Republican Bill Cassidy’s re-election campaign announces the US Senator from Baton Rouge raised a over two-million dollars in the second quarter bringing him to nine million in cash on hand. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Cassidy needs to be well-funded with two well-known Republican candidates John Fleming and Blake Miguez challenging him in the April 18th primary. Pinsonat expects TV ads to begin after Labor Day weekend.
The funeral service for Reverend Jimmy Swaggart will be held at Family Worship Center in Baton Rouge this weekend. A public viewing and wake is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a celebration of life service is Sunday evening at 6:00. Swaggart family spokesperson Megan Kelly says SonLife Broadcasting Network will also air the funderal. She says the celebration of life will be a combination of Swaggart’s life as a televangelist.
They made it official in Vernon Parish Friday morning – Fort Johnson is now Fort Polk once again but not after Confederate General Leonidas Polk. The new name honors General James H. Polk who served in WWII and the Korean War. At the renaming ceremony, Polk’s son, James H. Polk the Third paid tribute to Sergeant William Henry Johnson whose name graced the Fort between the two Polks.
The Army announced during the ceremony that on July 24th, its installation post exchange will be dedicated as the Sergeant William Henry Johnson Exchange.
LSU’s proposed new arena project is facing yet another delay after the CEO of the firm, who was the sole finalist to build the facility, was indicted for allegedly rigging the bid process for a similar project at UT Austin. Groundbreaking for LSU was expected in 2024 but not until May of this year did LSU Athletics Director Scott Woodward announce the Oak View Group bid. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says the arena was expected to be finished in 2029.