This weekend, the Mystick Krewe of Louisianians will be hosting the DC Mardi Gras in our nation’s capitol. Eric Gill has more…
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A super PAC has been established that could be used to help finance a presidential run by Governor Bobby Jindal. Scott Carwile has the story…
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After Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson, who is 87, announced he was cutting his children and grandchildren out of the sports franchises in the event of his death, the former heirs sued, claiming he’s incapacitated. Michelle Southern reports.
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This weekend, the Mystick Krewe of Louisianians will be hosting the DC Mardi Gras in our nation’s capitol. A reported 3,000 Louisianians will fly in for the festivities at the Washington Hilton. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says, with this being an election year in Louisiana, you can expect to see a lot of candidates attending looking for support…
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Alford says a “Who’s Who” of Louisiana politics will be attending. He says the bar at the Hilton becomes Louisiana’s 65th parish during DC Mardi Gras. Alford says one topic has been dominating the conversation there this year and that’s money…
In the past, this was an event where Louisiana politicians could really let their hair down. But Alford says, due to technology, there is now a reluctance among politicians to have too much fun in public…
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The New Orleans City Council has approved a ban on smoking in bars and casinos, so could we see the Louisiana legislature pass a similar law that would impact the entire state. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman says a statewide ban on smoking in bars and gambling halls is something legislators might consider
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Hoffman says an ordinance that prohibits smoking in bars and bingo halls in all of Ouachita Parish went into effect last January and it’s been well received by bar owners
Hoffman authored legislation that went into effect at the start of this year that prohibits smoking near the entrance of state buildings. He says a public smoking ban in New Orleans could convince legislators that it’s time to do it statewide
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Republican supporters of Governor Bobby Jindal establish a super PAC that could assist him in a presidential bid. Former Louisiana Congressman, Bob Livingston, is the chairman of the political action committee, called Believe Again PAC. Livingston acknowledges this is the first step in a possible run for the White House
The Super PAC can raise an unlimited amount of money, but Jindal can’t direct or coordinate how the money is spent. Livingston says the Super PAC will get Jindal ready, if he chooses to run for President
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Livingston says organizers of the super PAC have not set a goal of how much they plan to raise…
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A day after Saints owner Tom Benson, who is 87, announced his wife will assume ownership of the Saints and Pelicans when he dies, his former heir files suit claiming her grandfather is incapacitated. Rita Benson LeBlanc, her mother Renee Benson and brother Ryan LeBlanc filed the petition in Orleans Civil District Court. Legal analyst Tim Meche…:
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The suit makes several claims that Benson is not fit mentally and physically to manage his personal or business affairs and that Renee should be executor of his sports and business ventures with Rita in the secondary position. Meche says they will have to prove that Tom Benson is not capable of making decisions on his own…:
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The suit also alleges that Tom Benson’s wife, Gayle, is trying to take advantage of her husband’s unfit mental state and is only after his money. Meche says ultimately the complainants would have to come up with evidence that Benson is too handicapped to handle his affairs…:
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College baseball teams can begin full squad workouts today and for the LSU Tigers they enter the season ranked ninth in the country according to Division One-Baseball-dot-com. One of there writers, Aaron Fitt, says LSU’s line-up has the potential to score a lot of runs this year
Fitt says LSU’s pitching staff is talented, but young and inexperienced…