A statewide poll finds Governor Jeff Landry’s approval rating at 56-percent after 100 days in office. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Lafayette native Brian Hernandez rode Mystik Dan to a win at the Kentucky Derby. Jeff Palermo reports co-owners of the horse are from Shreveport…
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A statewide poll conducted for the Times Picayune and the Advocate finds Governor Jeff Landry’s approval rating is 56-percent. U-L-M political science professor Pearson Cross says Landry has been busy with two special sessions and a regular session since January and voters have noticed
Landry received nearly 52-percent of the vote when he was elected in October.
But only 21-percent of the voters approve of how he’s handling the state’s insurance crisis. Cross says the low the percentage could be the result of voters not understanding the insurance reform legislation that’s lawmakers are debating…
Only one percent of the respondents said a new constitution should be one of the governor’s top goals. Cross says Landry is pushing for a constitutional convention to begin on May 20th
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When Corporal Jason Lee with the Baton Rouge Police took on extra duty Saturday, he never imagined it would include delivering a healthy baby boy. Lt. L’ Jean McNeely says Lee was driving down Greenwell Springs Road when he was flagged down by a woman, who’s daughter, Destiny Allen was in labor.
Immediately after baby Noah was born, McNeely says Lee noticed that he was having difficulty breathing.
McNeely says it’s very fortunate that Lee was at the right place at the right time, and while it wasn’t Lee’s first time observing the miracle of birth.
Mom, Destiny Allen, and baby Noah are doing well and Lee has visited them at the hospital several times. Lee will be recognized for his stork duties at the BRPD’s annual awards ceremony.
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The winning horse at Saturday’s Kentucky Derby has Louisiana’s fingerprints all over it. Mystik Dan won by a nose, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young. Lafayette native Brian Hernandez was the jockey and Shreveport native Sharilyn Gasaway is a co-owner…
Sharilyn owns the horse along with her husband Brent. They are graduates of Captain Shreve High School in Shreveport.
Sharilyn Gasaway says Mystik Dan’s greatest strengths are of course his speed, but he’s also very calm.
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Mystik Dan had a third place finish at the Arkansas Derby in March and won the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes in February. Sharilyn Gasaway says Mystik Dan’s win in the Southwest gave them the confidence he could win at horse racing’s biggest race…
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Mystik Dan may not go for the Triple Crown. Gasaway says the Kentucky-bred horse has not fared well on two weeks rest. The Preakness is May 18th.