It looks like a third day of voting will pass without the U.S. House selecting a Speaker. Republican House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen short of the 218 votes needed to become speaker for an 8th time today. “The Advocate” reporter Mark Ballard – who is in D.C. at the Capitol – says this is despite talk in the halls of Congress that negotiations with McCarthy’s naysayers were making progress…:
CUT 12 (13) “…and House procedures”
Ballard says there are still 5 congressmen who vow they will never vote for McCarthy as Speaker, and he’ll need at least three of their votes to cross the finish line.
With Senator Kennedy’s announcement last night he will NOT run for governor, the question arises “will Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser get in the race? Or run for re-election?” Nungesser says if too many Republicans run, it will hurt his chances at making the run-off…:
CUT 05 (10) “…the runoff.”
He says he WILL announce his decision next Tuesday.
A man wanted since last April for killing a co-worker at the Foster Farms chicken processing plant in Farmerville has been arrested in Texas. 48-year-old Bruce Causey was busted by Texas cops on a domestic disturbance and they alerted Union Parish that they had their man. Union Sheriff Dusty Gates says the family of Causey’s alleged victim, Letrick Calhoun, is relieved…:
CUT 11(10) “…to hear that.”
After Causey faces weapons charges in Texas, he’ll be extradited to Union Parish for murder charges. He accused of stabbing Calhoun to death during an argument, then fleeing the job and the state.
Police in Ruston are investigating a shooting early this morning at a Waffle House that left one man dead. They say both the shooter and the victim fled the restaurant, but the victim died a short time later while driving on U.S. 80. They have identified a suspect, but for now are not releasing his name, nor the name of the victim. No arrest has been made as of this broadcast.