A television ad targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards has been released by the Republican Governors Association. Jeff Palermo reports…
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The Red Cross will be set up at Tiger Stadium for the LSU/USC game collecting donations for South Carolina flood relief efforts. Eric Gill reports..:
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David La Certe has resigned as secretary for the state Department of Veterans Affairs. La Certe did not provide a reason and neither did the governor’s office, who named Thomas Enright as interim secretary. But Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera says his office has investigated the department and its handling of the state’s five nursing homes for vets and uncovered problems
It’s been reported there have been complaints about physical and sexual abuse inside the Veterans homes, and excessive drinking by some of the residents. Purpera would not comment on specific allegations, but said their report found 531 areas of noncompliance
Louisiana Inspector General Stephen Street also says they are investigating the state Department of Veterans Affairs, but would not go into anymore details. Purpera, who appeared on the Jim Engster Show, says they are still investigating the state agency as well…
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A television ad targeting Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards has been released by the Republican Governors Association. In the commercial, the RGA tries to link Edwards to President Barack Obama. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is a strategy that has worked for Republicans for the last several years…
The ad claims Edwards has repeatedly supported President Obama and that he plans to raise taxes. The RGA is reportedly spending $1 million to spread this message across the state. Pinsonat expects that Edwards’ negative ratings will increase as more people view this commercial…
In a statement, Edwards says this is a last ditch effort to stop the only candidate for governor that will truly expose and change Governor Jindal’s broken policies. Pinsonat feels Edwards will fight the ads by focusing on what he plans to do as governor to make things better in Louisiana…
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During Saturday’s game between LSU and the Gamecocks in Tiger Stadium, the Red Cross will be on hand collecting donations for flood relief efforts in South Carolina. The game was moved to Baton Rouge while Columbia continues to recover. Nancy Malone with the Red Cross says LSU has always stepped up in disasters…
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Malone says the American Red Cross is working hard on a massive relief operation in South Carolina — making sure people have shelter, food and a shoulder to lean on. She says devastation like this is personal to LSU fans, who know what it’s like to deal with flood waters and the destruction that goes with it..:
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Malone says in addition to donating on the LSU campus Saturday, you can always give a gift to Red Cross disaster relief online at redcross.org or by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. She says Tiger fans have always stepped up when our friends needed up…:
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After a lengthy investigation, authorities in St. Martin Parish have busted a cockfighting ring in Breaux Bridge. Major Ginny Higgins says three men were arrested for their part in cockfighting and were booked into the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center.
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Higgins says animal cruelty is taken very seriously. She says on the property authorities found and confiscated 48 roosters and over 300 hens and chicks.
Higgins says 30-year-old Dallas Grossie of Butte La Rose and 28-year old Brandon Cormier of Breaux Bridge are both charged with 24 counts of Cruelty to Animals and 24 counts of Cockfighting. She says 50-year-old Patrick Stelly of Washington is charged with 48 counts of Cruelty to Animals and 48 counts of Cockfighting.
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