Governor Landry had to pay a 900-dollar fine due to travel paid for by others on other’s aircraft during his time as attorney general. Public Affairs Research Council President, Steven Procopio says there was nothing illicit about these flights. They were all for a public purpose related to his duties as attorney general.
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Fines could have been as high as ten thousand dollars per occurrence.
Today, 9/8 is 988 day and the Department of Health and other organizations are hosting an event at the Capitol. Sherrard Crespo with Via Link expresses concern of suicide rates, especially among younger Louisianans.
He hopes state and federal lawmakers will continue funding the 988 suicide helpline.
The ACLU of Louisiana says federal, and state officials are breaking the law by housing ICE detainees at the State Penitentiary at Angola. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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It wasn’t the blowout everyone expected but LSU came out of Death Valley Saturday night with a 23-7 win over Louisiana Tech. After the game, LSU Head Coach Brian Kelly’s tone almost made it sound like LSU lost.
Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw for 237 yards, but his longest completion was just 23 yards. He also threw an interception and was sacked three times.