17:30 Newscast December 17th, 2014

There are plenty of faculty and students at LSU who aren’t happy about the planned prayer rally at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center next month. The event features Governor Bobby Jindal and is funded by the American Family Association. English Professor Chris Barrett considers AFA a hate group because of it’s stance on homosexuality…:
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AFA spokesman Bryan Fisher says he’s not surprised by the outrage but he doesn’t think it’s necessary…:
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The Prayer Rally is scheduled for January 24th.

The former star of Sons of Guns, William Hayden, has reportedly been formally indicted by an East Baton Rouge Parish Grand Jury on two counts of aggravated rape and one count of forcible rape. A total of four victims have made claims against the founder of Red Jacket Firearms.

Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that the video game developer High Voltage Software will open a new studio in New Orleans and starting hiring soon. The company has worked with many major brands including LEGO and Star Wars. The company CEO says the state’s tax incentives were fundamental in the decision to open a studio in Louisiana.

The Chairman of the Cuban-American National Foundation is not happy about President Obama’s restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba. George Fowler lives in New Orleans and is a native of Cuba. He condemns the action by the President because it will put Americans everywhere in the world in danger…:
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He says one benefit of resuming trade though might be getting back good Cuban cigars.