Community leaders from around the country, including Governor John Bel Edwards and State Police Col. Mike Edmonson, met with President Obama to discuss ways to build community trust and ensure justice for all Americans. Edmonson says one of the key things they discussed in the meeting is the importance of listening.
Edmonson says everyone at the meeting walked away with a renewed strength to say we can do better.
At today’s SEC Media Day, LSU football coach Les Miles discussed the shooting of Alton Sterling. Miles says building up a football team is similar to building up a community that has been ripped apart by this tragic incident. He says everyone needs to be respectful of the lives of others and who they are as a person.
80% of drivers admit to having road rage, according to a new survey from AAA. Spokesperson Don Redman says it’s important not to escalate a situation if you become the target of someone’s road rage. He says we can’t control everyone else on the road, but we can control how we respond.
The report shows males are three times more likely to have road rage than females.
The 2016 U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championships are underway in Shreveport-Bossier, an event that’s expected to have a 6 million dollar economic impact on the area. Event Manager Sheila Norman says this weekend is comprised of two different events, in the morning 31 hot air balloons will compete against each other in different tasks. She says the afternoons will have a family fun atmosphere…