Early voting for the October 14th election starts tomorrow, but Secretary of State Tom Schedler expects a small turnout. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Three amendments are on the October 14th ballot wide and PAR President Robert Travis Scott explains what they mean. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A Bossier Parish High School has told student athletes they could be kicked off a team for disrespecting the flag during the national anthem. Michael Farrar has more….
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Early voting begins tomorrow for the October 14th election, but Secretary of State Tom Schedler doesn’t expect a big turnout. Three constitutional amendments, the state treasurer’s race and a few big local elections are on the ballot. However, Schedler says there has not been much publicity.
There is also a vacant Public Service Commissioner seat on the ballot for many voters in south Louisiana, as Scott Angelle left his post to work for President Donald Trump. Schedler says there is a continuing pattern of a loss of interest in smaller elections…
Early voting is from 8:30 am to 6 p.m. and starts Saturday and continues through October 7th, except on Sunday. Schedler advises voters to use the GeauxVote app to see what is on the ballot and where to vote. He’s expecting an extremely low turnout.
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Voters should be aware of three constitutional amendments on the October 14thballot. Amendment number one establishes a property tax exemption for construction work in progress. President of the Public Affairs Research Council, Robert Travis Scott, says if it passes, that law would be relatively straightforward.
Amendment two would give surviving spouses of first responders who died while on duty a property tax exemption. He says an exemption currently exists for surviving spouses of National Guard members, state police, law enforcement or fire firefighters who die in the line of duty. Scott says passage of Amendment two extends the tax break to spouses of volunteer firefighters, emergency medical responders and paramedics.
Amendment three would create a construction subfund of the transportation trust fund. Scott says in layman’s terms, that means if the state gas tax is ever raised, any new revenue must go towards road and highway construction projects and nothing else
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Parkway High School in Bossier Parish has told students that any school athlete that kneels or disrespects the flag during the national anthem could be kicked off the team. Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana Marjorie Esman says the laws of our country do not allow the schools to prohibit students from peacefully protesting in this manner.
Parkway is part of the Bossier Parish School System and their superintendent Scott Smith says when a student joins a team, the players and coaches should stand when the national anthem is played to show respect. Esman says the ACLU condemns Bossier Parish’s threats to students’ first amendment rights.
Esman says they haven’t heard of any other school districts prohibiting students from this type of protest. But she says they issued a statement so other schools thinking of taking similar action know what the law is.
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The state Department of Transportation’s Motorist Assistance Patrol Program, or MAP program, is headed to Alexandria to help with serious congestion problems in the region. Deidrea Druilhet with DOTD says the goal of introducing the MAP program to this central Louisiana area is to get traffic back to peak capacity by providing free help to drivers.
Druilhet says the MAP program has proven successful in Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, Shreveport and New Orleans. She says patrols will be out to assist on local highways, not just I-49.
Druilhet says these trucks are capable of moving stalled vehicles out of traffic lanes onto the shoulder. She says there are multiple ways to contact the program to get a MAP truck out to assist a disabled vehicle.
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After getting a big win last week to start Sun Belt play, ULM looks to make it two in a row as they host Coastal Carolina. Coastal started the year with a 10 point win over UMASS, but they’ve lost their last two. Warhawks Head Coach Matt Viator says the Chanticleers have looked good on offense..
ULM Quarterback Caleb Evans is coming off a great game in which he threw for 348 yards and rushed for 129 yards and five touchdowns. Viator says he’s anxious to see what Evans can do this week…
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LSU faces Troy for homecoming tomorrow night. After losing the season opener to Boise State, the Trojans have won three in a row. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says Troy is not a team you can over look…
LSU is coming off an uninspiring victory over Syracuse. Moran says he’ll look for improved play from the offensive line, after they struggled to pass block last week…
Moran anticipates we’ll see freshman Myles Brennan get some snaps before the fourth quarter, when the outcome of the game is still in doubt…