Governor Bobby Jindal issues an executive order that aims to have the same effect as a so called “religious freedom” bill that failed to pass out of a House committee. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says there is irony in this move…
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Jindal’s order is only limited to the executive branch of state government.

There’s a big press conference at the governor’s mansion today where officials are expected to announce the Louisiana Black Bear is coming off the protected species list. State Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham says the resurgence in the black bear population is a tribute to the biologists within the department…
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A poll from the LSU Public Policy Research Lab finds that most voters are not paying much attention to this year’s governor’s race. The lab’s director, Doctor Michael Henderson, says only a third of older voters are even engaged at this point, but that will change come late summer-early fall…
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The gubernatorial primary is set for October 24th.

A former Baton Rouge teacher Ashley Dowden has been sentenced to seven years probation for having sex with two male students. Dowden must also register as a sex offender. The 43-year-old admitted to having sex with two teenage boys as part of her plea deal.