The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has learned that the public-private split in football should have never happened in 2013, because of the way the vote was conducted. Eric Gill reports…
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Another teacher from Destrehan High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a then 16-year-old female student. Eric Gill reports…:
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It was a huge week for politics in Louisiana. John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the state’s 56th governor and President Barack Obama visited Baton Rouge Thursday. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the fireworks got going before the governor’s inauguration when the state House elected New Iberia Republican Taylor Barras as its new Speaker…
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Edwards backed New Orleans Democrat Walt Leger as Speaker of the House. It was learned this week that former Governor Bobby Jindal approved millions of dollars worth of pay raises for state employees in his final days in office. Alford says these pay hikes caught the new administration off guard…
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He says some departments saw a 4-percent merit based pay hike in Jindal’s final days and some were retroactive. Alford says Retired Air Force Col. Rob Maness is ready to jump into the US Senate race. He says Maness joining what’s expected to by a heavy Republican field of candidates puts an interesting twist on November’s primary… (Maness is expected to officially announce his candidacy on January 27th.)
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Walmart announced today the company will be closing 269 stores worldwide, including 8 in Louisiana. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Walmart is trying to cut out the stores where they aren’t as profitable, like Walmart Express. He says the company has realized they need to start being smart about where they’re spending their money.
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Eight Louisiana stores will be closing. Rice says 95% of the Walmart stores closing have another store within 10 miles in the United States.
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Rice says the company hopes the employees losing their jobs at a closing location can be placed in another store. He says Walmart still wants to keep their loyal customers.
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The Louisiana High School Athletic Association has learned that the public-private split in football should have never happened in 2013, because of the way the vote was conducted. LRN Sports Director and LHSAA Game of the Week announcer Jeff Palermo says the vote was done by school principals and not by the executive committee. Palermo says this violated the LHSAA constitution…
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LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine says as of now, football playoffs are going back to five championships. The LHSAA only has a couple of weeks to come up with a plan before their annual convention which begins on the 27th. Palermo finds this announcement very startling…
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He says for those who wanted the old playoff system, this is a big victory. Palermo is sure this is not the last we’ll hear about the public-private split…
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Another teacher from Destrehan High School is under arrest for allegedly having sex with one of her female students who was 16 when the relationship started. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says they booked 26-year-old Kimberly Naquin with carnal knowledge of a juvenile and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student…:
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Champagne says the information that the student and the teacher may have been having a sexual relationship came from a family member of the student. Most of the encounters took place at Naquin’s home in Kenner — but also at Destrehan High and at a home in Destrehan. Champagne says Naquin’s bond is set at $75,000, with several conditions…:
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Naquin is the daughter of the St. Charles Parish School Board president. Kenner Police said they have a warrant for Naquin on 10 counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Two other Destrehan teachers still have cases pending in Jefferson Parish where they allegedly had three-way sexual encounter with a 16-year-old male student. Champagne says these cases are bewildering…:
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A Mississippi man has been arrested for aggravated animal cruelty after posting of Facebook a picture of a dog he allegedly shot and killed in Washington Parish. Brent Jones with the Sheriff’s Office says during the investigation they discovered the shooting happened in Clifton, Louisiana. He says Todd Hammond was questioned after they received multiple tips and officers saw his online post.
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He says Hammond was also given a citation for not having a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries issued hunting license. He says they are always watching for incriminating online posts.
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