Governor Edwards signs legislation inspired by a fatal crash in 2017 that permits drug testing in traffic crashes with severe injuries. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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A Baton Rouge chef Beat Bobby Flay on his own Food Network TV show by challenging the iconic chef to a crawfish boil…
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Governor Edwards holds a ceremonial bill signing this afternoon for “Katie Bug’s Law.” It requires drug testing of all drivers involved in crashes that result in serious injury. Bossier City Senator Ryan Gatti says the bill is named for 4-year-old Katie Grantham who died in the days following a wreck in 2017.
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The driver of the vehicle involved in the crash that killed Katie only pleaded guilty to running a red light.
Gatti says the new law brings justice to families who didn’t give up hope in trying to save the life of their loved ones.
Gatti says Katie’s mother regularly drove back and forth from Bossier City to Baton Rouge pushing for the legislation to pass in the hopes it will prevent a similar tragedy happening to another family.
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Baton Rouge Chef Jay Ducote Beat Bobby Flay on the Food Network’s Beat Bobby Flay by challenging the world-renown chef to a crawfish boil. The program lets local chefs challenge Flay to a dish of their choice and both sides have 45 minutes to cook it. Ducote says he couldn’t thinking of a better way to represent Louisiana…
Ducote, who has been featured on other Food Network programs, says he got the idea last year during crawfish season. He first thought of crawfish etouffee, but…
While Flay went for a “deconstructed” boil with items like crawfish mayo potato salad, and crawfish tarragon buttered corn. Ducote kept it classic, and even tried for a traditional presentation.
Flay appeared frazzled during the program, and only let his crawfish boil for five minutes.
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An Orleans Parish judge is allowing a Saints fan’s lawsuit over the ending of the NFC championship game to move forward. Judge Nicole Sheppard denied the NFL’s motion to dismiss the suit. Attorney Tony LeMon says the purpose of his lawsuit is to hold the league accountable and just because the NFL is big, does not mean they are untouchable.
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The judge also ruled that LeMon could get the chance to question NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and game officials in depositions, something the league has already appealed.
LeMon says if the league has nothing to hide, they should not resist being questioned in court, adding they should apologize if they did something wrong.
The suit seeks $75,000 in damages. LeMon says any sort of monetary winnings would go to charity, he says he’s more interested in the truth.
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Media at Southeastern Conference Media Days pick LSU to finish second in the Western Division behind Alabama. LSU was picked to finish fifth last year, but the Tigers outperformed the low expectations. Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says LSU is once again thought of as the Crimson Tide’s biggest challenger in the West
The Tigers are set to report for preseason camp on August 1st. Moran says LSU landed eight players on the preseason All-Southeastern Conference teams, which is why LSU is picked to finish near the top of the division standings
All offseason Coach Ed Orgeron has talked about an improved offense that will feature quick passes out of the shot-gun formation, but remaining physical in the running game. Moran says most people believe the hiring of Joe Brady passing game coordinator will pay dividends