During his monthly call-in radio show, Governor John Bel Edwards expressed his disappointment that former-KKK leader and state representative David Duke is once again making national headlines. He says there’s no place for that kind of hatred here, especially those who spew bigotry and claim it’s somehow patriotic. He says brave American men and women defeated the Nazi movement during World War II..:
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State Police has reportedly suspended a trooper for 14 weeks for being involved in a crash that claimed the life of a person in Pointe Coupee Parish in February. The report says Christopher Kelley was speeding in excess of 110 miles per hour when he slammed into a vehicle that was turning onto a highway. The suspension comes after a grand jury declined to charge the trooper with negligent homicide saying the crash happened because the other driver failed to yield.

Tom Benson’s Dixie Beer is entering new markets all across the Gulf South area, and now residents in Lafayette and Baton Rouge will be able to enjoy Louisiana’s iconic brew. Halen Doughty reports…:
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Powerball’s jackpot reached an estimated $510 million early Thursday.  The game’s website said no winning tickets matched all the numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing. The new jackpot’s cash value was roughly $324.2 million. The next drawing is scheduled for Saturday night.