The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s office is working a “cold” case after a Belle Rose man attempts to gain social media infamy with a grocery store prank. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Governor Edwards drops his first re-election TV and online ad of the gubernatorial campaign, with a familiar foe front and center…
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A Belle Rose man is in the slammer after going to a grocery store, filming himself opening a Blue Bell ice cream container, licking the contents, sticking his fingers in the container, then returning it to the store freezer. 36-year-old Lenise Lloyd Martin III is accused of pulling the stunt. Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Office Commander Lonny Cavalier says it’s a prank that is not taken lightly.
The stunt is similar to another video that recently gained viral infamy. Martin posted the video to social media after leaving the store. Cavalier says Martin produced a receipt showing he later purchased an identical package.
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Martin has been arrested for the unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety. But Cavalier says his legal issues do not end there.
Martin was booked into the parish prison on Saturday and will remain there until a bond is set.
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The National Hurricane Center says there is a high probability a tropical depression will form by the end of the week over the northern Gulf of Mexico, which has the potential to produce heavy rain over Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says an area of low pressure is expected to move into the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
Keim says eight to ten inches of rain could fall across the northern Gulf Coast later this week. He says this system has some similarities to the historic 2016 south Louisiana flood…
Keim says as long as this possible tropical depression or storm doesn’t develop into anything too significant, the potential rainmaker could be beneficial to Louisiana…
The state has activated its crisis action team due to the tropical threat.
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Governor Edwards has released his first TV re-election ad of the gubernatorial campaign. The ad emphasizes Louisiana’s recovery from the Jindal deficits under Edwards’ leadership.
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s a familiar line for Edwards, but it has a weakness…
Edwards passed a one cent sales tax increase after taking office. That sales tax increase was reduced to .45 of a penny in the 2018 session.
Pinsonat says the ad shows the Edwards campaign is trying to leverage budget stability for higher Ed and healthcare to counter attacks from his Republican opponents over a broken promise…
Edwards is running against Republicans Baton Rouge businessman Eddie Rispone and Congressman Ralph Abraham.
Pinsonat says the reported seven figure ad buy will likely appeal to Edwards base, but he’s got a long way to go to convince the state’s more conservative voters…
The primary is set for October 12th, with a run-off scheduled for November 16th if none of the candidates win over 50 percent of the vote.
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Restore Louisiana is sending out the first round of checks to 2016 flood victims, previously denied government aid because they were approved for an SBA loan. Executive Director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development Pat Forbes says 230 homeowners will receive grant money this week and many others received notification today about eligibility
Forbes says, unfortunately, flood victims who received money through an S-B-A loan will have to wait at least another three months, so will those who drew down an S-B-A loan and their household is above 120-percent of the area median income…
The continued delay for some homeowners caught up in the duplication of benefits issue is because the state needs to get their action plan approved by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development