New Orleans attorney Caroline Fayard is the first Democrat to enter Louisiana’s US Senate race. Political pundits have said that Fayard’s chances of winning would be greatly increased if she remains the only major Democrat in the race. She says she welcomes competition…:
CUT 5 (08) “as a country”
Fayard has never held political office, but did run for Lt. Governor in 2010.

Chevron North America has informed the Louisiana Workforce Commission about possible layoffs at five office locations in Covington and Lafayette. A total of 385 employees could be affected, 340 at the office locations and 45 offshore workers. Eric Smith, Associate Director at the Tulane Energy Institute, says with historic low oil prices, expect more layoffs…:
CUT 8 (07) “count on, today”
Chevron says the cuts will begin April 4th and should be complete by June 7th.

Discussions have started about forming another high school athletic association. It’s in response to a vote by member principals of the LHSAA who decided to expand the championship split to basketball, baseball and softball. Former commissioner of administration, Paul Rainwater, plans to have a constitution and structure ready to present to interested schools in May…:
Cut 11 (08) “use of money”
He organized a meeting with several high school principals and A-D’s to discuss what it would take to form a new organization.

In his hometown of New Orleans, there will be plenty of people cheering for Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50. It’s been a tough year for Manning, as he suffered through some poor play, an injury and accusations of HGH use, but here he is in his 4th Super Bowl. His former teammate at Newman and now head coach of the Greenies, Nelson Stewart, says they are very excited for Sunday’s game…
cut 18 (05) “…even more”