Thursday, May 22, 2008
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Gov. Bobby Jindal and his wife, Supriya, will spend Memorial Day weekend at GOP presidential candidate John McCain’s Arizona ranch, according to a press statement released Wednesday.
At least three Republicans mentioned as potential vice presidential running mates were invited to McCain’s ranch for the weekend.
Law enforcement officials said Wednesday they won’t let inadequate jail space in East Baton Rouge Parish keep them from arresting misdemeanor and minor felony offenders. A state House committee has rejected a school voucher bill that would have allowed some Louisiana children in kindergarten through third grade to attend private schools at taxpayer expenses. The start of summer is typically the start of the emergence of West Nile Virus, and we could be in for a mean season in 2008. Director of East Baton Rouge Mosquito Control Matt Yates joined us on 2une In Thursday morning to discuss ways to limit your exposure. The Powerball, Louisiana Lotto and Easy 5 jackpots went untouched Wednesday night, state lottery officials said. The week has stayed relatively dry, but will your weekend be able to hold off the rain clouds? WBRZ Meteorologist Dave Nussbaum has your forecast. It should be a hot and spicy weekend in Gonzales, as it's time for the 41st annual Jambalaya Festival. It should be a hot and spicy weekend in Gonzales, as it's time for the 41st annual Jambalaya Festival. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Government forecasters expect between six and nine hurricanes to form in the Atlantic this year. They say two to five of those could be major hurricanes. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Likely Democratic nominee Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate, fresh signs that the general election campaign is well under way and the primary race against Hillary Rodham Clinton is basically over. Obama has asked former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to begin vetting potential vice presidential picks, Democ(AP) - ratic officials said Thursday. Johnson did the same job for Democratic nominees John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984. A 70-year-old rumor still circulates about the construction of the Old Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge. The rumor claims a worker fell off and sank into a pier of freshly poured cement. Miracle Place Church is having to do more cleanup after a break-in. Just days after receiving storm damage, church leaders say thieves broke into the sanctuary and stole nearly $15,000 worth of a electronics and instruments. Police arrested a man accused of shooting at his mother’s ex-boyfriend after they passed each other on their bicycles in the 3600 block of Conrad Street. Gov. Bobby Jindal got crosswise with some legislators Wednesday after an aide filed last-minute opposition to a bill that would allow the lieutenant governor to appoint members of a handful of state boards. DONALDSONVILLE — A former standout athlete is in legal trouble following his arrest. Champlain Babin, 19, Donaldsonville, is one of five men whom Ascension Parish sheriff’s detectives have linked to a vandalism outbreak during the weekend at Donaldsonville High School, sheriff’s Chief Deputy Tony Bacala said. HOLDEN — Volunteers from a Texas-based mounted search team, Livingston Parish sheriff’s investigators and area residents renewed efforts Wednesday to find a Holden woman missing since May 2. Despite charges that it will be struck down in court, a House panel Wednesday approved a bill that would revamp the way evolution and other science topics are taught in Louisiana public schools. Completing a whirlwind, two-day interview process at LSU, a “weary” New Mexico State University President Michael Martin said late Wednesday he would “very seriously” consider a chancellor job offer from LSU. With donations lagging, the Capital Area United Way will cut by an average of 25 percent its funding to 51 local agencies, a United Way spokeswoman said Wednesday. A slightly watered-down chemical castration bill advanced to the full House on Wednesday. Offenders who commit simple kidnapping or molestation of a juvenile would not be subject to injections of medroxyprogesterone acetate, which suppresses a man’s sex drive by reducing testosterone levels. BAKER — Mayor Harold Rideau and a group of Hurricane Katrina evacuees said Wednesday that FEMA’s push to close its Renaissance Village trailer park by the end of the month could leave some people homeless. Public officials could avoid having to disclose their personal finances if they resign by July 1 under a bill advanced Wednesday by a state Senate committee. Lawmakers derailed legislation Wednesday that would ban assault weapons. New Orleans officials said the ban is necessary because the weapons penetrate body armor and car doors. A state district judge ruled Wednesday that a jury should not hear about a lewd act a man on trial for murder allegedly committed several weeks ago in a courthouse holding cell. LAFAYETTE -- A nonprofit group is pushing for a hiking and biking trail that would stretch some 25 miles from downtown Lafayette through the forests surrounding the Vermilion River and on to Breaux Bridge and St. Martinville. A state Senate panel Wednesday endorsed legislation that would change one of three judicial election districts in the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. Legislation to ban the use of public funds for human cloning passed without opposition in a Senate committee Wednesday. House Bill 370 now heads to the Senate floor. Legislation passed out of the state House of Representatives on Wednesday would put a time limit on how long the governor and his key staff get to keep their public records private. The House of Representatives approved legislation Wednesday to let Iberville Parish voters decide whether to allow a thoroughbred horse-racing track in St. Gabriel. Baton Rouge riverboat casinos would have to pay more of their gambling revenue to city-parish government under a bill that cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday. LAFAYETTE — Contractors on Wednesday gave the Lafayette Parish School Board an early estimate of $2.8 million on the cost of repairs still needed to bring N.P. Moss Middle School back to full operation. OPELOUSAS — The prospect of using revenue obtained from taking garbage from other parishes into the St. Landry Parish landfill for parish road maintenance revenue was discussed Wednesday night by the Parish Council. Southern University could have a new chancellor chosen on Saturday. Southern University System President Ralph Slaughter said on Wednesday that he will recommend his top choice to the full Southern Board of Supervisors on Saturday. A push by Metro Councilman David Boneno to give local businesses a tax break on purchases of new equipment and machinery could face an uphill battle because of reservations by Mayor-President Kip Holden’s administration. SORRENTO — Town Attorney Greg Lambert told Town Council members Tuesday that what they thought are its boundaries may not be. Lambert said he believes the actual boundaries of Sorrento differ from the boundaries under which the town operates. LSU School of Veterinary Medicine conferred Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees in its spring 2008 graduation ceremonies. Louisiana Technical College, Baton Rouge Campus, recently announced the graduation of students completing program requirements in recent commencement ceremonies. PEARL RIVER — St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s deputies have found the body of a man believed to be the victim of a Sunday boating accident on the West Pearl River, deputies said. CLINTON — The East Feliciana Parish School Board voted Wednesday to keep its Army training programs at Clinton and Jackson high schools, despite dwindling participation and difficulty in recruiting officers to teach the courses. LAPLACE — Some St. James Parish elected officials are angry about what they say is a plan by the Port of South Louisiana Commission to beat the parish out of millions of dollars in tax revenue. LIVINGSTON — The Livingston Parish School Board committee revisited but was deadlocked Wednesday over a continuing point of contention about how principals and other top administrators are paid state salary increases. NEW ROADS — False River is open once more to boat traffic, and Pointe Coupee Parish Administrator Jim Bello said expectations are for a busy holiday weekend. Miriam Woolfolk, 74, of Maringouin, died Wednesday morning when her car struck a tree, State Police reported. Trooper Johnny Brown of Louisiana State Police Troop A issued a news release saying the wreck occurred on La. 411, south of U.S. 190. AMITE — It could take longer than a week to try the next suspect in the Hosanna Church child sex abuse case, attorneys said in court Wednesday. Obituary Notices for May 22, 2008. |
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