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Sunday, October 12, 2008
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From the time of taking office in January until Hurricane Gustav hit on Sept. 1, Gov. Bobby Jindal has spent nearly $180,000 in taxpayer money to travel in State Police helicopters. Jindal traveled both for his political office and for his faith. He attended Sunday services numerous times in north Louisiana. The church visits were not included on his public schedule.
As soon as Kurt Svoboda came to LSU in 2002, the clock started ticking on the junior science professor to fight for research funds in the increasingly competitive arena of federal grant dollars. Now that the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has selected a search firm, President Jerry Arbour has scheduled an initial meeting on Oct. 29 with firm representatives to hash out how this search will proceed. Thousands of alumni and fans came out Saturday morning in support of the Jaguars and to watch Southern University’s annual homecoming parade wind along its route on Harding Boulevard and Scenic Highway. Former Southern University Marching Band Director Ludwig F. Freeman served as the parade’s grand marshal, and Miss Southern University Mhykeisha K. Evans and her Royal Court rode in the parade, greeting the crowds along the route. “Wheel of Fortune” players hit the stage in full form Saturday, showcasing their talents and game-playing abilities in a series of tryouts. The field of potential contestants for the TV show turning out Saturday in Baton Rouge included a country music karaoke singer, a belly-dancing postal worker and a trail-riding horse lover. Gov. Bobby Jindal is traveling to Texas on Monday to raise campaign cash. Jindal is scheduled to attend a fundraiser for congressional candidate Pete Olson in Houston on Monday afternoon followed by a gubernatorial campaign fundraiser for himself later that day. Despite longtime claims that she would be vulnerable this fall, Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu seems to be well positioned to defeat Republican challenger John Kennedy on Nov. 4, several political analysts and politicians say. Pollsters, politicians from both parties and political analysts at several universities generally agree that with about three weeks left in the campaign, Kennedy needs a huge change in the political landscape to derail Landrieu’s bid for a third term. Louisiana Republican Party chief Roger Villere said Saturday the party leaders are looking into ways to “meaningfully” censure GOP elected officials like those who have endorsed Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu. GONZALES — Mayor-elect Barney Arceneaux says he is ready to work toward putting his campaign promises into action once he takes office in January. He said his administration will focus on four key areas: traffic, public safety, economic development and recreation. Baton Rouge Police on Friday arrested two men in connection with a September shooting that left one man injured, according to an arrest warrant. ZACHARY — Student enrollment in the Zachary Community School District likely will top 6,000 in five years and approach 7,500 in 10 years, according to a demographic study for the School Board. The district had 4,620 students enrolled in pre-school, kindergarten and first through 12th grades last week. SLIDELL — A one-vehicle crash resulted in the death of a Slidell man early Saturday, according to a State Police report. The 12:43 a.m. wreck occurred on La. 433 in St. Tammany Parish, Troop L said. LAFAYETTE — Thousands of festival-goers were treated to savory Cajun and Creole dishes ranging from chicken fricassee and crawfish po-boys to red beans and rice at Festivals Acadiens et Creoles on Saturday. |
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