Former KKK leader and State Representative David Duke says Congressman Steve Scalise is a sellout and he may consider running against him. The comments were made in a rare interview on the Louisiana Radio Network’s Jim Engster Show. Michelle Southern reports…:

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The State Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled that yesterday’s fire in Calhoun, where two bodies were recovered, was a murder suicide. They have determined that 52-year old Larry Lisotta shot his wife, 57-year-old Diane Lisotta, in the head and then turned the gun on himself. Authorities have discovered that the fire in the mobile home was intentionally set, but are unsure of exactly when.

A recent article skewering Governor Bobby Jindal on the satirical news website, The Onion, is getting national attention. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says the article is making fun of Jindal’s potential presidential campaign…

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The fictitious article claimed that Jindal’s presidential campaign would last about two months before he pulled out of the race.

150 additional troopers will be deployed to New Orleans for this year’s Mardi Gras season. State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson says an increased number of troopers will be working in the Big Easy through the end of May. He says it’s extremely important to have a contingency of law enforcement in areas where you will have a large amount of people…

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He says the detail will include uniformed as well as plain clothes officers in the French Quarter and Central Business District.