The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish deviates from the state party in endorsing incumbent Buddy Caldwell in the Attorney General’s race. Eric Gill reports…
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A new poll by Triumph Campaigns shows Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards neck and neck in the governor’s race. Michelle Southern reports…
CUT 2 (29) “I’m Michelle Southern”
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State Police say a high-speed chase that began in Carencro ended in Duson with one trooper injured and four State Police units damaged. Master Trooper Brooks David says Carencro Police asked for assistance with this pursuit around 7:30 this morning. David says the pursuit really became dangerous when the vehicle entered Interstate 10…
David says speeds exceeded 110 miles per hour with the driver running people off the road and purposely hitting State Police units. He says the suspect vehicle exited the interstate in Duson and when the driver tried to re-enter the roadway, troopers took action…
He says the suspect appeared to be highly impaired at the time of his arrest. One trooper received minor injuries in the incident and was treated at a local hospital. David says it’s unclear what started the chase, but the unidentified man is in a lot of trouble…
CUT 5 (09) “Carencro’s jurisdiction”
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The Louisiana National Guard, which played a huge role during the Hurricane Katrina response, has dedicated an exhibit to the destructive storm at their Jackson Barracks museum in New Orleans. Captain Heather Englehart says one of the biggest parts of the exhibit is a Huey helicopter used to save thousands trapped on rooftops.
Englehart hopes the exhibit shows the soldiers’ spirit of hope and determination to help during Katrina and the rebuilding efforts that took place. She says the National Guard flew in around 32-thousand guardsmen to Louisiana to rescue those stranded during the flooding.
Englehart says the 10th anniversary exhibit will be open for the next year but they’re working to keep a permanent display in the museum for years to come. She says the Katrina display has interactive stations where visiting survivors can share their memories of Katrina, as well as, large photos and paintings of the destruction and flooding along with other discovered artifacts.
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The Republican Party of East Baton Rouge Parish deviates from the state party in endorsing incumbent Buddy Caldwell in this year’s Attorney General’s race. The Republican Party of Louisiana threw their support behind former congressman Jeff Landry. East Baton Rouge GOP chairman Woody Jenkins on the endorsement…
Jenkins says Caldwell has done an excellent job in standing up for conservative values. He lists the AG’s attempt to block Obamacare and filing suit to lift the President’s moratorium on drilling in the Gulf as a couple of examples. Jenkins says this endorsement is in no way a criticism of Landry…
Jenkins says when you have more than one Republican running for a political office a difference of opinion like this could happen. There are three Republicans running for the AG’s office, including Martin Maley. Jenkins says Caldwell’s litigation experience is a real plus…
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A new poll by Triumph Campaigns shows Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards neck and neck in this year’s governor’s race. The telephone survey of over 2,000 respondents shows Vitter leading with 31-percent of the vote followed by Edwards with 30-percent. Pollster Justin Brasell says they kept this survey focused solely on the governor’s election to get a good look at the race…
Republicans Jay Dardenne and Scott Angelle come in with 14-percent and 13-percent respectively. The survey has a margin of error of 2.1-percent. Brasell says the big question is whether Dardenne and Angelle can do enough to shake this race up…
The survey shows that 11-percent of respondents are undecided. Brasell is not sure what kind of impact this will have on October’s election…
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