Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins will serve on a task force investigating the assassination attempt of former President Trump. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross believes Higgins will most likely bring a skeptical view to the panel which he believes is an asset if Higgins signs off on the investigation.
The task force is composed of seven Republicans and six Democrats.
In the Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy questioned U. S. Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe today. Kennedy says he’s heard reports Secret Service snipers saw Crooks 20 minutes before he fired shots. Rowe says that’s inaccurate.
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Governor Jeff Landry spoke with Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana about the pushback and pending litigation against the new Ten Commandments Law requiring all state-funded schools and universities to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Civil liberties groups say the law is a violation of the separation of church and state under the Constitution. Landry disagrees.
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Landry and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill support the new law, and Murrill says she is looking forward to defending it. A hearing in a federal courtroom is scheduled for September 30th.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the new nursing Annex Building at Nicholls State University, home of the Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing was held today. Dean of Nursing Raquel Engolio says currently the program enrolls 80 students per semester …
The annex will provide state-of-the-art classrooms, simulation labs, and collaborative spaces. The project is seen as a critical investment in the future of healthcare in the region.