On NBC’s Meet The Press Sunday, Governor Bobby Jindal was asked some questions about the religious freedom debate that’s created a national controversy in the past couple of weeks. The Louisiana bill from Bossier City Representative Mike Johnson, would permit private businesses to deny the same benefits to same-sex couples as other married couples based on a religious objection. Jindal says the question is about religious liberty…
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Facing charges that he drugged women in order to rape them, former New Orleans Saints star Darren Sharper entered a plea of not guilty today in US District court in New Orleans. In reality, it’s just a formality, since a magistrate judge cannot accept a guilty plea for a felony. Sharper has a multi-state pleas deal in the works for his crimes.
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Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne officially kicked off his campaign for Governor today. In his announcement, Dardenne said he’s already logged thousands of Louisiana miles in his current job, which he says will continue for his new one…:
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Dardenne says he’d work out of an existing state office in each location so it wouldn’t cost any more money.

A Louisiana State Trooper has been injured in a drunk driving stop in East Baton Rouge Parish on I-12 Sunday morning. The unidentified trooper was taking care of one drunk driving crash, when he was hit by another drunk driver, 24 year-old Magen Hall of Zachary. Trooper Dustin Dwight says these cases are unacceptable…
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