The political community in Louisiana is in shock over the death of political blogger C.B Forgotston. Eric Gill reports…
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton meets with general manager Mickey Loomis today and one topic of discussion is sure to be the coach’s future with the team. Eric Gill reports…
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Louisiana’s political community is in shock over the death of political blogger C.B Forgotston. Forgotston died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday at the age of 70. State Treasurer John Kennedy was saddened when he heard the news…
Forgotston became a political watchdog after years of working as a state legislative staffer and business lobbyist. He earned many enemies by regularly skewering elected officials on his blogsite and on Twitter. Kennedy says Forgotston was determined to uncover the truth about state government because he loved Louisiana…
Kennedy says Forgotston told it like it was and has never met another person in Louisiana state government like him. He says Forgotston’s candor, honesty, and goodness will be missed…
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton meets with general manager Mickey Loomis today and one topic of discussion is sure to be the coach’s future with the team. Rumors have been swirling this season that Payton is looking for another opportunity in the NFL. NFL analyst Mike Detillier believes Payton is looking for some assurances from the team for him to stay on board…
He says there will need to be some structural changes to the Saints for Payton to remain as head coach. Since Payton is under contract, any NFL team that would hire him would be forced to give the Saints’ compensation, like a draft pick, for example. Detillier says that scenario would definitely not come out in the Black & Gold’s favor…
It has been reported that Loomis is expected to give Payton permission to talk to other teams. Detillier doesn’t think we’ll have to wait long to find out about Payton’s future with the Saints…
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Temperatures across Louisiana are expected to drop to around freezing overnight resulting in frost and a light freeze. State Climatologist Barry Keim says areas north of the I-10/I-12 corridor will have a light freeze Tuesday morning. Keim says you will want to protect your pets and plants from cold…
He says areas north of the corridor will drop to at or slightly below freezing overnight. South central and southeast Louisiana is expected to remain above freezing tonight, but wind chill values are expected to drop below freezing in some areas. Keim doesn’t expect this weather event to last very long…
cut 10 (08) “during Christmas”
He says a warm front passing through the state Wednesday night will cause warmer temperatures to settle across the state, but not as warm as temperatures on Christmas. Keim says he’s quite sure more freezes are on their way for the Bayou State…
Cut 11 (07) “the winter season”
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Lafayette Police announce the arrest of a man wanted in connection with a shooting last week that killed two people. 21-year-old Tavis Jenkins of Alexandria was taken into custody without incident earlier today. Cpl. Paul Mouton says the shooting occurred on December 27th when Jenkins let himself into his ex-girlfriend’s Lafayette apartment and was confronted by 23-year-old Linton Batiste….
17-year-old Antonio Means was shot once and passed away at a local hospital. Batiste was shot twice and died a day later. Jenkins’ ex-girlfriend was unharmed in the incident. Mouton says Jenkins faces serious charges…
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Jenkins faces two counts of first degree murder and one count of attempted first degree murder. Mouton says it is a relief to have Jenkins in custody…
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