Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne has sent a letter to Governor Bobby Jindal asking that he reimburse taxpayers for the cost of having State Police provide security for him during his out-of-state campaign travels. It’s unlikely Jindal will follow through with Dardenne’s request. A spokesperson for the governor says the safety of the governor shouldn’t be used as a political issue.
The State Department of Health and Hospitals has once again confirmed the presence of a brain eating ameba in the St. Bernard Parish Water System. Spokeswoman Olivia Hwang (WONG) says the water is safe to drink, but they urge residents to avoid getting water in their noses. She says getting an infection is extremely rare…:
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DHH is requesting a 60-day chlorine burn to eliminate amoebas from the system.
A report from the transportation research group TRIP, says Louisiana motorists pay about 514-dollars extra per year for car upkeep due to poor road conditions. Associate director of research, Carolyn Kelly, hopes this study serves as a wake-up call so the public and elected officials can make transportation funding a top priority…
cut 8 (08) “….to a minimum”
State Police arrest three jockeys at Evangeline Downs in Opelousas, who were involved in an alleged race fixing scheme. Forty-six year-old Joseph Patin Jr. and his brother, 51-year-old Billy, as well as, 24-year-old LeSean Conyers allegedly used questionable riding tactics during a race on June 19th…
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That’s Master Trooper Brooks David (dah-VEED). Chairman Bob Wright of the Louisiana Racing Commission says any deviations from honest and truly compeitive horseracing cannot be condoned.