Governor John Bel Edwards has officially launched his re-election campaign. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Business owners in industries related to the Saints say that blown call against the Rams is going to cost them a lot of money…
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Governor John Bel Edwards officially launched his re-election campaign today with a video message to voters. The main theme is that he says Louisiana is better now, than when he took office in 2016, when he inherited a two-billion dollar plus budget deficit
Cut 3 (11) “…600-million dollars.”
Edwards says he’s also worked to reduce the state’s unemployment rate and there’s more people working in Louisiana than ever before…
Edwards is facing two announced GOP challengers, Congressman Ralph Abraham and Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone. Edwards expects his opponents and out of state interest groups to spend millions of dollars attacking his record…
Cut 5 (07) “…our working families.”
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Three people are dead, including a two-year-old child after a pickup truck ran off the road into Bayou Lafourche in Golden Meadow. State Police Senior Trooper Jesse LaGrange says it happened shortly after midnight last night on LA 308 and the driver, 37-year-old Michael Barthelemy of Galliano overcorrected
Two-year-old Trisha Barthelemy of Galliano and 17-year-old Zackary Cheramie of Golden Meadow also died in the crash. LaGrange says impairment is unknown as a factor in the crash…
Cut 7 (08) “…under investigation”
LaGrange says they are not sure exactly how Michael Barthelemy’s pickup truck ended up into Bayou LaFourche, but it ran off the roadway to the right while in a curve. He says motorists must understand that driving is a full-time job…
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Saints fans may be heartbroken, but business owners in sports related industries say that infamous blown call is hitting more than just the heart, it’s hitting the pocketbook. Black and Gold Shop owner Pam Randazzo says the call that robbed Brees and company is going to cost them a good bit of money, as they were gearing up to start selling for the big game.
Analysts and fans from across the country are labeling it one of the worst, if not the worst missed call in NFL history, because it directly prevented a team from moving on to the Super Bowl, and Randazzo says it looks unprofessional.
Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman admitted it was a purposeful foul to save a touchdown, saying, “Ah, hell yeah, that was PI.”
Randazzo says she’s not currently considering joining other businesses and fan groups legal action against the NFL, but is demanding the league provide an official apology for the error that’s being nearly universally criticized.
Head coach Sean Peyton says he immediately received an apology call after the game for the missed call, but The NFL has yet to release a public statement on the issue.
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The St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s office has ruled Sunday’s Burglary on the Bayou as a homicide. Dr. Chuck Preston says the criminal intent was clear in the Saints loss in the NFC Championship.
Preston says of the official cause of the death of the Saints football season…
Cut 13 (10) “…Super Bowl hopes.”
Preston says his message for the perpetrators is that the Who Dat Nation knows what really happened and will be watching because what’s done in the dark will be brought to the light.