Senator Bill Cassidy’s campaign says he raised a little more than two-million dollars in the second quarter this year and now has nine-million dollars in cash on hand. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects Cassidy to build on his campaign warchest…
Cassidy is facing two prominent Republicans in the newly-closed primary in April.
Fort Johnson is once again Fort Polk. The state’s largest military base was rededicated in a ceremony Friday morning. Its new namesake is General James H. Polk. His son, James H. Polk the Third, told those gathered that his father was a true hero, not only to the country, but to his family.
Some rough seas for LSU’s proposed arena project as the CEO of the sole finalist to build the facility was indicted for allegedly rigging the bid process for a similar project at the University of Texas at Austin. Tiger Rag magazine executive editor Todd Horne says Oak View Group CEO Timothy Leiweke has already agreed to pay a 15-million-dollar fine, hoping to stave off imprisonment.
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The funeral service for Reverend Jimmy Swaggart will be held in Baton Rouge this weekend. Swaggart family spokeswoman Megan Kelly says the hours of the wake had to be extended due to overwhelming support.