Governor Bobby Jindal is back in Louisiana after ending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. At a Governor’s Mansion news conference in Baton Rouge, 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…:
CUT 12 (10) “my responsibility”
The governor, who has a little over seven weeks left in his second and final term, said he’s not sure what his political future holds.

The Jindal administration released a plan today on how to deal with a 487-million dollar budget deficit. It calls for 150-million dollars in cuts across state agencies, dipping into the state’s “rainy day” fund and using revenues from lawsuit settlments. The plan does NOT call for cuts to higher education or state worker layoffs.

According to officials with Catholic Charities of Baton Rouge, a gun threat came in because they help Syrian refugees resettle in Louisiana. State Police Col Mike Edmonson says a phone call came in from out of state and they are taking it very seriously…:
CUT 9 (06) “making threats”
As concerns over the Syrian refugee situation continue to grow, Edmonson says several other Catholic Charities in other states have also received threats and that’s unacceptable.

Five straight losses to Alabama and a possibly seven-win regular season might not be acceptable to LSU athletics director Joe Alleva. The Advocate is reporting Coach Les Miles is coaching for his job in the next two regular season games. On today’s SEC coaches teleconference, Miles says there is no added pressure to win…
cut 6 (10) “…than I have”
Miles’ contract runs through the 2019 season, but LSU can buy him out of his remaining years, but it would cost them at least 12.9 million dollars.