Governor John Bel Edward’s approval and disapproval ratings are both going up. Southern Media and Opinion research pollster Bernie Pinsonat says the disapproval rating is up 15 points and that could go up if more taxes are raised in the special session which begins Monday…:
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On the flip side, the poll shows Edwards approval rating at 50%, which is 9 points higher than it was in February.

A St. Amant man will remain in the Ascension Parish jail on new charges of second degree murder after allegedly giving someone a fatal dose of heroin which eventually lead to an overdose death. Officials say 21-year-old Andre Wilson is believed to have injected 20-year-old Abraham Said of Baton Rouge with a syringe of heroin. Witnesses say Said was later found unresponsive in the home, and died later at a hospital of an overdose. Wilson remains in jail on a $300,000 bond.

A three-day conference begins today in New Orleans to talk about Louisiana’s coast, which experts say is disappearing at a rate of 16 square miles a year. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Sources are reporting that former Saints defensive star Will Smith’s blood alcohol content was three times over the legal limit when he was fatally shot in New Orleans on April 9th. However, what that exact blood alcohol level was has not been confirmed, and there has been no statement from officials about the investigation regarding Smith’s B.A.C. level. Cardell Hayes was arrested as a suspect in the fatal shooting.