Louisiana will have two Republicans in the US Senate after Doctor Bill Cassidy is sworn-in today. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the state loses clout in the Senate, with Cassidy replacing three-term democratic Senator Mary Landrieu. But he says Louisiana can make up for it by having Cassidy and Senior Senator David Vitter working together in a Republican controlled Senate…

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According to the Des Moines Register, Governor Bobby Jindal is scheduled to have two closed door meetings with conservative religious leaders in Iowa today. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Iowa is important because it’s the first primary and evangelicals and conservatives are important because of their participation. He says these meetings are very important to Jindal’s hopes…

cut 5 (11) “financial backing”

Angola warden Burl Cain says he has not taken any steps to install a cooling system on death row. A federal judge has ruled that the state needs to take more measures to cool off death row during the hot summer months. Cain says they couldn’t just reduce the heat levels on death row, it would have to be the entire prison…

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The ruling is currently under appeal.

King Cake season is officially underway but it will be a short one with Mardi Gras falling so early this year on February 17th. Gambino’s Bakery owner Sam Scelfo says they typically sell between 70,000-75,000 King Cakes in any given season and offer almost 70 different flavors…

cut 8 (07) “as we can”

He says the bulk of the pastry cakes they sell go two weeks before Mardi Gras.