Leaders in Louisiana whose communities were devastated by historic flooding spoke before members of Congress Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss FEMA’s response to this disaster. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says the speed at which aid is getting to people is far too slow:
At today’s meeting, the LSU Board of Supervisors decided not to discuss the possibility of LSU coach Les Miles getting a 100-thousand bonus if the Tigers make it to the national championship game. Tiger Rag editor Cody Worsham says it appears the board is not ready to discuss any aspects of his contract after the disappointing loss to Wisconsin.
Two new polls on the state’s U.S. Senate race tell very different stories. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the poll by Remington Research Group and The Hayride has Republican Treasurer John Kennedy with a comfortable lead, but the other survey is quite different…
The Anzalone poll finds Kennedy leads by just 5-percent.
A Sulphur man killed in 9/11 will have a bust made in his honor unveiled at a memorial service tomorrow. Sulphur mayor Chris Duncan says the service includes a community march, where they hand out American flags and march from City Hall down to Heritage Square.
Leo Russell Keene III was working at the World Trade Center during the attack.