Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann is holding a Town Hall Meeting today on Common Core at Sam Houston High School. Michelle Southern reports.
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US Senate candidate Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy released a television ad over the weekend featuring former supporters of incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu. Eric Gill reports…
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According to the Army Environmental Command, Fort Polk has received the most supporting public comments of any of the 30 Army bases across the country facing military cutbacks. Scott Carwile has more…
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Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann is holding a Town Hall Meeting today on Common Core at Sam Houston High School. He invites the public to come out and disucss Common Core and get answers to any questions or express any concerns you might have…:
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Geymann says they hope to hear from parents at the meeting to discuss what their frustrations are as it relates to Common Core and what they like about it or what they don’t like about it. He says they will have a panel of people there to listen and address concerns…:
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The meeting will begin at 5:30 this evening. Geymann says with Common Core in place, the biggest complaint they are hearing from parents is about the math. He says they’ll have people on hand today who have done extensive research on the education standards and will be happy to answer any questions…:
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US Senate candidate Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy released a television ad over the weekend featuring former supporters of incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu. In the spot, three women say they will not vote for Landrieu this year because of her support of the Affordable Care Act. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says this is a good move on the part of Cassidy…
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One of the women says she voted for Landrieu before, but when the Senator voted for Obamacare she knew she’d made a mistake. Pinsonat says Obamacare is the main issue of this Senate race…
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Another woman states that she’ll vote for Cassidy because he’ll stand up to President Obama. Pinsonat says President Obama and Obamacare remain extremely unpopular in Louisiana. He says attaching Landrieu to Obama is a smart strategy for Cassidy…
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According to the Army Environmental Command, Fort Polk has received the most supporting public comments of any of the 30 Army bases across the country facing military cutbacks. Michael Reese, with Fort Polk Progress, says last year during this process, the military received about 8,000 comments with over half coming from Fort Polk…
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He says out of about 110,000 comments received this year, over 34,000 comments supported Fort Polk. The Vernon Parish Army base avoided significant cutbacks last year, losing only about 250 troops. Reese says they learned last year that community support of the base makes a big difference…
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The public comment period is the first step in the military’s force reduction process. The report lists Fort Polk’s maximum troop reduction at 6,500, out of a current military population of just under 11,000. Reese says the next step of the process is a public listing session in March…(Reese says the Army will make an announcement next June.)
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Freshman Brandon Harris made his case to be the starting quarterback as he threw for 178 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers 63-7 win over New Mexico State. Harris also rushed for two TDs as LSU scored in all seven positions he was in at quarterback. But Coach Les Miles says a decision on who will be the starting quarterback will be made to the team first
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Harris relieved a struggling Anthony Jennings, who completed two passes for 11 yards, threw two interceptions and also lost a fumble. Miles was asked if Jennings lost his confidence…
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Harris was very diplomatic when asked if he should be the starting quarterback this Saturday against defending SEC champion Auburn…
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The Saints had an opportunity to move into a first place tie in the NFC South with a win last night in Dallas, instead New Orleans got off to a slow start and lost to the Cowboys 38-17. It took until the fourth quarter for the Saints to score a touchdown, while the defense allowed Tony Romo to throw for three touchdowns and DeMarco Murray to rush for 149 yards. Coach Sean Payton says they struggled in all areas of the game…
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With Atlanta and Carolina both losing on Sunday, a win for the Saints would have put them at two and two and in a tie for first place in the NFC South. Instead, the Saints are tied for last in the division with Tampa Bay at one-and-three. Payton says it’s been a frustrating start to the season
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For the third straight game, the Saints defense failed to produce a turnover. Meanwhile the offense turned it over three times. Payton says you can’t win many games when the turnover ratio is negative three…
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