A coalition of student groups called Renew LSU is pushing for university leaders to rename two prominent buildings on campus, Murphy J. Foster Hall and the John M. Parker Agriculture Coliseum. The group’s spokesperson Savanah Dickinson says former Governor Foster created voter registration requirements that disenfranchised a majority of the Bayou State in the 1890s.
A Saints season ticket holder is asking for a refund due to the National Anthem protests. Lee Dragna of Morgan City is seeking a refund for the tickets and attorney fees. He says he and his family are not able to enjoy the games due to players not standing for the National Anthem. He claims the rowdy, angry reaction of the people around his seats during the protests have made the tickets unusable.
There’s buzz about Congressman Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish running for governor in 2019. He would join other potential GOP candidates going up against Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards such as US Senator John Kennedy, AG Jeff Landry and Congressman Garret Graves. Abraham says he’s considering the option…:
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If he decides not to run for the state’s highest position, he still plans to run for re-election in the 5th congressional district next year.
An Lafayette attorney has claimed the $191 million dollar Powerball that was won in Eunice in October. Lottery spokesperson Kimberly Chopin says the winning family wishes to remain anonymous, but obviously they are elated…:
The payout represents the largest single prize ever won in the Louisiana Lottery’s 26-year history.