The state fire marshal’s office and Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a statewide burn ban due to extremely dry conditions across the state. Jeff Palermo reports…
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Federal fundraising reports show that Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign raised less than $600,000 during the third fundraising quarter. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The state fire marshal’s office and Department of Agriculture and Forestry has issued a statewide burn ban due to extremely dry conditions across the state. The US Drought Monitor reports that 86-percent Louisiana is currently in drought. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the burn ban was issued because of dry conditions, abnormal emergency responses, and adverse future weather forecasts…
The burn ban is in effect until further notice. The ban applies to all private burning. Browning says violators of the ban could face consequences…
Violation of the burn ban could result in criminal and/or civil penalties. Private burning will only be allowed by permission of your local fire department or local government. Browning says the main reason this ban is in place is safety…
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The four men seeking to become the state’s next governor discussed their plans to solving the state’s budget problems during a televised debate on Louisiana Tech’s campus. Republican David Vitter, who has served in Congress since 1999, blamed his three opponents for helping to create the financial mess…
Vitter says if elected, he’ll look at ways on how the state can reduce its spending. But Republican Scott Angelle says Vitter is not the guy who should be in charge of getting Louisiana’s fiscal house in order
When a new governor and state legislature is sworn-in in January, they’ll face a 700-million dollar budget shortfall. Republican Jay Dardenne says he’ll look to make funding higher education a priority and cut elsewhere
Democrat John Bel Edwards says he plans on calling two special sessions when he takes office to address the fiscal mess left behind by Governor Bobby Jindal
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Federal fundraising reports show that Governor Bobby Jindal’s presidential campaign raised less than $600,000 during the third fundraising quarter. The report further states that the governor has only $261,000 on hand. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says this report is not good news for Jindal…
Jindal’s $579,000 fundraising total pales in comparison to efforts by other Republican presidential hopefuls, like Ben Carson whose campaign raised over $20 million during the same time frame. Hogan says Jindal’s recent surge of support in Iowa might make it possible for him to go back to some people who have donated money in the past…
A Jindal spokesperson says the election is not an auction and they are running a lean, mean campaign. Hogan says it is possible to run a campaign on a shoestring budget if the candidate focuses on one state, as Jindal is doing in Iowa. Hogan says he believes there is support for the issues Jindal is pushing, but the crowded Republican field is definitely hurting him…
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The Saints convincing 31-21 win over Atlanta on Thursday night has the Who Dat nation thinking the Black and Gold can turn this season around. In the victory, there was a blocked punt for a touchdown, the defense forced three turnovers and quarterback Drew Brees threw for over 300 yards
The victory improves the Saints record to 2-and-4 and they still have a lot work to do to get themselves in position to make the playoffs. But Brees says how they played on Thursday night against a team that was undefeated, gives them hope
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Louisiana is in for another beautiful weekend and possibly even some nighttime sweater and jacket weather. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we could even see some low temps in the 40s in northern parishes…:
Keim says daytime highs won’t get out of the 70s in most areas of the state. He says if you’re going to some nighttime football games, it might be a good idea to bundle up…:
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