9:30 Am LRN Newscall April 28, 2018

The woman accusing Secretary of State Tom Schedler of sexual harassment spoke out, exclusively to the Louisiana Radio Network. Dawn Ross, who is a longtime employee of the Secretary of State’s office, says she was the recipient of unwanted sexually charged emails, gifts and advances by Schedler since 2007 and she eventually had enough.
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The scandal surrounding Schelder has continued to unfold with the front page of the Advocate newspaper publishing emails showing advances by Schedler. In the wake of the published emails, U-S Senator John Kennedy said the Schedler should step down.  Schedler defended his refusal to resign saying it’s vital for him to keep running the agency responsible for elections because it’s in the process of buying new voting equipment. Governor John Bel Edwards has also called for Schedler to resign.

Question: Is six-foot-six pass rusher Marcus Davenport the missing piece to a Super Championship defense? New Orleans traded up in Thursday night’s first round of the NFL draft to select the athlete from Texas-San Antonio. Saints sideline reporter Kristian Garic says drafting Davenport comes with a risk, since they gave up their 2019 first round pick for him
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Davenport was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year last year and finished his career at the University of Texas at San Antonio with 22 sacks.

And it’s beautiful weather for any outdoor celebration which is great news for both New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and the Festival International in Lafayette which have lots of great musical performers to enjoy today.