With Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, Louisiana Senator David Vitter is slated to be the new chairman of the Small Business Committee. Eric Gill has more…
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Governor Bobby Jindal’s message to republicans in Washingon D-C, don’t waste the opportunity now that the G-O-P has control of the House and Senate. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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The Opelousas Police Department has arrested a man accused of buying votes for certain candidates in the November 4th election. 64-year-old Wilfred Young is charged with bribery of voters. Sergeant Jody White says they received information during the early voting period that Young was soliciting votes…
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Authorities have not released the names of the candidates Young was trying to secure votes for. White says their investigation began during the early voting period and lasted through election day…
He says it is unclear if Young acted alone or some candidates were involved in the scheme. White says two people have come forward, so far, and they’re still trying to determine exactly how many people were approached and how much money they were offered…
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With Republicans gaining control of the US Senate, a new opportunity presents itself to Louisiana Senator David Vitter. Vitter is slated to be the chairman of the Small Business Committee when the new Senate convenes next year. The senator says he’s excited about this opportunity…
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Vitter says one thing he will emphasize as chairman is the power and importance of our energy economy. He says the country would still be in a technical recession if not for the new energy jobs related to American natural gas and oil…
Although Vitter says he’s excited about taking over the chairmanship, he’s even more excited about the challenges ahead of him if he is elected governor next year…
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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…
Jindal , says based on Tuesday’s election results, Americans want changes in Washington D-C and they hope republicans can provide bold ideas…
Jindal is considering a run for President in 2016. The governor says a decision will be announced early next year. He was asked whether he’s gaining weight, as one report suggested, to make himself look more Presidential. Jindal blames any added weight on football season…
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Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu hopes Governor Bobby Jindal’s endorsement of Bill Cassidy will hurt the Republican in December’s US Senate runoff election. Landrieu says Cassidy and Jindal are two peas in a pod…
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Landrieu says she looks at Jindal’s endorsement as a black eye for the Cassidy campaign, based on how the governor has led the state….
Landrieu says Cassidy has spent this campaign talking about other people’s records, but not his own. She claims Cassidy has side-stepped this issue thus far in the campaign…