As Republican Congressman Steve Scalise is dealing with the political fall-out from his speech to a white-supremacist group in 2002, there are people showing support for him to remain as House Majority Whip. Republican Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that speaking to that group was a “grave mistake” for Scalise, but that’s not an indication of who he is…
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Scalise made that speech almost 13 years ago.

It’s an election year in Louisiana and Angola Warden Burl Cain’s name has come up as a possible candidate for governor. Cain was in Baton Rouge today and says he’s still thinking about running for the highest elected position in the state…
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So no final decision has been made.

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The Kenner Police Department confirms New Orleans Saints outside linebacker Junior Galette is under arrest and booked with domestic abuse battery…
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An overnight shooting at a nightclub in Lake Charles has left a Lafayette man dead. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Deputies got the call from Club Vibe around 12:40 this morning. Thirty-four year-old Kenneth Joseph Brown was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. That investigation continues.