New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is a vocal opponent of an amendment on the November 13th ballot that some say will be transformative for the state. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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Students at LSU are calling on leaders to end the rape culture and hold administrators and those who commit sexual assault responsible. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Efforts are underway at Grambling State University to put an end to gun violence from outsiders on the campus. More from Dave Brannen.
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is voicing opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. Amendment One would create a single, centralized sales tax commission; replacing the multiple tax collection authorities in parts of the state. Her city is one of those places. Political analyst Jeremy Alford, with “LAPolitics.com”, says this is an un-ignorable political dispute…:
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On November 13th, voters can choose “yes” or “no” on Amendment One, which would streamline sales tax collections down to one central state authority. Alford says Mayor Cantrell has had concerns about the Amendment; calling it a “political solution to a technical problem.” He says he thinks it goes deeper than that…:
There are not a lot of “heavy turnout” races or issues on the November ballot, except for in New Orleans where Cantrell is running for re-election and more. Alford says because of that, Cantrell’s voice could play a serious role in the amendment’s success or failure…:
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Louisiana is observing National Teen Driver Safety Week this week as state police and others try to get the message through about the causes of crashes that left 95 teens dead last year in the state and more than 82-hundred others injured. Trooper Thomas Gossen.
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Gossen says the “Sudden Impact” program, created over 20 years ago, has troopers teaming up with medical officials to help address the problem of teens being killed or injured in crashes.
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Trooper Gossen says there is a small laundry list of driving mistakes that contribute to the teen crashes and the disturbing toll they’ve taken in Louisiana
Gossen says the risk of motor vehicle crashes is highest among 16 to 19-year-olds of what police say are unexpected, permanent, and preventable tragedies.
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LSU students marched Monday calling out administrators for not holding Chair of the Department of French Studies accountable for ignoring Title IX complaints. LSU Student and Outreach Chair for Feminist in Action Paola Colmenares says they are demanding the school hold rapists accountable….
Six plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the university claiming Chair Adelaide Russo allowed Edouard d’Espalungue d’Arros, a graduate student and employee to return to the department and repeat his predatory behavior despite awaiting trial in Rapides Parish for a 2018 rape arrest.
LSU Student Miranda Albarez says if the school had removed d’Espalungue d’Arros she might not have become a victim.
d’Espalungue d’Arros was indicted by a grand jury in Rapides Parish for a 2018 rape arrest and was allowed by a judge to return to France to visit family and has never returned to the country.
This is not the first protest over Title IX issues on campus, students camped outside of the LSU Football Operations Building last October when ignored sexual misconduct violations were exposed. Student and Secretary of Feminist in Action Kayla Meyers was there also.
Protestors are demanding transparency with the Title IX office and steps to end the rape culture on campus.
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The head of the Student Government Association at Grambling State University is speaking out about the two on-campus deadly shootings, one on Wednesday, the other on Sunday. SGA President Cameron Jackson says the gun violence has already led to discussions with University President Rick Gallot and others about establishing possible checkpoints.
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Jackson is confident that President Gallot will take steps to curb the gun violence from outsiders as happened during Homecoming Week at the university.
Jackson is hopeful for a second meeting that would see police take a more active role in keeping violent outsiders in check should they try to gather on the open Grambling campus.
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Now that Ed Orgeron’s fate has been decided how will the football team respond as they visit 12th ranked Ole Miss this Saturday? Orgeron expects a good week of practice
LSU has found a running game the last two weeks. Rushing for 147 yards against Kentucky two weeks ago and a season-high 321 yards last weekend against Florida. Orgeron credits health and the o-line learning from first-year offensive line coach Brad Davis…
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LSU’s defense faces a major challenge this week as they go up against Heisman contender and Rebels quarterback Matt Corral. He accounted for 426 yards, including 195 rushing yards in a win at Tennessee on Saturday. Corral is banged up, but Orgeron expects him to play…
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According to ESPN, ULM’s shocking victory over Liberty on Saturday is the largest upset win in a game between FBS teams since 2012 and the fifth-largest upset since 2000. The Warhawks went into the contest as a 32.5 point underdog. Coach Terry Bowden says the win over the Flames serves as a great confidence builder…
This Saturday, ULM will host South Alabama. The Jaguars are 4-and-2 and they are coming off a 42-14 win over Georgia Southern. Bowden says first-year South Al Coach Kane Wommack (WAH-mick) has turned that program around…