Jefferson Parish President Mike Yenni addressed the parish council today for the first time since his sexting scandal made headlines. Yenni says he has learned to not run from your troubles when you can rise from them instead. He says over the past few weeks, he has walked the deepest valley of despair…:
Cut 6 (09) “to redemption”
Jefferson Parish residents responded to Yenni flowing his refusal to resign from office. Gregory Carroll with Citizens for a Better Kenner says he’s concerned that city equipment was used to have those conversations with a 17-year-old, and that he offered that boy a job:
Cut 8 (07) “his enjoyment”
Carroll adds that nearly 80-percent of the registered voters in the parish want Yenni to resign, and a recall petition has been started to remove him from office.
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is looking to grow the state’s seafood industry. He says when you combine seafood, with tourism, it accounts for 14-billion dollars in annual revenue for Louisiana and the two should help each other…:
Cut 3 (11) “eat it”
He says Louisiana produces more than 850-million pounds of seafood every year.
The House Judiciary Committee is meeting at this hour to discuss ways to improve race relations in Louisiana following the tragic events of this summer. Don Molino has more..:
CUT 1 (26) “I’m Don Molino”