Two 18-year-olds were killed in a head-on crash in Lafourche Parish involving an underage immigrant driver, who authorities say was impaired. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says 18-year-old Axel Flores-Cordova of Honduras slammed head-on into a vehicle near the Fourchon area and faces multiple charges…

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The crash happened shortly after 1 AM and claimed the lives of 18-year-old Rylan Oncale of Raceland and 18-year-old Taliyah Crochet of Houma.

A motorcycle accident in Livingston Parish this afternoon claimed the life of an Independence man. State Police say 64-year-old Tommy Moseley’s cycle ran off the road, hit a culvert, and went into a ditch on LA 441 near Herman Hutchinson Road in Holden. Troopers say he was not wearing a helmet when the crash happened.

Louisiana’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Presidential nominee. State Democratic Party chairman Randal Gaines says a vote was taken virtually on Sunday night. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry says President Biden and his family have sacrificed so much in the last few years and she’s glad he was the one to choose to step down as the party’s nominee.

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Southland Industrial Coating is investing $13-million dollars to construct a new fireproofing facility in St Landry Parish. Chief Strategy Officer Randy Ross says the project is expected to break ground in the coming weeks adding to the continued expansion of Southland to the Louisiana economy…

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Louisiana’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Presidential nominee and PSC Commissioner Davante Lewis says Biden looked at the campaign to see if he could deliver for the American people and concluded it was in the best interest to step aside.

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The Democratic National Convention will be held in Chicago August 19-22. The next Presidential debate is scheduled for September 10^th.

Republican Governor Jeff Landry was a guest on the Moon Griffon show and said Mr. Biden’s policies over the last four years have failed America and he says whoever ends up as the Democratic nominee never did anything about rising inflation or the increase of illegal immigrants across the southern border

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An LSU defensive back is facing video voyeurism charges. Jeff Palermo has the details…

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Southland Industrial Coating is investing $13-million dollars to construct a new fireproofing facility in the St Landry Parish town of Washington. Chief Strategy Officer Randy Ross says the project will bring 120 new direct jobs to the Acadian Region, with more than $53,000 in salaries and 178 indirect new jobs.

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Former Louisiana nursing home owner Bob Dean will avoid jail time, after pleading no contest to eight counts of cruelty to the infirm, five counts of Medicaid fraud, and two counts of obstruction of justice. He was charged after sending 843 nursing home patients to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida. The conditions there led to the deaths of several elderly individuals. Judge Brian Abels sentenced Dean to twenty years deferred with three years of probation. In a statement, Attorney General Liz Murrill said they asked that Dean be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years in prison and not be given only probation. And though she respects the judge has discretion, she still believes Dean should serve time in prison.

The majority of delegates from the Louisiana Democratic Party have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s nominee for President. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Two 18-year-olds were killed in a head-on crash in Lafourche Parish involving an underage immigrant driver, who authorities say was impaired. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says 18-year-old Axel Flores-Cordova of Honduras slammed head-on into a vehicle on Highway 3090 near the Fourchon area

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Southland Industrial Coating is investing $13-million dollars to construct a new fireproofing facility in the St Landry Parish town of Washington.  Southland Industrial Coatings galvanizes, metalizes, sandblasts, paints, and fireproofs steel poles used in the utility, transportation, and renewable energy industries. Chief Strategy Officer Randy Ross…

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An LSU defensive back is facing video voyeurism charges. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Louisiana nursing homeowner Bob Dean will avoid jail time, after pleading no contest to eight counts of cruelty to the infirm, five counts of Medicaid fraud, and two counts of obstruction of justice. Dean was charged after sending 843 nursing home patients to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida. He was sentenced to three years’ probation and his 20-year-prison sentence was deferred.

President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the President’s race doesn’t change Republican Governor Jeff Landry’s mind on who will be the next president. Landry remains confident it will be GOP nominee Donald Trump. Landry told the Moon Griffon Show it doesn’t matter who the Democrats nominate…

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Louisiana’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Presidential nominee. Delegate and PSC Commissioner Davante Lewis says the Trump campaign message against Biden’s age and ability to carry out the job no longer works to the GOP’s advantage with Biden out of the race.

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The Convention will be held in Chicago next month.

