Republican US Representative Steve Scalise admits to speaking to a white supremacist group while serving in the Louisiana legislature in 2002. Scalise was a speaker at a convention of the European-American Unity and Rights organization, which was founded by former K-K-K leader David Duke. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the story doesn’t look good for Scalise, but it’s something that will likely fade away…
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A statement from the Congressman’s office says he only spoke about conservative fiscal policies and did not endorse the group’s mission or racial views.
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office says one teen is dead and another in stable condition after being shot by a business owner after they allegedly broke into his store and tried to run him over. The owner told authorities that he fired several rounds into the vehicle after one of the men raised a gun toward him. Authorities say 19-year-old Latorious Walker was found dead in the vehicle with several gunshot wounds. 17-year-old Lamar Brooks was found with a single gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital.
Louisiana’s industrial boom has the state’s largest utility company needing to generate more power to meet the demand. Entergy spokesperson Mike Burns says they have already bought a power plant in El Dorado, Arkansas and a new unit in Westwego will go online soon to produce more power. But Burns says they will need more resources to meet the demand by these new industrial customers…
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Entergy will likely build new power plants, to the tune of $1 billion apiece, which their customers will be expected to pay for.
With the new year fast approaching, now might be a good time to start getting a plan together to improve your financial situation. Bennett Blackledge, a financial advisor in Baton Rouge, says says many people are getting year end bonuses and he encourages people to put that money into a credit card balance…
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He says a great new years resolution could be resolving to save between 5 to 10 percent of your take home pay.