At a gathering of about 600 Christian conservatives in Iowa Thursday, the largest applause of the night went to Governor Bobby Jindal. Three other Republican presidential hopefuls, Rick Perry, Mike Huckabee, and Rick Santorum, also spoke at the event. Jennifer Jacobs with the Des Moines Register says it was really obvious Jindal hit a home run…
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Jindal is expected to announce his candidancy after the legislative session.

A very popular Monroe chef and restauranteur has just received some rather impressive national recognition. Cory Bahr, the owner of Restaurant Cotton and Nonna, got the most votes for “People’s Best New Chef” in Food and Wine magazine. Bahr previously served as executive chef at Sage in Monroe and did his chef internships at Commander’s Palace and Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse in New Orleans.
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Over 4 dozen new Louisiana State Police troopers graduated Friday from Cadet Class #93. Louisiana State Police Sergeant Nick Manale says these aspiring troopers began the rigorous training program at the State Police Training Academy at the end of November last year…:
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There’s no shortage of things to do this weekend, but revelers in South Louisiana may face some rain interruptions Saturday and Sunday as a cool front is moving through. Meteorlogist Danielle Manning with the National Weather Service in Slidell says-if you’re going out-keep the umbrellas and panchos handy…
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Things in North Louisiana should start to dry out Saturday.