Youtube sensation and current Lafayette Deputy Marshall Captain Clay Higgins is expected to announce tonight that he’s running for political office. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A new study by LSU, UCLA, and NASA finds areas around New Orleans are sinking at a high rate. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Students and coaches from Plaisance Elementary School in Opelousas have been arrested after unusual disciplinary tactics were used in the school locker room. Halen Doughty has more…
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Youtube sensation and law enforcement officer, Captain Clay Higgins, is expected to announce tonight he will run for political office. Higgins recently told a Lafayette TV station he’s considering a run for either Congress or US Senate. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross believes Higgins will run for the seat being vacated by Senator David Vitter. He says Higgins has a big personality and is looking for the biggest stage.
Cross says Higgins has never run for office before and is probably inspired by Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump. He says Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell, who is running for Senate as well, will also hold a press event this morning and Governor John Bel Edwards is expected to attend…
Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden is also holding a press conference this morning where he’s expected to announce he’ll challenge fellow democrat Cedric Richmond in the 2nd Congressional District race. Cross says Holden faces an uphill climb taking on an incumbent…
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A new study by LSU, UCLA and NASA finds New Orleans and surrounding cities are sinking at high rates because of natural and human processes. Lead Scientist Dr. Cathleen Jones says they used hot spot radar to determine which areas were sinking the fastest. She says Norco and Michoud are sinking at a rate of two inches a year.
Jones says these new numbers can help with flood modeling and prevention.
The data was collected from June 2009 to July 2012. Jones says the survey is also useful for determining the worst areas and where to place ground instruments to continuously monitor the sinking.
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There have been significant changes to the three different sales tax holidays that Louisiana consumers have enjoyed over the last several years. Louisiana Department of Revenue spokesperson Kizzy Payton says the Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, when people can but things like generators without paying sales taxes, usually takes place during the last weekend in May, but not this year.
Payton says the back to school sales tax holiday, during the first weekend in August, and the 2nd amendment holiday, during the first weekend in September, will offer partial sales tax breaks this year and next.
Payton says legislators made the changes to these sales tax holidays and the Department of Revenue is just getting the word out.
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Two elementary school coaches and three elementary students have been arrested after participating in extreme disciplinary tactics. Major Eddie Thibodaux with St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office says coaches Keidrick Owens and Mona Wilson told three students at Plaisance Elementary School in Opelousas to discipline three other students.
Thibodaux says all of the children involved are between 11 to 14-years-old. He says parents should talk to their kids about any unusual things that might be going on at their schools.
Thibodaux says Owens and Wilson have both been charged with malfeasance in office, criminal conspiracy, and encouraging or contributing to child delinquency, and the three students have been charged with aggravated battery. But he says Wilson is also charged with obstruction of justice for telling the students and their parents to keep quiet.
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LSU Football Coach Les Miles announces his coaching staff will hold “Satellite Camps” in north and south Louisiana during the first week of June. The first camp takes place June 2nd in Bossier City and they’ll also have a kicking and specialist camp on June third at the Saints practice facility. Those camps will cost 20-bucks and Miles says there will be a free youth camp on June 7th at Joe Brown Park in New Orleans…
Miles says the new NCAA rule on satellite camps allow LSU to partner with instate schools to host these camps, which should benefit the likes of UL Lafayette, Louisiana Tech, Southeastern and other Louisiana schools….
It’s also been announced that personnel at SEC headquarters will assist in-stadium Instant Replay Officials when replay decisions are made during football games in 2016. Miles likes the idea of a collaborative replay process…