The State Police Retirement System Board of Trustees is holding a meeting this afternoon to discuss a controversial law dealing with boosts in two troopers retirement…:
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Ray Nagin is apparently broke so US District Judge Ginger Berrigan signed off on approval for the former New Orleans Mayor to hire a public defender to handle his appeal. The judge says Nagin’s finances let him qualify for public legal representation. He reportedly has $23.65 in his bank account. A jury convicted Nagin on 20 counts in February and he’s scheduled to begin serving a ten year sentence on Monday.

In a new poll by the Glascock Group, Republican Dr. Ralph Abraham has taken the lead in the 5th District Congressional race. Abraham comes in at 22-percent followed by incumbent Republican Vance McAllister with 20-percent and Democratic Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo with 15-percent. Pollster Darrell Glascock says Abraham’s support appears to be district wide…:
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Duck Dynasty favorite Republican Zach Dasher polls at 7-percent of the vote.

The National Weather Service says this summer will go down as the wettest on record for Lake Charles. The N-W-S Meteorologist Donald Jones says nearly 37 inches of rain fell during the months of June, July and August, breaking the old record of 33 inches in 1989…:
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He says another interesting note about this record is that surrounding areas did not approach a record summer rainfall.