Starting this week, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will host town hall meetings at three locations in Louisiana he’d like to see tapped for tourism growth. Michelle Southern reports…
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Senator Mary Landrieu has completed a report on the use of flights for campaign events and has admitted to over $33,000 in improperly charged flights. Eric Gill has more…
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The Saints went into the season with huge expectations, but they are off to an 0-and-2 start. Jeff Palermo has more…
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There is a new insect that Louisiana homeowners should be aware of, especially if you have ornamental plants growing outside. The pest is called a chilli thrip and LSU AgCenter horticulturist Allen Owings says they feed on about 250 different species of ornamental plants…
He says the chilli thrip feeds on the foliage of these plants instead of the flowers, like other thrip species. Owings says if a plant is infected with chilli thrips, you’ll have some malformation or deformed new growth after a growth flush is initiated…
Owings says there are insecticides that can effectively deal with chilli thrips. He says the best way to determine if a plant is infected is to place a white piece of paper under the plant and shake the plant and see what falls on the paper…
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Starting this week, Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne will host town hall meetings at three locations in Louisiana he’d like to see tapped for tourism growth. Dardenne says they’ll be in Shreveport tomorrow to get input from the community about opportunities there like the Louisiana Hayride…:
The meeting in Shreveport will be held at the newly renovated Municipal Auditorium which Dardenne says is a great potential marketplace for the state. He says they’ll be in Lafayette on October 15th at Vermilionville…:
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Dardenne says they’ll be in Monroe on October 28th at the Chennault Aviation & Military Museum to talk about the unprecedented attention that northeast Louisiana has been getting thanks to things like Duck Dynasty..:
CUT 9 (14) “World Heritage Site”
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The Louisiana Republican Party continues to make Senator Mary Landrieu’s chartered flights a campaign issue. Landrieu has completed a report on the use of flights for campaign events and has admitted to over $33,000 in improperly charged flights. Executive Director Jason Dore says he’s surprised by that amount…
Landrieu says she takes full responsibility and that these mistakes are a result of sloppy bookkeeping. She says safeguards have been put in place to make sure this never happens again. Dore says bookkeeping errors are no excuse…
The report states that Senator Landrieu’s campaign has already reimbursed the Federal Treasury for these mistakes. Dore thinks there is more information in the report and the issue is not dead…
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The Municipal Police Employees Retirement System announces the first permanent cost of living adjustment for retirees in more than a decade. Ben Huxen, Chief Advisor to the Commissioner of Administration, says the increase will begin November 1st…
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The Board of Trustees voted unanimously to approve the three percent increase at its monthly meeting. The last permanent cost of living adjustment was made in January 2002. Huxen says after more than twelve years, this increase is very important…
Huxen says they don’t have any definitive numbers yet, but he estimates the adjustment will help 44- to 45-hundred recipients in the system. Eligible members will recieve a minimum increase of $20 per month. Huxen says the increase will definitely be welcome by all…
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The LSU Tigers are 3-and-0 heading into Saturday’s SEC opener against Mississippi State. The Tigers blanked ULM on Saturday 31 to 0. Coach Les Miles says his team is ready to play an SEC West opponent
LSU’s defense has been outstanding this season. They’ve shutout their opponents in the last two games, first time that’s been at LSU since 1985. They held ULM to 93 total yards. Linebacker Duke Riley had a team-high eight tackles in Saturday’s win
LSU’s offense got off to a slow start on Saturday, but still ended up rushing for 219 yards. Sophomore wide receiver Travin Dural caught six passes, but the former Breaux Bridge standout says the offense has a long way to go…
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Many Saints fans thought this was the year for the Black and Gold to get back to the Super Bowl. But New Orleans is 0-and-2 after suffering a heart breaking 26-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns. For the second straight game, New Orleans couldn’t preserve a late lead. Coach Sean Payton says all they could do at this point is work on trying to become a better team
The Saints offense started slow, but they got it going as Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes to Jimmy Graham. Running back Mark Ingram rushed for 83 yards and a TD. But the defense allowed the Browns to move the football 85 yards for a game-winning field goal. Many fans are taking their frustration out on cornerback Patrick Robinson, but Payton says it’s not fair to blame one player