Governor Bobby Jindal doesn’t want the republican party to waste the opportunity that’s in front of them now that the G-O-P has majority control of both the US House and Senate. Jindal says republicans have had the majority before, and didn’t take advantage of the opportunity…:
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Jindal also addressed the interest in his weight gain saying he’s been eating a lot of Governor’s Mansion cookies and yummy tailgating food.

The Opelousas Police Department has arrested a man accused of buying votes for certain candidates in the November 4th election. Sergeant Jody White says they got a tip 64-year-old Wilfred Young was soliciting votes so they launched an investigation..:
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White is charged with with bribery of voters: a felony.

Bayou Country Superfest announces the lineup for the 2015 shows. Scott Carwile reports…:
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that Shreveport’s Moonbot Studios is once again a semifinalist in the animated short film about books category for “The Numberlys” — a story about the alphabet. Moonbot won the Oscar for “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” three years ago in the same category.