Shoplifters, beware, the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office has two more heroic deputies. They weigh over one ton and pursue at over 25 miles per hour. Kace Kieschnick has more…
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Legendary Louisiana Tech sports broadcaster Dave Nitz passed away at the age of 82 this morning. Jeff Palermo reports.
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The Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Office assisted in an unusual shoplifting arrest Saturday at the grand opening of a new Tractor Supply store in Ponchatoula. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says 35-year-old Theresa Prine was confronted by the store owner for trying to leave without paying when hooved heroes Caddy and Yella took notice..
The shoplifter was detained until the Ponchatoula Police Department arrived. The woman was issued a summons for Felony Theft after determining her cart contained over 12-hundred-dollars’ worth of merchandise. Rodrigue says the pursuit was over as soon as it began.
Rodrigue says the Mounted Division was stationed at the opening to be a positive presence, as they are at many public events, but these officers are more than just a long, pretty face. She says they specialize in crowd control and pursuit.
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The longtime voice of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, Dave Nitz passed away at the age of 82 this morning. A master storyteller, Nitz called over 45-hundred Tech games over 50 years. LA Tech broadcaster Malcolm Butler says the Loyal Blue lost an icon.
A native of West Virginia, Nitz arrived in Ruston in the spring of 1974 when he called his first Bulldog baseball game, an NCAA Regional matchup at old Arlington Stadium. Butler says Nitz was a professional in every sport, but baseball was his passion…
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Nitz called his final Louisiana Tech game last year- a Bulldog baseball home game. He’d relinquished football and men’s basketball duties to Butler years before. Butler says Nitz and his signature call were a tough act to follow…
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Governor Landry signs a series of bills aimed at unleashing Louisiana’s coastal energy production. Among the bills Landry signed during a ceremony at Moncla Well Services in Lafayette was one that addressed legacy lawsuits by encouraging parties to admit responsibility in damaging the state’s coastline and work towards remediation.
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Another bill Landry signed is the Affordable, Reliable, Clean Energy Security Act.
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Landry also signed a bill that reduced the severance tax on all new oil drilling projects in the state, continuing his work on reducing taxes throughout the state.
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Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Letlow has filed legislation that would help agricultural producers impacted by disruptions to the global trade market. Letlow says the bill would create a dedicated fund that would allow the Trump Administration to respond swiftly to trade-related losses
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Letlow says its important farmers receive financial assistance if they lose revenue, because of a decrease in exports, higher input costs and retaliatory trade barriers imposed by foreign countries. She this measure would make sure farmers receive the support they need, while President Trump works to fix unfair trade practices…
The Republican who serves Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District says her legislation already has the support of the House Agriculture Committee…
Letlow says an exact time on when the legislation could receive a vote on the House floor is not known.