Bill Cassidy has become the second U.S. Senator in Louisiana’s history not to be re-elected in the last 94 years. Cassidy finished third in the Senate Republican Primary, while Julia Letlow and John Fleming advance to a June 27th run-off. Cassidy addressed his supporters Saturday night and took a subtle dig at President Trump.
Fleming did several interviews with media outlets across the state and is already on the attack.
Tragedy in Lafayette over the weekend, as a toddler drowns in a bathtub and the woman who was in charge of caring for him is arrested. Lafayette Police Senior Corporal Ken Handy says officers found three-year-old Khaine Natto unresponsive inside the bathtub.
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Corporal Handy says the guardian, 50-year-old Dawn Lee, left the bathroom to conduct some other business in the home and returned to discover Khaine unresponsive. Lee was arrested on one count of negligent homicide.
A bill seeking to crack down on mixing imported shrimp with domestically-caught shrimp and passing the whole lot off as domestic shrimp is awaiting Governor Landry’s signature. Lafitte Representative Tim Kerner authored House Bill 857, which passed in both houses without a single dissenting vote. Kerner says his bill calls for substantial penalties.