A Justice of the Peace in Grant Parish is resigning because same sex marriage is now legal. Emelie Gunn has more..
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A recent CNN presidential poll shows that Governor Bobby Jindal’s numbers have jumped from one to two percent since he announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination. Eric Gill reports…
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A Justice of the Peace in Grant Parish has resigned because her religion does not believe same-sex couples should be married. Patricia Gunter took the position in February, knowing she would resign if this came into law. Gunter says she decided to leave because she would no longer be able to perform the duties of the job due to her religious beliefs.
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Gunter is the wife of a Baptist pastor. She says her beliefs come from the bible and doesn’t have the right to go against what it says.
Gunter says she left to avoid problems and disagreements that could come with a same-sex couple asking her to perform a marriage.
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Star forward Anthony Davis has verbally agreed to accept the New Orleans Pelicans’ maximum extension deal that will reportedly pay him $145 million over five years. Davis took to social media to make the announcement last night. Jake Madison, with Bourbon Street Shots, says this deal will keep Davis in New Orleans until, at least, 2020…
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He says the deal can’t officially be signed until next week. Madison says it appears new head coach Alvin Gentry and really sold Davis on his vision for the future, which includes making the All-Star the focal point of the team’s offense…
This extension will keep Davis from entering free agency until 2020. Madison says this deal should make Pelican fans very happy. He says Davis’ deal will go into effect for the 2016-2017 season…
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A recent CNN presidential poll shows that Governor Bobby Jindal’s popularity has risen since he formally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination. The survey, conducted between June 26 and June 28, shows the governor going from one-percent to two-percent. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the media coverage from Jindal’s announcement can help explain Jindal’s jump in the poll…
The poll currently has Jindal ranked 12th out of the 14 announced Republican candidates. Jindal will need to be in the top 10 to participate in the first presidential debate. Stockley says, right now, it will only take a few percentage points for the governor to make the cut…
He says while it is possible for Jindal to make it into the debate, it doesn’t mean it is guaranteed. Jindal’s campaign launched an #AskBobby Twitter dialogue that some say may have backfired. Stockley says this was a noble attempt by the campaign, but it clearly shows the dangers of social media…
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Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says the Supreme Court decision which allows same sex couples to be married impacts spousal coverage offered by businesses. He says several years ago our legislature changed the law to accommodate groups providing coverage, to offer insurance benefits for domestic partners…:
Donelon says this affects companies that offer spousal coverage of health insurance…:
Donelon says because of our laws, he doesn’t foresee any hurdles in the transition. He says they are only having to update paperwork…:
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