Powerball fever is back as tonight’s jackpot is a whopping 422-million dollars. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Pro-life Democrats will honor Governor John Bel Edwards today at the Democratic National Convention with the Governor Casey Whole Life Leadership Award. Halen Doughty has more…
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Former state legislator and Grambling State University alumnus Rick Gallot has been selected to be the university’s new president. Jeff Palermo has more…
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It’s been a hot summer and it appears there’s no relief in sight. The Climate Prediction Center predicts above average temperatures for the next three months. State climatologist Barry Keim says 2016 has a chance to be one of the warmest on record…
Keim says the long-range prediction also calls for less rainfall from August to October…
Keim says 2015 was the warmest on a record dating back the 1880s. But he says 2016 could be another record breaker…
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Tonight’s Powerball Jackpot is a whopping 422-million dollars. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Kim Chopin says this jackpot has been growing since May 7th when it was last hit at 430 million dollars, which was the 5th largest Powerball jackpot…
The cash value for tonight’s grand prize is 291-million dollars. Chopin says even if you don’t win the jackpot, there are other Powerball prizes to be won. She says you can win a prize just for matching the red Powerball number.
Chopin reminds players who are buying a large number of tickets, with coworkers or friends, there are some good guidelines to follow. She says have a written record that shows who’s in and how much they contributed….
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Today at the Democratic National Convention, pro-life Democrats, will honor Governor John Bel Edwards with the Governor Casey Whole Life Leadership Award. Executive Director of Democrats for Life, Kristen Day, says Governor Casey was a pro-life governor of Pennsylvania who also advocated for women’s rights and higher minimum wage, so Governor Edwards was a clear choice for the award.
Day says Edwards is the only Democratic governor in the south, and she thinks that has a lot to do with him being pro-life. She says one in three Democrats identify as pro-life, but there are even more who support pro-life policies and want to see abortion safe, legal and rare.
Day says Edwards’ election last fall shows that Democrats can get behind pro-life candidates. She says Southern states lean towards the Republican Party, but Democrats like Edwards, who are pro-life, can help strengthen the Democratic Party in the South.
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The University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors has chosen former state legislator and attorney Rick Gallot as the new president at Grambling State. Gallot replaces Willie Larkins, who resigned nearly a month ago. Gallot says he’s looking forward to bringing a sense of community back to the university. He says the connections he made as a legislator could help the university tremendously.
The Grambling alumnus replaces Willie Larkins, who resigned nearly a month ago. Gallot says one of the first things he wants to do as president is to restore the university’s undergraduate nursing program, which lost its temporary approval status in 2015.
Grambling has had somewhat of a revolving door when it comes to its presidents in the past few years, as there have been 10 presidents in the past 25 years. But Gallot says he plans on staying with the university for a long time.
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The Saints report to training camp today as they look to avoid a third straight losing season. New Orleans defense has been among the worst in the NFL the last couple of seasons. Dennis Allen is the defensive coordinator this year, but NFL analyst Mike Detillier says the team lacks quality pass rushers on the roster….
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Detillier says one of the big camp battles will be along the offensive line. He says last year’s first round pick Andrus Peat, Senio Kelemete and Tim Lelito will battle for starting positions at right and left guard…
Detillier likes what the Saints did during the NFL draft, which could help team be more competitive in the NFC South. He expects first round pick and defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins will play right away and quarterback Drew Brees has raved about second round pick, wide receiver Michael Thomas…