NOT guilty. Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams has been found not guilty of federal tax fraud charges, after a jury deliberated for 16 hours to decide the case. Williams was accused of cheating on his taxes to the tune of $200-thousand over five years. His lawyers argued that was the doing of his tax accountant. Prosecutors say Williams HAD to have known what was going on.

Are we or aren’t we in a recession? We have seen two straight quarters of negative growth in the Gross Domestic Product, which usually signifies recession, yet the White House and the Federal Reserve say we are not. U.L.-Lafayette economics professor Gary Wagner says the only positive indicators are a still vital labor and jobs picture…:

CUT 07  (09)        “…nail in the coffin.”

Wagner thinks we are already in a recession and have been for some time.

One of the seven people challenging Congressman Clay Higgins for re-election discussed his reasons for running, while appearing on Jim Engster’s “Talk Louisiana” radio show. Lafayette city prosecutor Holden Hoggatt says Higgins’ recent press release, detailing all he did to help before and after Hurricanes Laura and Delta and the billions he helped deliver for recovery is (quote) “absolutely false”…:

CUT 13(10)      “…uhhh efforts.”

Hoggatt is a Republican, like Higgins. This is his first-ever run for public office.

A new political party has emerged in the US calling themselves the Forward Party. LSU Political Science professor Robert Hogan says third parties have a history of fizzling out, and Forward’s viability will depend on its platform…:

CUT 10(10)      “…in the middle.”

The Forward party’s slogan is “Not left. Not right. FORWARD.”