Governor John Bel Edwards said on his monthly radio show that David Duke does not represent Louisiana, as the former-KKK leader and state representative is once again making national headlines. Halen Doughty has more…
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Tom Benson’s Dixie Beer is entering new markets all across the Gulf South area, and now residents in Lafayette and Baton Rouge will be able to enjoy Louisiana’s iconic brew. Halen Doughty reports…:
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Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says we now know that Superintendent of Education John White had no reason to worry about his job. Emelie Gunn has more…
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During his monthly call-in radio show, Governor John Bel Edwards expressed his disappointment that former-KKK leader and state representative David Duke is once again making national headlines. He says he doesn’t want Louisiana to be colored by that bigotry because Duke does not represent our state.
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Edwards says there’s no place for that kind of hatred here, especially those who spew bigotry and claim it’s somehow patriotic. He says brave American men and women defeated the Nazi movement during World War II.
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Edwards says it is unacceptable that we are dealing with this on the streets of America in 2017. But he says the people of Louisiana do not share the racist ideas of David Duke.
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Tom Benson’s Dixie Beer is entering new markets all across the Gulf South area, and now residents in Lafayette and Baton Rouge will be able to enjoy Louisiana’s iconic brew. Ben Hales is the Senior Vice President of the Saints and Pelicans and is helping Benson oversee operations of the century-old Dixie Beer brand…:
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Dixie Beer began distribution in New Orleans last month, first with kegs to area bars and restaurants, and just last week with product at retail locations. Hales says anyone who grew up in New Orleans or Louisiana will remember Dixie Beer, back when The Big Easy was considered the brewing capitol of the south…:
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Dixie Beer and Dixie Light will be sold in 12-ounce cans and longneck bottles. Dixie Blackened Voodoo Lager will be sold in bottles only. Hales says this is all part of Benson’s post-Katrina effort to bring back or revitalize iconic New Orleans brands…:
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Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says we now know that Superintendent of Education John White had no reason to worry about his job. White received a 3 out of four rating from BESE, which is considered effective and proficient. Erwin says clearly there are those who wanted White to lose his job…:
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The closed-door BESE meeting on White’s evaluation was 4 hours long, and there were no public comments and no objection. Erwin says critics didn’t even raise questions about whether White needs to be reconfirmed by the Senate…:
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White will continue to work month to month as his contract was not extended. Erwin says this rating shows a sign of support from BESE about White’s performance over the last five and a half years. He says there is always a certain amount of political controversy around this position…
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The state Department of Corrections will take over operations of Allen Correctional Center in Kinder beginning next month. DOC Secretary Jimmy Leblanc says budget constraints led to the GEO Group cancelling their contract to run the facility.
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The facility will serve inmates from Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany parishes. Leblanc says the Allen Correctional Center will be used as a local level reception center. This will double their capacity to evaluate the 15,000 offenders they take in every year.
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Leblanc says inmates will also be processed out of the jail through the reentry facility. He says they’ll also offer GED training and college coursework to help inmates prepare to reenter the community.
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