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Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan has strong ties to Louisiana
The winning horse at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has Louisiana's fingerprints all over it. Mystik Dan won by a nose, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young. Lafayette native Brian Hernandez was the jockey and Shreveport native Sharilyn Gasaway is a co-owner. "It's absolutely unbelievable and a dream of a lifetime...
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BRPD officer takes protect and "serve" to a new level by delivering a baby
When Corporal Jason Lee with the Baton Rouge Police took on extra duty Saturday, he never imagined it would include delivering a healthy baby boy. Lt. L' Jean McNeely said Lee was driving down Greenwell Springs Road when he was flagged down by the woman whose daughter, Destiny Allen, was going into labor. "He open...
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Poll: Governor Landry's approval rating 56%
A statewide poll conducted for the Times Picayune and the Advocate finds Governor Jeff Landry's approval rating is 56-percent. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says Landry has been busy with two special sessions and a regular session since January and voters have noticed. "He's been in the news, large...
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Meeting to decide next steps for LA congressional map held today
A meeting will be held today in Shreveport to decide how to finalize the state's congressional map after the most recent one was thrown out in court. After three years of back and forth, NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney Jared Evans is disappointed with the ruling. "But it's not devastating to our position because...
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Legislation that gives insurers the ability to drop policyholders after three years waiting for governor's signature
A property insurance reform bill waiting for the governor's signature would end the three-year rule. Louisiana is the only state that prohibits an insurer from dropping a customer that's been a policyholder for more than three years. House Insurance Chairman Gabe Firment says the legislation allows insurance companies ...
May 04, 2024
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CABL says budget cuts to early childhood education and teacher pay sends bad message
The budget that was passed in the House last week, cut $24 million from early childhood education and reduced teacher pay stipends from $2,000 to $1,700. President of the Council for a Better Louisiana, Barry Erwin said it sends a bad message and it's discouraging... "And I think it hurts the message that we're tr...
May 03, 2024
Louisiana small business owner wins national small business award
The National 2024 Small Business Person of the Year is from Bayou State. Iam Tucker is the president and CEO of Integrated Logistical Support in New Orleans. As a second-generation small business owner of 15 years, Tucker said she's extremely honored to receive the recognition. "I am completely still in shock and ...
May 03, 2024
Walker H.S. baseball coach arrested for theft
The head baseball coach at Walker High School, Nicholas Scelfo has been arrested for allegedly submitting false invoices of almost $30,000 to the school for reimbursement of equipment he never purchased. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said they were contacted after school officials conducted an equipment inventory...
May 02, 2024
Political analyst: Governor Landry's legislative priorities face resistance in the Senate
Governor Landry's legislative priorities are running into resistance in the Senate. A House approved school choice bill that the governor supports has yet to be heard by Senate Education. Landry also backs a major change in the public records law, but the bill awaits a debate on the Senate floor. And Senate President C...
May 02, 2024
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Inmate killed during transport in West Feliciana Parish
A Catahoula Correctional Center Inmate was fatally shot yesterday after faking an illness during transport and attacking correctional center officers. Lt. Jared Sandifer with the Louisiana State Police said it happened just outside of St. Francisville Wednesday morning. "What looks like trying to do the right thin...
May 02, 2024