LSU and Baton Rouge police say they are investigating claims made by freshman LSU wide receiver Koy Moore, who says he was violated numerous times by police officers on Saturday night. Moore, who is black, says cops pulled guns on him claiming he had guns and drugs in his possession and unzipped his pants. Mayor Broome issued a statement this morning that the allegations are being taken seriously and the incident is under investigation.
The Shell Convent refinery is set to cease operation at the end of the month and 700 jobs and 24 million dollars of tax revenue is on the line if a new buyer can’t be found.
Louisiana Representative Cedric Richmond who was just re-elected for his six-term to Congress is a co-chair of President-Elect Joe Biden’s campaign team. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says Richmond’s close friendship with the former Vice President it could mean an appointment.
Biden announced his coronavirus task force earlier this morning.
President Donald Trump failed in his national reelection effort but once again won Louisiana handily, less than a year after Democrat Governor John Bel Edwards survived a reelection win.
UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross says the results show how uniquely positioned the Governor was to triumph in the ruby red and getting even redder Louisiana.
Trump won a near-identical 58 percent of the vote in both 2016 and 2020.