Senator Bill Cassidy officially announces his run for a second term. U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says. Cassidy has been strongly supportive of Donald Trump but he hasn’t tried to be the most flame-throwing Republican so it is possible that another Republican challenger could pop up. Cross adds Cassidy has solidified himself with party establishment and they don’t have a reason to desert him.
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Baton Rouge Democrat Antoine Peirce is the only Democrat to announce he is running against Cassidy.
A 77-year-old Baton Rouge man turned himself in to authorities Tuesday once autopsy results revealed his special needs son died as a result of internal bleeding on Valentine’s Day. Baton Rouge Police Sgt L’Jean McKneely says when officers arrived on the scene Friday, they found the victim in the bathtub.
Police allege the suspect, Ellsworth Hull, has repeatedly beat the now deceased victim, his son 40-year-old Derrick Christophe.
Three people are under arrest after over $600,000 in drugs are found during a Rapides Parish traffic stop on US Highway 165 near Woodworth. Trooper Casey Wallace says when the trooper was questioning those riding in the 2020 Chevy Suburban, State Police called the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office to assist in the arrests and seizure.
37-year old Archie Louis Carter, Jr. and passengers 31-year old Isiah Jones and 33-year old Anthony Manuel.
Louisiana is ranked in the bottom third of states for internet connectivity and infrastructure, and lobbying group 5G Action Now says the Trump Administration’s plan to expand nationwide 5G would fix that. Spokesperson Ian Prior says nearly 40 percent of state residents surveyed complain about the lack of high speed internet in rural areas, and the administration’s 5G plan would fix that.
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