Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville has removed an exhibit sign describing the slaves who lived there as “happy”. Matt Doyle talked to a Southern University professor about the controversy…
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The LSU Board of Supervisors approves a two-year contract extension that contains a 500-thousand dollar raise for head football coach Ed Orgeron. Jeff Palermo has more…
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The Rosedown Plantation in St. Francisville is under fire for an exhibit sign that described the slaves who powered the plantation as “happy.” A state parks official says the sign has been removed and admits it was in poor taste. Southern University Political Science Professor Albert Samuels says he’s not surprised by the sign
The sign also mentioned that the shacks lived in by slaves were “prettily built”, had a “natural musical instinct”, and that they were “well taken care of”.
Samuels says southern historic venues tend to downplay the terror of slavery, and instead play up the pageantry of those who built their wealth and power on the backs of those chained on their property.
About 850 people were enslaved at Rosedown, and the site has become the most visited historic location in Louisiana, hosting 28,251 visitors last fiscal year.
The Professor says after the confederacy fell, a coordinated propaganda campaign was established to rehabilitate the Rebel’s image, which is why flippant accounts of slavery like the one at Rosedown are so common at southern landmarks.
The controversial quotes were pulled from the book “Rosedown” by Sarah Bowman.
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Flooding in the Midwest has many concerned about how those draining flood waters could impact the already very high Mississippi River levels. National Weather Service Slidell meteorologist Danielle Manning says those flood waters from the Missouri River basin shouldn’t be a threat.
Cut 6 (10) “…come down significantly.”
Manning says that water does have to pass through the Mississippi River on the way to the Gulf of Mexico, but what kind of impact will it have?
Cut 7 (09) “…start rising again.”
Manning says it’s always a good idea to keep up with what’s going on with rainfall forecasts with river levels this high.
Cut 8 (08) “…effect the river.”
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St. Martin Parish sheriff deputies arrest a Broussard mother after she allegedly left her two children, ages 1 and 5, unattended in an unlocked, running vehicle at a truck stop casino for about an hour and a half while she played video poker inside. Major Ginny Higgins says thankfully the kids were not harmed….
37-year-old Tara Jackson is facing two counts of child desertion.
Although the weather was favorable yesterday, Higgins says sometimes there is a misconception that temps need to be in the 80s or 90s for something to happen to someone in a vehicle.
The Good Samaritan law states that someone can bust open a window in an effort to save a child or animal trapped in a car, but Higgins says the person who spotted the children did the right thing by not taking that action because the doors were unlocked.
Cut 11 (08) “…save their lives.”
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The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved an extension and pay raise for football coach Ed Orgeron. Athletics Director Joe Alleva appeared at today’s meeting and said Orgeron is deserving of a 500-thousand dollar raise…
Cut 12 (10) “…extremely well.”
Orgeron’s new contract runs through 2023 and his annual salary is four million dollars, the ninth highest in the SEC. Alleva says Orgeron can earn even more money…
Cut 13 (12) “…500,000 dollars”
Oreron led the Tigers to 10-3 season last year and a win over U-C-F in the Fiesta Bowl. LSU is expected to be a preseason Top 10 team heading into 2019.