A coalition of student groups called Renew LSU is urging university officials to change the names of two prominent buildings on campus. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Is Congressman Ralph Abraham planning to run for governor in 2019? Michelle Southern spoke with the Richland Parish physician…:
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A coalition of student groups called Renew LSU is pushing for university leaders to rename two prominent buildings on campus, Murphy J. Foster Hall and the John M. Parker Agriculture Coliseum. The group’s spokesperson Savanah Dickinson says former Governor Foster created voter registration requirements that disenfranchised a majority of the Bayou State in the 1890s.
Dickinson says Parker served as governor from 1920 to 1924 and participated in and refused to apologize for the 1891 lynching of 11 Sicilian immigrants who were allegedly involved in the murder of a New Orleans Police Chief. She says they hope to rename Foster Hall in honor of Dr. Pinkie Gordon Lane.
It’s expected Renew LSU will hear back from LSU in the spring. Dickinson says they hope Parker Coliseum will be renamed in honor of former New Orleans mayor Dutch Morial and former Vice President Hubert Humphrey. She says even though they might receive some push back, changing these names is the right thing to do.
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Since Louisiana has some of the highest rates for teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections in the county, the Louisiana Public Health Institute has started a new campaign called “Geaux Talk”. Associate Director Kristie Bardell says parents can go to geaux-talk-dot-org to receive tips on how to discuss with their children the harsh realities about sexual related diseases…
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61 percent of Louisiana parents and caregivers believe their children received or received sex education in school, but Bardell says the numbers show the current education programs are not working…
Bardell says if parents are not happy with the sex education their child is getting now, she urges them to discuss it further with school administrators by getting tips on how to do that at geaux-talk-dot-org…
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There’s buzz about Congressman Ralph Abraham of Richland Parish running for governor in 2019. He would join other potential GOP candidates going up against Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards such as US Senator John Kennedy, AG Jeff Landry and Congressman Garret Graves. Abraham says he’s considering the option…:
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Abraham says he would love to bring to the state level what they are working towards on Capitol Hill which is less government oversight, and more money and more authority to citizens…:
An Lafayette attorney has claimed the $191 million dollar Powerball prize on behalf of a three-member family partnership from the winning ticket in the October 25th drawing sold in Eunice. Louisiana Lottery spokeswoman Kimberly Chopin says the group opted for the cash prize…:
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The payout represents the largest single prize ever won in the Louisiana Lottery’s 26-year history. Chopin says the winning family wishes to remain anonymous, but obviously they are elated…:
The family released a statement which said, “For those who say you’ll never win, well never was on October 25th.” Chopin says the family member who bought the winning ticket was actually off-shore when he discovered he’d won. She says the winning family agreed that they would share any winnings: