Two Labrador retrievers and a cocker spaniel are dead after their owner left them in a vehicle during a doctor’s appointment. The Shreveport woman is now facing felony charges. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A statewide poll shows continued, strong support for President Donald Trump in Louisiana, and a wide open Secretary of State’s race. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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A Shreveport woman is facing felony charges after her three dogs were found dead in her car. Bossier City Police Spokesperson Mark Natale says that 47 year old Nancy Western was at Willis Knighton Medical Center, when she left her two Labrador retrievers and cocker spaniel in the vehicle
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Western notified authorities of the situation when she returned to the vehicle to find the dogs, then told police that she intentionally left the animals in the vehicle.
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Animal Control assisted law enforcement with the situation and conducted a temperature test on the windows, and even after the vehicle had been opened, was still over 100 degrees. Natale says it’s important that animals are never left to chance in vehicles in the hot Louisiana weather.
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Western was booked into the Bossier City Jail, which was followed by a transfer to the Bossier City Maximum Security Facility.
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It’s National Seersucker Day. Created in Louisiana during the early 1900’s, the seersucker suit has withstood the test of time to be a signature look in the south and an iconic apparel around the country. It has since become a congressional tradition on the first Thursday of June to wear the suit, and now, the Laurie Haspel with the company behind the look has expanded the celebration to a national holiday.
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So what is the best way to celebrate National Seersucker Day? Haspel says it’s all about enjoying an afternoon beverage.
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So how did the seersucker suit gain the fame that it did? Haspel credits the notable names over the years who have sported the look over the years.
In addition to the traditional seersucker suit, the Haspel company now produces a seersucker Tux.
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A statewide poll from JMC Analytics shows despite a 42 percent national approval rating for President Donald Trump, Louisianans are still on board, as 56 percent of those surveyed approve of his administration. Pollster John Couvillion says “never Trump Republicans” never caught on in the Bayou State.
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The poll also indicates the president has strong support amongst white Democrats and independents.
But Couvillion says there’s two cities that just never bought into Make America Great Again, and that’s been the case since the President jumped in the race in 2016.
Also released were very early polling results on the upcoming Secretary of State special election that will be held in fall as a result of a sexual harassment scandal that toppled the former Secretary Tom Schedler. It looks like most folks have no clue who many of the possible candidates are at this point, and Couvillion says that likely means it’ll take a big name to break the race open.