Shell has announced they will cut an additional 2,800 jobs as crude oil prices continue to fall. The company previously announced a cut of 7,500 jobs. LSU Economist Dr. Loren Scott says, with crude oil prices below $40 a barrel, the entire industry is almost in a panic mode…:
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He says as long as Saudi Arabia floods the market with crude oil, prices will not improve forcing oil companies to continue to cut back.

Governor Bobby Jindal is speaking at the Baton Rouge Press Club today and is expected to talk about how Louisiana is stronger today than ever before. It’s part of Jindal’s statewide tour touring the accomplishments he’s made during his two terms. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Jindal is working to control how he’s remembered…:
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A Thibodaux man who was found guilty of raping and impregnating an 11-year-old child of his ex girlfriend will spend his life behind bars. Prosecutor’s say 27-year-old Joseph Riney won’t be eligible for parole on his mandatory life sentence for aggravated rape. During the trial, state police testified they were able to positively link Riney to the rape of the child and the baby boy through DNA evidence.

ULM announces that McNeese State’s Matt Viator will be the next Warhawk head football coach. Viator has lead the Cowboys to winning seasons in all ten of his years as head coach at McNeese and is one of the most successful coaches in the NCAA’s FCS division. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman is the voice of the Warhawks. He says Viator is a great hire…:
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Viator takes over for Todd Berry who was fired last month.