Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise are seeking reelection to their House leadership roles in advance of the GOP’s internal elections scheduled for next week. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says their requests come as Republicans face uncertainty over control of the House.
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Several Black people across the country, including here in Louisiana, have been receiving hate-filled spam text messages referencing slavery. State Attorney General Liz Murrill says her investigators have traced the messages to an encrypted virtual network in Poland. But she says that doesn’t necessarily pinpoint the perpetrator there.
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We’re learning new information about the tiger being brought into Baton Rouge for LSU’s game tonight – along with its owner. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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In that game tonight the Tigers will face a quarterback in Jalen Milroe, who ran wild on them last year with 155 rushing yards and four touchdowns. LSU Coach Brian Kelly…