Republican David Vitter was not at a gubernatorial debate hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting, but that didn’t keep the candidates from talking about him. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The federal government announces there will be no increase in benefits for Social Security. Emelie Gunn has more…
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In a gubernatorial debate on Louisiana Public Broadcasting, the three candidates who were there, let out their frustrations over the attack ads during the campaign. Republican Jay Dardenne denied accusations the state paid for his wife during an overseas trip and he voted for pro-choice legislation. Dardenne blamed the attacks on Republican David Vitter, who didn’t attend the debate
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Democrat John Bel Edwards says the Republican Governor’s Association is trying to distract and mislead voters in attack ads against him…
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Republican Scott Angelle says Vitter is the only candidate in the race running untruthful ads and criticized the Senator for missing debates because he doesn’t want to answer questions about his prostitution scandal…
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A Jennings woman, with the help of DNA testing and technology, has been able to find information about her mother was who had not been seen in Louisiana since 1982. Katherine Renee Kratzer filed a missing persons report on her mother, Leejan Marie Kratzer, last year. Jeff Davis Sheriff Ivy Woods says the truth came out when a Tennessee woman began looking into her late mother, Lisa Neese’s, past…
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Elizabeth Neese contacted authorities after seeing a photo that resembled her mother on the LSU Faces website. Woods says they began their investigation and were able to use DNA testing to prove Leejan Marie Kratzer and Lisa Neese were the same person…
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Woods says it turns out Leejan started a whole new life in Memphis as Lisa Neese. Unfortunately Leejan/Lisa passed away in 2008. He says Katherine is ecstatic to learn the truth about her mother. Woods says this is a reminder that one should never give up on a missing person…
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The federal government has announced there will not be an increase in benefits for millions of Social Security recipients. Brenda Hatfield with Louisiana A-A-R-P says this is especially devastating because next year Medicare costs are expected to increase for seniors, veterans and the disabled.
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The main reason there is no Social Security increase is because of low gas prices. Hatfield says that’s unfair for seniors, because a good portion of them don’t drive long distances…
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This is the third time in 40 years that benefits will remain flat. Hatfield says A-A-R-P has written multiple letters pleading with our congressional representatives to prevent an increase to Medicare costs, if they will not receive a cost of living adjustment.
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Lack of rainfall in Louisiana in the past several weeks has put much of the state in drought conditions. The United States Drought Monitor reports that 86-percent of Louisiana is currently dealing with drought conditions. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the last 90 days have been extremely dry in the Bayou State…
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He says the state has received less than half of its normal rainfall over the past 90 days. The report shows that 51-percent of Louisiana is suffering from extreme drought conditions. Keim says this problem is most severe in the north-central part of the state…
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He says that region has recorded only about an inch of rain over the last three months. Keim says El Nino tends to send rain across Louisiana, but that pattern has yet to kick in. He says these dry conditions are historic in some portions of the state…
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