Governor Bobby Jindal’s second book, “American Will: The Forgotten Choices That Changed our Republic”, is out today. In it, Jindal makes a case for why he should be elected president through stories from history. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s not that unusual for a presidential candidate to release a book…

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The book is available at amazon-dot-com.

A recent State Farm survey finds that 44-percent of teenagers are still texting and driving even though they know the dangers. Spokesperson Roszell Gadson says their survey found that 50-percent of teens are scared of being caught by the police…

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He says this week is Teen Driver Safety week.

Longtime Louisiana political analyst Bernie Pinsonat finds the interest in this year’s governor’s race is a bad as he’s ever seen. He says the four major gubernatorial candidates haven’t been able to generate any interest, because they’re all being muffled by the constant attack ads…

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Pinsonat says the voters are finding themselves shying away from believing the candidates can actually fix problems.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has cited a man accused of illegally killing a legendary deer in Avoyelles Parish. L-D-W-F Spokesperson Adam Einck says 40-year-old Glen Toups, Jr. of Abbeville shot a buck with a crossbow on a hunting club’s property near Simmesport…

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Toups is cited for not having deer tags and basic season and big game hunting licenses.