Governor Bobby Jindal’s second book is out today and it makes a case for why he should be should be the next man in the White House. Eric Gill reports…
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This week is Teen Driver Safety week and a survey finds teens are still texting and driving even after being aware of the consequences. Emelie Gunn has more….
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A longtime Louisiana political analyst finds voter interest in this year’s governor’s election is as low as he’s ever seen. Jeff Palermo has more….
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Governor Bobby Jindal’s second book is out today and in it the GOP presidential hopeful shares why he thinks he should be the next man in the White House. The title is “American Will: The Forgotten Choices That Changed our Republic.” UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s not a surprise Jindal has released another book…
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In this book, Jindal makes a case for why he should be elected president through stories from history. Cross says it’s not that unusual for a presidential candidate to release a book…
Former Republican consultants Matt Latimer and Keith Urbahn are acknowledged as co-authors of the book. Cross thinks this book will be one thing Jindal hands out on the campaign trail…
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A survey released from State Farm finds many teenagers are still texting and driving ever after understanding the potential dangers. Spokesperson Roszell Gadson says over 90-percent of teens admit to knowing it’s distracting, yet 44-percent confessed they still text and drive. He says this week is Teen Driver Safety week and hopes they can get the word out for young drivers to stay focused on the road.
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Gadson says their survey also found the biggest deterrent for teenagers to stop distracted driving is getting into a car accident. He says the second factor was 50-percent were scared of being caught by the police.
Gadson says State Farm is working with high schools around the country to participate in Teen Driver Safety Celebrate My Drive program to help students become more aware of this growing problem. He says car crashes are the number one killer of teenagers and they want to engage students to drive safely in a supportive and positive way.
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A longtime Louisiana political analyst finds the interest in this year’s governor’s race is a bad as he’s ever seen. Bernie Pinsonat says voters are very disappointed in the last four years with Jindal and reduced funding toward higher education and hospitals.
A survey from LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab found just 39-percent of voters in Louisiana were interested in this election. Pinsonat says the four major candidates haven’t been able to generate any interest, because they’re all being muffled by the constant attack ads.
Pinsonat says the voters are finding themselves shying away from believing the candidates can actually fix problems. He says 70-percent of voters give Jindal a negative rating and that’s rubbing off on the newest candidates.
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries have cited a man after he killed a legendary dear for allegedly not having deer tags or possession of basic season and big game hunting licenses. L-D-W-F Spokesperson Adam Einck says 40-year-old Glen Toups, Jr. of Abbeville shot a buck with a crossbow on an Avoyelles Parish hunting club’s property near Simmesport.
Einck says the deer meat was donated to local charities and the antlers and head are being held as evidence. He says the deer was one of the top five biggest irregular dear shot with an arrow and was unofficially scored as a 208 class buck.
Einck says the hunting club asked Toups if he had the proper qualifications before he went hunting and he told them he did. He says the club first discovered out their guest hunter did not have licenses and volunteered the information to the officer.
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LSU Coach Les Miles is warning his team not to let its guard down against Saturday’s opponent, Western Kentucky. Miles says the 6-and-1 Hilltoppers should be ranked in the Top 25 and their quarterback Brandon Doughty, is good enough to play in the SEC…
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Doughty and the Western Kentucky offense will face an LSU defense that’s ranked 3rd in total defense. The Tigers have been much better at getting after the quarterback this season. They’ve recorded 17 sacks, after recording just 19 sacks last year. Miles gives credit to first-year defensive line coach Ed Orgeron…
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While LSU statistically has one of the best defenses in the SEC, they’ve given up several big pass plays. There were a few times, Florida receivers were running wide open, including on a 19-yard touchdown pass. Miles says they are working to get that corrected…
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The Ragin Cajuns have a big Sun Belt Conference match-up tonight with Arkansas state. Coach Mark Hudspeth’s team has won the last four times they’ve played a regular season game on a Tuesday night…
Arkansas State comes in with a record of 3-and-3, 2-0 in the Sun Belt. The Cajuns won their Sun Belt opener and they are 2-3 overall. UL Lafayette has finally settled on a quarterback. Jalen Nixon threw for 238 yards and had four total touchdowns the last time out and Hudspeth hopes to see that kind of performance again…