US Senator John Kennedy thinks he’s found the way to reduce crime in New Orleans, but the police chief has other ideas. Kennedy said in a news release this week that he secured a promise that the potential FBI director will help The Big Easy. One of his recommendations is to up the number of officers in the force…:
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NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison says under-staffing is certainly a problem with all agencies but they refuse to lower their standards just to get more cops on the streets.

The SEC Media projections are out and the 2017 LSU football team is picked to finish behind Alabama and Auburn in the SEC West. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham says these projections aren’t surprising, especially
when it comes to Alabama. But he says reporters are also big on Auburn right now…:
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LSU is picked No. 4 to outright win the SEC.

Popular north Louisiana chef Cory Bahr of Monroe heads into the 7th week of Food Network Star. The show is Food Network’s highest honor and airs Sunday night at 8 p.m. Bahr says the hardest part of the competition is trying to get his point of view across to the judges…”
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Watch parties at the Flying Tiger Brewery in Monroe will be held for as long has Bahr remains on the show.

Louisiana lawmakers won’t be holding a veto session this month to consider overriding Gov. John Bel Edwards’ rejections of eight bills from their regular legislative session. Both the House and Senate overwhelmingly voted to cancel the veto session, according to tallies released Friday.