The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that a 40-year-old Pineville man is dead after a confrontation with officers from the Pineville Police Department. Scott Carwile reports…
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Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, who is planning on running for governor in 2015, lays out what he thinks should be the priorities of Bobby Jindal’s successor. Michelle Southern reports.
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5th District Congressman Vance McAllister apparently does not have the support of the “Duck Dynasty” patriarch as he seeks re-election this fall. Eric Gill has more…
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The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that a 40-year-old Pineville man is dead after a confrontation with officers from the Pineville Police Department. RPSO Lt. Tommy Carnline says Pineville Police received a 9-1-1 call Monday morning claiming a subject had threatened another person with a weapon and officers responded to the scene…
He says officers were confronted by a subject brandishing a large sword. Carnline says the suspect then charged toward one of the officers…
He says the officer fired and hit the subject to stop his advance. Carnline says the officer immediately called for medical assistance, but the subject, Christopher Shane Leblanc, was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene…
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Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne, who is planning on running for governor in 2015, lays out what he thinks should be the priorities of Bobby Jindal’s successor. Dardenne says there would be a much more transparent administration than what we’ve seen in that office since 2008…:
US Senator David Vitter is considered a favorite for the job of Governor and Dardenne says even though the two have a lot of the same policies, there are big differences. Dardenne says, for one, he’s spent his entire career in the state…:
CUT 8 (12) “concerned about that”
Specifically Dardenne said he felt the privatization of LSU hospitals was a good idea, but he felt the implementation needed work. He also didn’t dismiss the idea of Medicaid expansion but said it was something that should be looked at and considered. Dardenne says the next Governor needs to listen and make decisions for the right reasons…:
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5th District Congressman Vance McAllister apparently does not have the support of the “Duck Dynasty” family as he seeks re-election this fall. Phil Robertson reportedly took some jabs at McAllister at a couple of events over the weekend. LaPolitics-dot-com’s publisher Jeremy Alford says Robertson’s first jab came at a Lake Charles fundraiser for his nephew, Zach Dasher, who is challenging McAllister…
cut 10 (09) “God-fearing candidate”
He says Robertson continued his criticism of McAllister the following night at a speaking engagement in Bossier City. Alford says McAllister is disappointed that Robertson is speaking against the words he writes about in his books…
He says McAllister is referring to Robertson’s own dark past, which Robertson has been open about. Alford says Phil Robertson never technically endorsed McAllister, although his son Willie did appear in a commercial for McAllister. He says there is no question that the Robertsons and McAllister are on two different sides of the fence…
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Louisiana shrimpers are tying up their boats this week — angry about the low prices they’re getting at the dock. A spokesman with the American Shrimp Processors Association says prices are falling because imports are rebounding and they aren’t the ones to blame. Gulf Seafood Institute President Harlon Pearce says this is a communication breakdown…:
Cut 13 (09) “these types of changes”
Disease had been killing many Asian farm-raised shrimp which raised the prices for American shrimpers, but that problem is going away so the price is dropping according to processors. But Pearce doesn’t think hanging it up is a good way to make more money…:
The Louisiana Shrimpers Association says they are in talks with the processors and they are working to figure out ways everyone can make money. Pearce says the two needs need to keep chatting with each other about this…:
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After two games, LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings is ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in passing efficiency. Jennings has thrown for 427 yards and five touchdowns and Coach Les Miles likes how the sophomore is managing the game….
The Tigers host ULM this Saturday night. Miles is impressed with some of their offensive play makers
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The Saints will look to rebound from a tough season opening loss to Atlanta when they visit Cleveland this Sunday. New Orleans Coach Sean Payton says it’s important the players do not allow this loss to linger
The Saints defense allowed 568 total yards to the Falcons, the second most in Black and Gold history. Payton says the problems were evident when watching the film…
Payton says he was also disappointed they didn’t get more pressure on Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan….