Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne officially kicked off his campaign for Governor today…:
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The man who founded the Catholic Diocese of Shreveport has passed away. Seventy-three year-old Bishop William Friend passed away at his home in Coral Springs, Florida. Friend founded the Shreveport Diosese in 1989 under Pope John Paull II, and remained bishop until his retirement, logging 47 years of active priesthood.
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On NBC’s “Meet the Press” yesterday, Governor Bobby Jindal discussed the Religious Freedom bills debates that has created some controversy in the past weeks. Jindal says forcing businesses to participate in a same-sex wedding ceremony, when they have a religious objection, is a Constitutional issue…
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Here in Louisiana, Bossier City Respresentative Mike Johnson has already filed a religious freedom bill for our state.

The Federal Highway Administration is showing a list of over 1,800 bridges in Louisiana are reportedly “structurally deficient”, as the state faces a $12 billion backlog in delayed road and bridge maintenance projects. DOTD spokesman Rodney Mallet…
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This could take some time, given the state budget crisis.