Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush is scheduled to visit the Ruston area this weekend for a fundraiser. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this visit is not surprising, as many candidates are using this time to travel the nation to receive endorsements and financial backing…:
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He believes this is a sign Republican supporters in Louisiana aren’t pulling for Governor Bobby Jindal.

One of the suspects in the murder of a man from Zachary claims she was repeatedly raped by him since she was four years old according to court documents. 17-year-old Brittany Monk and her boyfriend, Jace Crehan, are accused of strangling and stabbing Robert Noce in his home where he was discovered in a plastic drum on Saturday. Noce had recently begun serving probation after a no contest plea to carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Authorities aren’t confirming whether Monk is the girl Noce was convicted of sexually abusing.

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…:
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Trump is taking alot of heat over comments he made about Mexican immigrants.

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man was killed in a house fire and they believe it was because he was smoking while he was in bed. They say 62-year-old George Welch of Luling perished in the blaze and his wife told investigators she attempted to extinguish the fire on a mattress where her unresponsive husband lay. Fire officials found an ashtray near where the fire began.