New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell dropped a bombshell about Mardi Gras at a town hall meeting. She says there’s no guarantee it will go forward. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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The state Supreme Court rules incumbent Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins CAN run for re-election this fall. More from Kevin Gallagher…:.
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A viral video of a trainer hitting a dog in the head has resulted in two arrests in Rapides Parish. Chief of Staff of the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Tommy Carnline says 52-year-old Tina Frey and her daughter, 21-year-old Victoria Brimer turned themselves in on Thursday
Frey is the owner of the Cypress Arrow and Kennel K-9 academy in Lena. She, along with Brimer, have been charged with two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Carnline says the case has drawn a lot of public interest…
Carnline says Sheriff detectives began their investigation last Thursday August 11th into complaints of a video on social media depicting a dog trainer striking a Cane Corso dog on the head with a riding crop…
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Both subjects have been released on bond.
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Yet another property insurer is ending coverage in Louisiana, meaning over ten-thousand customers will have to seek new coverage pretty quickly. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Florida-based Weston Property & Casualty is the latest to “fold up its tents”…:
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Donelon says Weston customers, and those with recently-folded United Property & Casualty, will be given an additional 60 days to get coverage under the state’s last-resort insurer, Louisiana Citizens…:
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Over 90-thousand Louisiana home & business owners have been left high and dry by their insurance companies in recent months.
Weston joins five other companies – United Property & Casualty, Southern Fidelity, Lighthouse and Maison –in ending coverage for Louisiana policyholders. Most all cite the fiscal impacts of hurricanes in 2020 and 2021 as the cause. Donelon says find new coverage as quickly as possible; either with another private carrier or Louisiana Citizens. He shares an important reminder: call your current agent…:
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A very unexpected statement about 2023 Mardi Gras from New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell. During a town hall meeting on Thursday night, she said shrinking ranks in the New Orleans Police Department might cause next year’s Mardi Gras to be canceled. Arthur Hardy publishes the Mardi Gras Guide.
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Hardy says parade routes were reduced this year due to a shortage of officers and increased crowds as the COVID pandemic subsided.
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The New Orleans City Council says the police force is down from an average of 15 hundred officers to about a thousand. Hardy says he understands the shortage but that’s not enough of a reason to call off the biggest tourism event of the year.
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By a 4-3 decision, the state Supreme Court has ruled that Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins CAN run for re-election in November. Justices heard arguments Tuesday, and their decision came down this morning. LSU-Shreveport political science professor Jeff Sadow says he and many others thought the High Court would go the opposite way…:
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Perkins’s candidacy was challenged by a resident whose main complaint was he listed the wrong address on election qualification papers. Perkins may now proceed with his campaign. Sadow says 4 of the 7 justices felt a simple clerical error (as Perkins’ attorney put it) – with no evidence of intent to deceive – didn’t constitute “wrong-doing…:
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Sadow says even the three dissenting justices agreed that state election law is missing some specific language clarifying that incorrect information given at qualifying IS a cause to disqualify…: