Caroline Fayard has endorsed Foster Campbell in the US Senate runoff, but whether or not that will help him win the race remains to be seen. UL-Lafayette political science professor Pearson Cross says even though Louisiana voters elected a Democrat as governor last year, it doesn’t seem likely.
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Campbell will be on the ballot with Republican John Kennedy on December 10.
FEMA will continue paying for August flood victims to live in hotel rooms until December 18th. Denham Springs resident and flood victim Dennis Rodriguez is living in a Breaux Bridge hotel thanks to the program and says it has been a tremendous help.
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More than 2-thousand families are using the program.
A St. Paul High School football player is still recovering in the hospital after sustaining a serious neck injury during a game. The school’s athletic director, Craig Ketelsen, says Michael Doherty underwent a 7 hour surgery on Sunday.
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Doherty collided with three players, resulting in a major injury to his C5 vertebrae.
It’s been more than a year since a production has been filmed at Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge, and Executive Director Patrick Mulhearn says they’re doing what they can to keep their doors open. He says he’s finding other ways to use the facility.
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Mulhearn is hopeful the film industry will improve when the cap on film tax credits expires in 18 months.