The LHSAA has suspended Carroll High School Football Coach Brandon Landers and eight of his assistant coaches for the rest of the season after an altercation with law enforcement and fans during last Friday’s football game at Franklin Parish. Announcer Matt Reynolds saw a skirmish break out in the fourth quarter….
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Reynolds says prior to the scuffle, the Carroll coaches were told numerous times by fans and sheriff deputies to stop using profanity.

After a three-year delay, the state and several south Louisiana parishes have finalized a 100-million dollar legal settlement with Freeport-McMoRan over damages the mining company did to the coast. Attorney John Carmouche represents six of the coastal parishes involved in the suit…
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This is one of dozens of lawsuits seeking monetary damages against oil and gas companies over damage to coastal wetlands.

Shreveport Republican Representative Alan Seabaugh says he’ll file legislation next session to create the Louisiana Violent Crime Task Force. Seabaugh says the Task Force will look at why we are seeing more violent crime, possible solutions and he says they’ll also examine the impact of the 2017 criminal justice reforms…
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The 2017 criminal justice reforms have the support of Governor John Bel Edwards.

Constitutional Amendment Four on the November 8th ballot asks voters if charges should be waived against drinking water customers for infrastructure damage not caused by the customer. Based on the wording of the amendment, it’s expected to get a lot of support, but Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says providing such waivters could only make water costs rise for everyone to compensate for the loss.
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For a non-partisan breakdown of all of the amendments go to PAR-Louisiana-dot-org.