After the failed effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, Covington Representative Paul Hollis says he’ll file bill for the upcoming legislative session to lower the threshold….
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Get ready for flying trapeze artists and BMX acrobats. After a six-year hiatus, Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey circus is back with a completely reinvented show. Teiko Foxx has more.
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After a failed attempt to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, a state lawmaker says he’ll attempt to pass legislation to make it easier to recall elected officials. Covington Representative Paul Hollis says it’s too hard to recall an elected official, because it takes 20-percent of the registered voters in large parishes like Orleans….
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Hollis wants to lower the threshold for the number of signatures needed to force a recall. He says instead of making it based on the number of qualified voters, the number should be based on the number of people who voted in the election of the person now targeted in the recall
Hollis says if recall organizers are successful in getting signatures from 20 percent of people who voted in the election, it would still take a majority vote in the recall election to oust a person from public office.
In 2018, Hollis convinced lawmakers to change the recall election rules so that only 20-percent of the registered voters in a municipality with over 100-thousand voters were needed for a recall petition to be successful. It was 33-percent. Hollis wants to lower the threshold again…
Hollis’ bill will be debated in the legislative session that begins April 10th.
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The “Greatest Show on Earth” is back and it’s heading to North Louisiana. Ringling Brothers. and Barnum & Bailey will begin their North American tour in Bossier City at the Brookshire Grocery Arena, September 29 through 31. Show Guide Lauren Irving says they are reintroducing Ringling at a time when families are seeking to share experiences that provide togetherness.
The show ended its 146-year run in 2017 due to high operating costs and costly legal battles with animal rights groups. Irving says there will be no animals on the tour but it will be a massive playground with two main stages, a 360-degree view with live camera feeds, and unique performances.
The reimagined all-human show features acts including Triangular Highwire, Criss-Cross Flying Trapeze, double wheel, Extreme Box Jump Trampoline, and more. Irving says their goal was to enhance the total experience with technology and amazing wow moments.
There will be a 19-city tour and the stop in Bossier City is the only one scheduled for Louisiana.
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Louisiana U-S senator Bill Cassidy went on the floor of the U-S Senate today to challenge President Biden to meet with a bipartisan group of senators currently discussing solutions to save the program. The Republican from Baton Rouge says the President has said he’s ready to work with Congress, but so far they have not been able to get an appointment with Mr. Biden…
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Cassidy says the Social Security Trust Fund will go insolvent in nine years, resulting in an automatic 24-percent benefit cut. The senator says President Biden has not taken any steps to address this looming problem…
Cassidy says the President should show sense of urgency to act as Social Security is heading toward a financial cliff in less than a decade…
When the President unveiled his 2024 budget, he said the Administration is committed to protecting and strengthening Social Security, but Cassidy says Mr. Biden has not shown how the federal government will shore up Social Security.
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Exactly four weeks after Nathan Millard disappeared, Baton Rouge Police are looking for a Florida man who was last seen at 12:45 Wednesday morning. Sgt L’Jean McKneely says 44-year-old Jody Bert was traveling back home with his family after visiting relatives in Oklahoma, became ill and stopped for the night.
Bert’s wallet, phone, and car were found in a nearby parking garage.
McNeely wouldn’t disclose Bert’s medical condition but says it could be related to his disappearance.
Police are searching the area where he was last seen and McNeely says detectives are gathering and viewing surveillance camera footage from the area in an attempt to trace Bert’s steps.
He’s described as 6 feet, 220 pounds, with short black hair and tattoos on his left arm, wearing blue jeans, and a dark-colored hoodie. If you have any information you are asked to contact BRPD or Crimestoppers.