Public Service Commissioner, Foster Campbell, isn’t immediately ready to hand the Democratic Presidential nomination to President Biden’s choice, Vice President Kamala Harris. Colleen Crain has the story.
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The Louisiana Legislature has hired Boston Consulting Group to perform a comprehensive assessment of the Louisiana Department of Transportation. Earlier this year, Governor Landry issued an executive order mandating the optimization of DOTD’s operations.

A driver heading the wrong way on U-S 61 in St. Rose near I-310 resulted in a head-on crash that killed four people, including two children, eight-year-old Benjamin Alexis the Third and five-year-old Charles Alexis of Chalmette. State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu says the children were wearing seatbelts, but they should have been in a booster seat…
cut 6 (11) “…by the manufacturers”
The fatal wreck happened yesterday morning before six AM. Impairment on behalf of both drivers is unknown at this time.

Former nursing home owner Bob Dean has avoided jail time after pleading no contest to 15 counts related to his failed evacuation plan of nursing home residents to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida in 2021. Dean was sentenced to three years probation, Attorney General Liz Murrill expressed disappointment Dean was not sent to prison for several years. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says Dean did not show criminal intent, even though several elderly people died as a result of his plan…
Cut 8 (11) “…criminal in nature.”

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…
cut 5 (12) “…toward this”
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…
cut 6 (11) “…really competitive”

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.

President Joe Biden has made the decision not to seek re-election. Jeff Palermo reports one local political analyst believes Kamala Harris will be the Democratic presidential nominee…
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State Police says an 18-year-old driver from Honduras was driving impaired when his Jeep slammed head-on into a Kia, killing two 18-year-olds. Taliyah Crochet of Houma and Rylan Oncale were in the Kia and died. The crash occurred early Sunday morning in Lafourche Parish. Axel Flores-Cordova was arrested after it was revealed his B-A-C was nearly seven times over the underage legal limit.

The U-S House Oversight Committee will hold a hearing today into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. New Iberia state Senator Blake Miguez, who is also a competitive marksman, says there are many unanswered questions that the Secret Service must answer. From the weapon type used to the competence level of the protective detail assigned to Trump and…
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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…
cut 5 (12) “…toward this”
Nelson says state can offset the loss of that revenue from a lower income tax by eliminating several different sales tax exemptions.

President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he will not seek a second term and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democrats’ nominee for President. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says the major shakeup in the President’s race should benefit Democrats…
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House Speaker Mike Johnson of Benton says the Democratic Party has invalidated the votes of millions of Americans by forcing their nominee off the ballot for President.

The U-S House Oversight Committee will hear from U-S Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle today about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. New Iberia state senator Blake Miguez says it sure appears the Secret Service was not prepared for the shooting at Trump’s campaign rally, but they were out in force for the Republican National Convention…
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A federal judge has told Louisiana public schools not to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in classrooms until at least November 15th. This will give U-S District Court Judge John deGravelles the opportunity to rule on a lawsuit that claims the law requiring the Ten Commandments to be on display in every classroom violates the U-S Constitution. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino expects a lengthy legal battle…
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The law is set to go into effect on January 1st.

State lawmakers have had a busy year but Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson hopes the Legislature will hold another special session next month. He wants to make some fundamental reforms to address a “fiscal cliff” as a result of a 600-million dollar loss in revenue when a temporary state sales tax expires next July.
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Nelson wants to lower the state income tax rate while eliminating several different sales tax exemptions.