Monroe will be a gubernatorial campaigning hotspot tomorrow with visits from President Trump, GOP challenger Eddie Rispone, and Governor Edwards. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A Denham Springs man allegedly told authorities he drove a stolen electric shopping cart from Walmart to avoid getting a D-W-I. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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President Trump visits Monroe tomorrow in support of GOP gubernatorial challenger Eddie Rispone. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Trump’s popularity is high in the state and could be a big motivating factor to get the Republican voters to the polls, especially those that supported Congressman Ralph Abraham in the primary.
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.
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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President Trump has an excellent rating on his job performance to the tune of 60-70% among white voters. Pinsonat says Trump does not have the same outlook from black voters.
The Trump event takes place at the Monroe Civic Center tomorrow night.
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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.
Deputies were alerted to the alleged theft by a security guard at the bar.
But DeSantis says there’s a problem with Mr. Williams’ logic; he still could’ve been charged with a DWI for drunk driving the cart.
DeSantis says nothing in Mr. Williams’ report indicated that he had a disability that would have warranted use of the cart.
And Mr. Williams had to drive the cart more than a half-mile down the road, which could have led to a potentially fatal accident.
Williams is facing felony unauthorized use of a moveable and a 2,500 dollar bond.
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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…
Emergency lights were allegedly later discovered when Oubre’s vehicle was searched.
Grimaldi says when questioned as to why he engaged in the high-speed chase, Oubre gave a cryptic answer…
Oubre also allegedly told deputies he chased down the Charger because it was being operated recklessly. Grimaldi says never take the law into your own hands on the road.
Grimaldi says they do not believe the incident is related to another case of reported officer impersonation that occurred in St. Charles parish in October.
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The first college football playoff rankings for the 2019 season will be released tonight at 8 PM. Jerry Palm of cbs-sports-dot-com says either LSU or Ohio State will be ranked number one…
The Tigers have defeated three teams ranked in the A-P Top 10, while the undefeated Buckeyes have won by an average score of 40 points.
Palm believes Alabama will be ranked third in the College Football Rankings. He says despite injuries, the Crimson Tide are very talented, especially if quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is healthy…
Tua had surgery to fix a high ankle sprain following a win over Tennessee on October 20th. He’ll reportedly play against LSU this Saturday.
Palm says even if LSU loses this Saturday in Tuscaloosa, the Tigers could still be in the four-team college football playoff, because of the schedule they’ve played…