Louisiana’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Presidential nominee. That’s according to state Democratic Party chairman Randal Gaines, who says a vote was taken virtually on Sunday night. New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry is one of the delegates
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Governor Jeff Landry was a guest on the Moon Griffon show today and said Mr. Biden’s policies over the last four years have failed America and he says whoever ends up as the Democratic nominee never did anything about the rising inflation or the increase of illegal immigrants across the southern border…
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An 18-year-old immigrant is behind bars after he allegedly drove impaired and smashed into another vehicle head-on killing two 18-year-olds inside that vehicle. The crashed occurred early Sunday morning in Lafourche Parish. Rylan Oncale of Raceland and Taliyah Crochet of Houma died as a result of injuries from the wreck. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says 18-year-old Axel Flores-Cordova’s blood alcohol concentration was nearly seven times over the underage legal limit…
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Brennan did not have information on if Flores-Cordova was in the United States legally. He’s from Honduras, but now in the Lafourche Parish detention center.

LSU cornerback Javien Toviano was arrested yesterday on charges of video voyeurism. East Baton Rouge Sheriff deputies accuse the 19-year-old of having sex with a woman and recording it without her consent with a hidden camera. The team has suspended Toviano indefinitely.

President Biden has dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans may sue if Democrats go through with a plan to replace Biden with Harris, because the states voted for the president as nominee during the primaries and caucuses. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan…
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New Orleans Representative and Democrat Mandie Landry says Biden and his family have sacrificed so much in the last few years and she’s glad he was the one to choose to step down as the party’s nominee.
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Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson is pushing Governor Jeff Landry to hold a special session next month on tax reform. Nelson would like to see the state’s income tax rate reduced…
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Nelson says state can offset the loss of that revenue from a lower income tax by eliminating several different sales tax exemptions.

Two 18-year-olds were killed in a head-on crash in Lafourche Parish involving an underage immigrant driver, who authorities say was impaired. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says 18-year-old Axel Flores-Cordova of Honduras slammed head on into a vehicle near the Fourchon area. Flores-Cordova faces multiple charges…
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The crash happened shortly after 1 AM and it claimed the lives of 18-year-old Rylan Oncale of Raceland and 18-year-old Taliyah Crochet of Houma.

President Biden ended his re-election bid yesterday and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party nominee in the President’s race. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan expects Harris will receive the nomination at next month’s Democratic National Convention…
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Louisiana’s DNC delegates are on board with Harris as the nominee.

The head of the Secret Service is testifying at this hour in front of the U-S House Oversight Committee discussing the security failures that led to an assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. New Iberia State Senator Blake Miguez says the nation is owed answers…
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Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said today the assassination attempt was the biggest agency failure in decades.

Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson would like to see the governor call a special session to tackle tax reform. Nelson would like to see the legislature lower the state income tax and to offset the loss of state revenue, he proposes eliminating a number of sales tax exemptions…
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Two 18-year-olds were killed in a head-on crash in Lafourche Parish involving an underage immigrant driver, who authorities say was impaired. Trooper Ross Brennan says 18-year-old Axel Flores-Cordova of Honduras slammed head on into a vehicle on Highway 30-90 near the Fourchon area…
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Brennan did not have any information on whether Flores-Cordova is in the United States legally. He has been booked into the Lafourche Parish detention center on multiple charges.

President Biden has dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans may sue if Democrats go through with a plan to replace Biden with Harris, because the states voted for the president as nominee during the primaries and caucuses. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan…
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A federal judge says the Ten Commandments should not be displayed in any public classroom until at least November 15th pending a ruling on whether the new law is constitutional. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino believes in the end the plaintiffs will prevail…
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Several parents who have students attending public schools filed the lawsuit to prevent the law from going into effect.

Louisiana’s Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson wants the Legislature to hold another special session next month to address the “fiscal cliff” the state is facing. Colleen Crain has more…
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In other news…two 18-year-olds were fatally killed in a wreck in the Fourchon area. State Police say an 18-year-old immigrant driving drunk caused the head-on crash.

LSU cornerback Javion Toviano has been arrested on video voyeurism charges. He’s been suspended from the team.

Westgate of New Iberia football star Jaboree Antoine has committed to Miami, but LSU football has received a verbal pledge from a five-star receiver from Las Vegas. Derek Meadows is six-foot-six.