Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne unveils the next round of Louisiana’s out of state “Pick Your Passion” ad campaign. Michelle Southern reporting.
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The Louisiana Democratic Party endorses Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo in the 5th district Congressional race. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office says a man is in jail for allegedly shooting his brother over a $2 debt. Spokeswoman Cindy Chadwick says they were called by the Vivian Police Department to assist in the shooting at an apartment complex Monday afternoon…:
Chadwick says detectives believe that 24-year-old Cardarrio Watson shot his brother, 28-year-old LaMichael Watson, in the stomach. She says the suspect fled the apartment after the shooting…:
Chadwick says the victim was taking to a local hospital where he is being treated for a life threatening injury. She says they found that the two got into this altercation over an extremely small amount of money…:(The suspect was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on a charge of aggravated second-degree battery.)
CUT 5 (10) “shooting his brother”
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Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne unveils the next round of Louisiana’s out of state “Pick Your Passion” ad campaign. In 2013 the state Department of Tourism celebrated the year of music, this year the marketing focused on Louisiana culture. He says next year the ads will be all about food in The Bayou State…:
CUT 6 (10) “doing so with music”
Dardenne says the ads will run spring 2015 likely in Memphis, Denver, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Chicago and Atlanta. He says the marketing efforts are working well and they just learned this week that there was a 7.6% increase so far in 2014…:
Dardenne says one of the ways they are going to make sure tourism efforts stay alive throughout the entire state, he’ll be making stops in growing high profile areas in Louisiana; Lake Charles, Shreveport and Monroe…:
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The Louisiana Democratic Party announced its endorsement of Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo today as he seeks to represent Louisiana’s Fifth Congressional district. Mayo is the only democrat in the ten person field and state democratic party chairman Karen Peterson says Mayo is the only candidate who will represent all of the people in the Fifth Distirct…
Mayo has served as Monroe’s mayor the last 13 years. Peterson says he’s the only candidate running who will put aside partisan politics and work for what’s best for the people of the district….
Peterson says the endorsement will provide Mayo with the resources he needs to run an effective campaign
(Mayo ran in last year’s special election in the 5th district and finished third in the primary.)
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former LSU football player for allegedly choking his girlfriend. 25-year-old DeAngelo Peterson, an LSU tight end from 2008-2011, was booked on one count of simple battery. Spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks says deputies responded to a call from an apartment on Nicholson Drive…
The victim claims Peterson attacked her during an argument and tried to choke her. Hicks says the victim then told authories she broke away and locked herself in the bathroom…
CUT 13 (09) “from her as well”
The victim says Peterson broke into the bathroom and took her phone as she was calling law enforcement. But, Peterson has a different view of events. Hicks says Peterson claims the victim grabbed a knife during the argument…