A report by the Advocate alleges Attorney General Jeff Landry, who rails against immigration issues, brought in skilled Mexican laborers on work visas to construct an LNG plant in Cameron Parish. Advocate reporter Bryn Stole says the H2B skilled worker visa program is controversial and opposed by both the Trump administration and labor unions.
Cut 10 (10) “…labor.”
Landry political advisor Brent Littlefield says yes, the AG did help bring foreign workers to the job site, but the jobs were advertised locally first. Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow may have collected many accolades during his time as a Tiger, but he now has a new honor at the Baton Rouge Zoo. Zoo spokesperson Robyn Lott says the public nominated and then voted on the top three names for a baby giraffe and “Burreaux” was the one to stick. Lott says through the voting the zoo was able to raise over $2000.
Cut 4 (07) “…for the zoo.”
A 71-year-old retired farmer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter for the 1989 disappearance of his wife, Isabelle and her friend Marian Coutee. Rapides Sheriff Earl Hilton credits the D-A’s office for prosecuting the case quickly after Robert Blair was arrested last October
Deputies got enough evidence to arrest Blair after the truck the victims were last seen riding in was found on a property once owned by Robert Blair. Since Blair is 71-years-old, that means he’ll likely spend the rest of his life at Angola.