There’s yet another reality show with northeast Louisiana ties that is quickly becoming the latest TV craze. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Baton Rouge Rep. Ted James strongly disagrees with a fellow lawmaker who wants to cut state tax dollars to the New Orleans Saints. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Louisiana ranks third in the country in the rate of women who are murdered by men. Michael Farrar gets reaction from the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence…
Cut 3 (30) “I’m Michael Farrar”
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There’s yet another reality show with northeast Louisiana ties that is quickly becoming the latest TV craze. Rednecks 4 Hire follows three men who do nasty jobs that nobody else wants to deal with. David Yelton says he and Mike Myers and Kevin Dodd will do almost anything…:
Yelton says the three of them know each other from church, and decided to work together to help people out. He says everything you see on the show actually happened the exact way it’s presented…:
Cut 5 (05) “no way to script it”
Yelton says so far they’ve filmed 6 episodes which air on the CW at 6:30am on Saturdays, and 12:30pm on Sundays. You can also like Rednecks 4 Hire on Facebook, and watch the show through their YouTube Channel. Yelton says people like it most when he gets hurt….:
Cut 6 (11) “filming the whole thing”
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Congressman Clay Higgins is another lawmaker voicing his disapproval of NFL players refusing to stand during the national anthem. Higgins says growing up, football season was always something he looked forward to and found it grounding in times of instability. But he says now it’s sickening to watch.
Higgins says there was a time when the NFL was patriotic but he says this group of players has hurt what the NFL once stood for.
Higgins says these athletes have the right to disrespect the national anthem and he has the right to turn off the TV.
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Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says fellow House member Kenny Havard is wrong to suggest that the state should stop providing tax dollars to the Saints because they had players who did not stand for the national anthem. James says Havard must have forgotten that legislators take an oath to uphold the constitution and that violates the first amendment.
In the 2016 legislative session, Havard was in hot water after he made a joke suggesting strippers should weigh under 160 pounds and be young. James hopes Havard is only seeking attention because it’s obvious the protesting athletes are not disrespecting our military. He says he welcomes a discussion if the lawmaker genuinely wants to talk about incentives and address the deficit problems in our state.
James hopes this is just grandstanding and suspects Havard is not alone with this sentiment.
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Once again Louisiana ranks in the top five for the rate of women who are murdered by men. The Violence Policy Center looked at the latest data available, which is 2015, and found the rate in Louisiana is double the national average and the Bayou State has the third highest rating in the country. Executive director of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Mariah Wineski, says the report saddens her
Wineski says one factor is inadequate funding for domestic violence services, for those seeking immediate safety….
Wineski says another factor is easy firearm access for abusers. She says state and federal law prohibit many abusers from possessing firearms, but Louisiana lacks any consistent process for actually implementing these prohibitions
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25th ranked LSU continues preparations today for its final nonconference game of the year as the Tigers will host Troy on Saturday night. Last week, LSU focused on not committing penalties and they only had three called against in the Syracuse game. Head Coach Ed Orgeron says they look to get more consistent on offense this week…
The Tigers had trouble protecting their quarterbacks last Saturday as Syracuse did a good job of pressuring Danny Etling and Myles Brennan. Orgeron says the offensive line can’t get beat in one-on-one battles…
Coach “O” says expect to see true freshman Myles Brennan continue to get snaps while the game is still on line. Brennan played three series in the Syracuse game and guided the team on a touchdown and threw an interception in another. Etling says it’s important he stays in a rhythem and have the proper mindset…
Etling threw two touchdown passes last week to Drake Davis and Stephen Sullivan. The Q-B says these are two wide receivers who should keep getting better as the season goes along…