A Baton Rouge lawmaker Barry Ivey unloaded on his colleagues in the House after his proposal to add a second majority-Black district to the state’s Supreme Court map was tabled without debate. Ivey a Republican says the redistricting session is a microcosm of why the state often ranks at the bottom because the House is too stupid to work together…
Alexandria Republican Lance Harris countered by saying life does not give you what you want, it gives you what you deserve.
The Gaming Control Board is giving Pacific Peninsula Entertainment 60 more days to sell DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City which shut its doors in May of 2020. P-2-E attempted to build a new facility in Slidell, but St. Tammany Parish voters killed the proposal. Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns…
18-year-old Jaden Michael Ardoin of Port Barre faces first-degree and attempted murder charges after chasing two brothers and allegedly firing shots Tuesday night near Melville because they flirted with his girlfriend. St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Eddie Thibodaux Wade Edward Smith was killed, and James Preston Allen Vaughn was injured. Investigators were able to secure video footage from the gas station where it all began.
Cut 7 (12) “…incident happened.”
Another arrest is expected today.