It looks like a race is brewing for Louisiana’s next Speaker of the House. Governor-election John Bel Edwards is backing New Orleans Democratic Representative Walt Leger. Conservatives are working to drum up support for Republican Representative Cameron Henry of Metairie. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford…

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The election occurs January 11th.

A UNO Philosophy Professor has received a grant to study alternatives to incarceration. Professor Chris Suprenant says the grant will help them study America’s approach to punishment…

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The US leads the world, on a per capita basis, in incarceration and Louisiana incarcerates more people per capita than any other state in the nation.

As the holiday season is upon us, parents are looking for the hottest items for their kids. The highly sought after “hoverboard” is on the top of many children’s lists but these self-balancing, motorized scooters have been known to burst into flames. State Fire Marshall Butch Browning says it’s time to put out reliable information about these devices.

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Browning says in November, a Lafitte resident was harmed by a fire started from an exploding “hoverboard,” but events like this are happening all over the country.