LSU Coach Les Miles says there’s no added pressure to win, despite a published report suggesting he could be fired if they lose their last two games. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Governor Bobby Jindal has returned to Louisiana after ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. Eric Gill reports…
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Political pundits in Louisiana are wondering if Governor Bobby Jindal’s announcement to suspend his presidential campaign was timed to upstage Republican David Vitter in the days leading up to the gubernatorial runoff election. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says that’s mere speculation, at this point, but it is plausible…
In 2007, Vitter held a press conference to make his first public statement about his infamous prostitution scandal just before Jindal formally announced he was entering the governor’s race. Vitter’s event pushed Jindal’s announcement from the headlines. Dubos says this was not lost on the governor…
He says now that Jindal is back in Louisiana, he’ll begin working to fix the state’s budget crisis. Dubos says the budget issue could continue to keep Vitter from the headlines leading to the election…
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According to a report in the Advocate, LSU Coach Les Miles is coaching for his job the next two weeks. The Tigers have lost two in a row and could be looking at a 7-4 record if they lose to Ole Miss this Saturday and Texas A-and-M on November 28th. On today’s SEC coaches teleconference, Miles says there is no added pressure to win
The Advocate article says there is a serious threat to Miles tenure based on sources at LSU. Miles current contract runs through the 2019 season. If LSU fired Miles at the end of the season, the Tigers would have to pay a buyout of at least 12.9 million dollars. On today’s SEC coaches teleconference, Miles said the support he’s received from athletic director Joe Alleva remains the same and there are no issues there…
The LSU fan base is frustrated over the Tigers losing to Alabama for a fifth consecutive time and getting dominated two years in a row by Arkansas. But Miles says his team can win its last two games and play in a significant bowl game…
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According to officials with the organization, Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge, have received threats for helping Syrian refugees resettle in Louisiana. Louisiana State Police Col. Mike Edmonson says a phone call came in Tuesday from out of state making gun threats to the organization.
Edmonson says he’s spoken to the executive director of Catholic Charities in Baton Rouge, David Aguillard, about the gun threats and learning information about the refugees.
Edmonson says there have also been threats to Catholic Charities in other states. He says they take threats very seriously in Louisiana and are investigating the incident.
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Governor Bobby Jindal has returned to Louisiana after ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. At a news conference at the Governor’s Mansion, Jindal said he has no regrets seeking the nation’s highest elected office. He stated that the failure of his campaign rests solely on his shoulders…
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Jindal says he would have liked the Republican National Committee to allow all candidates to participate in the debates, but the ultimate responsibility for the campaign’s failure is his. As far as his future goes, Jindal says that’s up in the air…
Jindal says he will not get involved in this year’s governor’s race. His second term as governor will end in January. Jindal says, before leaves office, he’ll go on a statewide tour highlighting the achievements made during his two terms as governor…
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