Congressman Ralph Abraham grabbed 180 votes and Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone had 94 votes in a straw poll of southwest Louisiana Republicans. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Abraham says it appears the U-S Representative is solidifying his frontrunner status among GOP voters.
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The gubernatorial primary is for October 12th and Abraham and Rispone is seeking to get in a November runoff against Governor Edwards.

Former Avoyelles Correctional Center Warden Nathan Cain has been sentenced to 38 months in prison, while his ex-wife Tonia Bandy Cain has received an eight-month prison sentence. U-S Attorney David Joseph says the duo admitted to stealing taxpayer money for personal benefit…
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The defendants have also been ordered to pay over 42-thousand dollars in restitution.

The leader of the Louisiana State Troopers Association is facing charges after he allegedly shot at his daughter’s boyfriend on Father’s Day. The East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office booked 71-year-old David Young with false imprisonment with a dangerous weapon. Young told investigators he only shot a warning shot into the air, but video from a witness shows the handgun was fired toward the boyfriend.

Diverted Mississippi River water into Lake Ponchartrain has resulted in trouble for marine life and financial damage to fishermen. Kevin Barnhart has more on the governor’s request for a federal disaster declaration…
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