Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is scheduled to visit the Ruston area on Saturday. Scott Carwile has the story…
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Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne is hopeful the Miss USA Pageant will still be a success even after the Donald Trump controversy. Emelie Gunn has more….
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The Louisiana High School Officials Association executive committee meets on Sunday as referees plan to strike over pay and other work conditions. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush is scheduled to visit the Ruston area this weekend for a fundraiser, hosted by Bush-family supporter James Davison. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this visit is not surpsising to him, as many candidates are using this time to travel the nation to receive endorsements and financial backing…
Stockley says Bush’s visit means that Governor Bobby Jindal does not hold the support of many Louisiana residents, including prominent Republican supporters…
Because of his family name and finanical strengths, Stockey considers the former Florida governor to be one of the top Republican candidates for the 2016 presidential election…
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Despite all the controversy surrounding Donald Trump, his Miss USA pageant goes on as scheduled this Sunday night in Baton Rouge. It won’t be shown on NBC as previously scheduled but it will be shown on the Reelz network and locally in Baton Rouge. Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says the ladies are still enjoying their time in the Capitol City and around Louisiana.
When NBC announced it will no longer air the Miss USA pageant because of Trump’s comments about Mexican immigrants, many people were disappointed, including Dardenne. He says the state planned on paying the pageant 50-thousand dollars for the national TV exposure and it’s unclear if they will still make that payment…
Dardenne says the 51 contestants are focused on their performance in the pageant and are putting the controversy behind them.
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Country music superstar Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood arrive today to start the first of four World Tour shows in New Orleans this weekend. New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau spokesperson Kristian Sonnier says this tour should bring in large numbers of visitors in what is typically a slow month for tourism in the city…
Sonnier says Garth Brooks’ concerts will likely draw in visitors from the surrounding states with many choosing to extend their stay. He says there’s other events in the Big Easy that will add to the big weekend…
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Brooks announced his New Orleans shows back in May, exciting Louisiana residents as he appears for the first time in the state in nearly two decades…
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The executive committee of the Louisiana High School Officials Association meets on Sunday as referees plan to strike, jeopardizing the upcoming high school football and volleyball seasons. The association’s president Paul LaRosa says officials are looking for a pay increase, but that’s not the only reason why they are upset
LaRosa says they want signed contracts with individual schools that stipulate referee pay and other conditions, including security at games. He says refs are tired of promises of more pay, which is why a work stoppage maybe necessary…
LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine schools can not legally enter into a contract with officials and he’s asking for more time to discuss this issue with high school principals and superintendents…
Bonine says he’ll attend the officials association executive committee meeting on Sunday. He hopes something can be worked out to prevent a ref work stoppage, because student-athletes shouldn’t have to worry about whether they’ll play games this year…