Former Governor Kathleen Blanco is in his hospice care. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A GoFundMe campaign for the burned St. Landry Parish churches is now over 1.2 million dollars. Matt Doyle spoke with the Seventh District Baptist Church President about the effort…
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Former Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco is under hospice care. Blanco, who served as governor from 2004 to 2008 was first diagnosed with an eye cancer in 2011, but the cancer returned in 2017 and spread to her liver. Last December, she said there’s no escape from her cancer. Franklin Representative Sam Jones spoke on the House floor to recognize the governor’s fight for her life…
Blanco did not seek re-election in 2008. She was criticized for her handling of Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath and the federally funded program set up to help Louisiana homeowners rebuild. Jones, who worked for Blanco in the governor’s office, fought hard for the state and wasn’t afraid to stand up to the White House…
Blanco served in elected offices for two dozen years, as she spent time as a state legislator, public service commissioner, Lt. Governor and then elected as the state’s first woman governor. Jones asks that Louisiana residents pray for Blanco…
Blanco is a New Iberia native, who lives in Lafayette. She’s 76-years-old.
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Over 1.2 million dollars has been raised for the burned St. Landry Parish churches on a GoFundMe page that’s seen a surge in donations since a fire tore through the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Seventh District Missionary Baptist Church President Freddie Jack says the historic congregations are hoping for help from their insurance, but one of them is looking at some heavy costs.
The page has been shared by national figures like Hillary Clinton, and Katie Couric.
The Pastor noted the historic majority black congregations have deep roots in the community, some of which go back over a century.
21-year-old Holden Matthews is accused of burning the churches in a racially motivated attack.
Jack says the effort is much appreciated, and the congregations are taking the tragedy in stride while they figure out how to get back into their old homes.
You can find the fund by searching Seventh District Baptist Church Fires on GoFundMe.
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The Center for Reproductive Rights says if an admitting privileges law set to be heard at the US Supreme Court were to take effect, two of the state’s three abortion clinics would close.
President Nancy Northup says the regulation requiring clinics and providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital would dramatically reduce access to the procedure.
The only remaining clinic would be a facility in Baton Rouge.
The Shreveport facility has reported a significant increase and concentration of what they called “nasty” personal harassment of facility workers and patients as the number of facilities has declined statewide. Senior Council TJ Toup says the only doctor with privileges at the facility said he’d retire if the law took effect.
Shreveport clinic administrator Cathleen Pittman says a nearly identical law in Texas demonstrated that reducing access won’t end abortion, but it will make it significantly less safe.
CRR has filed a motion to have the law dismissed by the court, citing it’s similarity to a previously dismissed Texas admitting privileges law.
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Tiger Rag Magazine has confirmed the initial report from the Baton Rouge Business Report that Joe Alleva is out as athletics director at LSU. Alleva has been the school’s A-D since 2008, but Tiger Rag Editor James Moran says Alleva is widely unpopular
Alleva’s unpopuarlity began to take a hit with the attempted firing of Les Miles as head football coach towards the end of the 2015 season. It got worse for Alleva when basketball coach Will Wade was suspended in early March. Moran says there’s evidence Alleva wanted to go through with the firing of Miles and not suspend Wade, but the fan outrage is with Joe…
Alleva’s contract is set to expire next year and Moran says this could be a good time for the head of athletics to step down or retire…