Democratic Amite Representative John Bel Edwards has received the endorsement of the Louisiana AFL-CIO in his quest to become the state’s next governor. Scott Carwile reports…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says two men are cited for allegedly changing freshness dates on seafood packages by almost three years. Michelle Southern reporting…:
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Many Saints fans are still trying to digest Tuesday’s blockbuster trade that sent tight end Jimmy Graham in Seattle. Jeff Palermo has the story..
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Democratic Amite Representative John Bel Edwards has received the endorsement of the Louisiana AFL-CIO in his quest to become the state’s next governor. This announcement comes on the heels of a recent poll showing Edwards in a statistical tie in the race with Republican US Senator David Vitter. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is significant for Edwards…
The Louisiana AFL-CIO is made up of over 100,000 members statewide in both the public and private sector. Edwards is the lone Democrat, so far, in this year’s governor’s race. Pinsonat says endorsements like this for Edwards, will make it more difficult for another Democrat to enter the race, like New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu…
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The group’s endorsement comes earlier than in past elections, months before official qualifying begins. Pinsonat says if Edwards can capitalize on this endorsement and grab some others, it will make him a real player in the governor’s race…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says two men are cited for allegedly changing freshness dates on seafood packages by almost three years. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck says they were conducting a routine inspection of the Gulf Coast Atlantic Fisheries seafood wholesalers in New Orleans when they found two men changing packaging on frozen mahi-mahi filets which originally had a freshness date of September 2013…:
Einck says the bags that had the mahi-mahi filets had a best by date of September of 2013 and they were being repackaged into bags with May of 2016 best by dates. He says all of the fish was then taken by agents…:
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Einck says Louisiana law prohibits acts that are falsely represented using any mark, stamp, tag, label or other authorized information. He says further punishment could be coming to 26-year-old Seth Delaune and 49-year-old Thomas Smith, but right now they are cited with misbranding seafood…:
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Effective this week, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will begin issuing a new format for all classes of Louisiana driver’s licences. State Police Sgt. Nick Manale says this includes identification cards and handicap placards..:
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Manale says the new card looks drastically different than the other ones..:
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Manale says the new licenses contain multiple layers of security components and design features for greater security, protection of privacy and resistance to tampering. The updated credentials will be phased in by regions of the state and will be issued statewide within the next six to eight weeks…:
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The Saints have made a trade that will be talked for years to come as they’ve sent tight end Jimmy Graham plus a fourth round pick to Seattle for Seahawks center Max Unger and a first round pick in this year’s draft. NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says Unger improves a Saints O-Line that has some holes in it
Graham caught 85 passes for 889 yards and 10 touchdowns last season. Detillier says it will be hard for New Orleans to replace that kind of production
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There’s a report the Saints are also looking at bringing back running back Reggie Bush. The former first round pick, who helped New Orleans win a Super Bowl is coming off an injury plagued season in Detroit. Detillier says Bush would be a nice pick up, if the price is right
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