Forgotten Choices That Changed Our Republic.” ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says that while this book’s subject matter is history, this is really a campaign book…
CUT 3 (09) “presidential field”
Jindal calls the book a call to arms for the future. In the book, the governor reviews historical events ranging from the Louisiana Purchase to the Cold War. Stockley says this is an example of Jindal trying to stay in the conversation in a Republican presidential field that is getting more and more crowded…
CUT 4 (10) “cabinet possibility”
Jindal previously released the book “Leadership and Crisis” in 2010. The governor says he will not announce his decision on running for president until after the conclusion of the current legislative session. Stockley says, with more candidates entering the presidential race, Jindal is currently in a position where he has to decide sooner rather than later…
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The Baton Rouge Police Department says the missing two year old girl, whose mother was located murdered Saturday, has been found safe. Corporal L’Jean McKneely says A’Kyleana Latham, or AK as her family calls her, was discovered alone…:
McKneely says the child’s father, who is from Texas, is now in town and the little girl will probably be released into his custody. He says they do not believe AK’s dad is a suspect…:
McKneely says the little girl’s mother, 24-year-old Taylor Latham, was discovered shot and killed inside a vehicle on Monday. He says they are thrilled AK was found but this investigation isn’t over…:
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The House Ways and Means Committee approved two proposed tax increases by Plaquemine Representative Karen St. Germain to help fund road and bridge projects in the state. There is currently a $12 billion backlog of road improvements in the state. St. Germain says Louisianians expect their roads to be properly maintained…
The current gas tax in Louisiana is 20-cents per gallon. HB 777 was amended to raise the tax by 10-cents per gallon. St. Germain says that could generate up to $300 million for road and bridge improvements. She says improved roadways will also benefit the state’s business and industry…
The last gas tax increase in Louisiana was in 1984. HB 778 increases the state’s sales tax by one percent with those revenues going toward specific highway projects. Both bills will now go to the House floor for debate. St. Germain says the state has waited too long to address this issue…
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Slidell Police arrest 22-year-old Antwonetta Jones on second-degree murder charges as investigators believe she discarded her baby inside a trash compactor. Chief Randy Smith says Jones gave birth to the child in a bathtub and within 12 hours the child died…
Smith says Jones put the infant in a box, and brought the deceased baby to the dumpster of an apartment complex. He says the baby was alive for several hours, but some point the newborn began choking and quit breathing and that’s when Jones panicked…
Smith says Jones lived with her mother, but no one knew that the 22-year-old was pregnant…
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