President Trump visits Monroe tomorrow in support of GOP gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Trump has a strong history of garnering voter turnout as evident by the results of the 2016 Presidential election.
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Governor Edwards will also be in Monroe tomorrow morning, addressing what President Trump is expected to say during his visit. Edwards will gather campaign volunteers at Charles Johnson Children’s Park.
A Denham Springs man is under arrest for stealing an electric shopping cart from a Walmart in Houma, allegedly to avoid getting a DWI. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s spokesperson John DeSantis says 32-year-old Brice Kendell Williams had parked at one bar, started drinking, then decided to steal the cart and drive it to another bar.
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A 23-year-old Prairieville man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer and chasing another vehicle from Jefferson to St. Charles Parish. St. Charles Sheriff’s Corporal James Grimaldi says that led to the pursued vehicle, a Dodge Charger, wrecking on Interstate 310. He adds witnesses report seeing Peyton Oubre’s Audi with emergency lights…
Grimaldi says the do not believe the incident is related to another case of reported officer impersonation that occurred in St. Charles parish in October.
Food delivery service Waitr announces it will discontinue service to several low-performing markets and worker layoffs. No Louisiana areas will be impacted.