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russian prime minister vladimir putin speaking to some of his supporters.
reportedly, some 143 million voters cast ballots across nine time zones.
exit polling indicates that putin won over 63% of the vote.
aired from 0014 moscow time, monday 05 march 2012;
1435 cst, sunday 04 march 2012.
====FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 2, 2012
Contact: Scott Wilfong, 2012 LAGOP Caucus Director
225-272-2525Republican Party of Louisiana Announces 2012 Caucus Locations
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – On April 28, 2012, the Republican Party of Louisiana will hold district caucuses across Louisiana as the first phase of delegate selection for the 2012 Republican National Convention.
Republican voters will cast ballots at 30 sites from 8:30 am until 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
Twenty-five delegates and twelve alternates will be elected from each congressional district to vote at the Republican State Convention, where the election of delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention will take place.
Any Louisiana registered voter affiliated with the Republican Party on December 15, 2011 is eligible to participate.
Participants are not required to stay for a meeting in order to cast a vote.
Voters will be required to present a valid photo ID in order to cast a ballot.
Here are the 30 locations and the parishes assigned to each site:
Bossier City:
Bossier Parish Community College - 6220 East Texas Street, Bossier City, LA 71111
Parishes: Bossier, Webster
Shreveport:
S’Port Port - 424 Ashley Ridge Boulevard Shreveport, LA 71106
Parishes: Caddo, DeSoto, Red River
Monroe:
Barak Shrine Temple - 6620 Frontage Rd, Monroe, LA 71202
Parishes: Ouachita, Morehouse, East Carroll, West Carroll, Caldwell
Ruston:
Hampton Inn - 1315 North Trenton Street, Ruston, LA 71270
Parishes: Lincoln, Jackson, Union, Claiborne, Bienville
Winnsboro:
Princess Room - 714 Prairie Street, Winnsboro, LA 71295
Parishes: Franklin, Tensas, Madison, Richland
Vidalia:
Comfort Suites - 100 Front Street, Vidalia, LA, US, 71373
Parishes: Catahoula, Concordia
Natchitoches:
Best Western Natchitoches Inn - 5131 University Pkwy, Natchitoches, LA 71457
Parishes: Natchitoches, Winn, Sabine
Pineville:
Louisiana College Guinn Auditorium - 1140 College Drive Pineville, LA 71360
Parishes: Rapides, Grant, Avoyelles, Evangeline, LaSalle
Leesville:
1st United Pentecostal Church - 101 Nolan Trace, Leesville, LA 71446
Parishes: Vernon, Beauregard
Lake Charles:
Comfort Suites - 1016 North Martin Luther King Highway, Lake Charles, LA 70601
Parishes: Calcasieu, Cameron, Allen
Rayne:
Best Western Hotel – 1422 North Polk Street, Rayne, LA 70578
Parishes: Acadia, Jefferson Davis
Abbeville:
Vermillion Parish Courthouse - 100 North State Street, Abbeville, LA 70510
Parishes: Vermillion
Lafayette:
Family Church - 223 Stone Avenue Lafayette, LA 70507
Parishes: Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, Iberia
Morgan City:
Hampton Inn - 6365 Hwy 182 E, Morgan City, LA
Parishes: St. Mary
Port Allen:
Reliant Technology - 2933 La Highway 1 N Port Allen, LA 70767
Parishes: West Baton Rouge, Iberville
Baton Rouge:
Jefferson Baptist Church – 9135 Jefferson Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Parishes: East Baton Rouge Residents south of Florida Blvd.
Central:
Kristenwood - 14025 Greenwell Springs Rd, Greenwell Springs, LA 70739
Parishes: East Baton Rouge Residents north of Florida Blvd.
St. Francisville
Magnuson Hotel - 7059 U.S. 61, St Francisville, LA 70775
Parishes: West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee
Denham Springs:
Hampton Inn - 201 Rushing Road West, Denham Springs, LA 70726
Parishes: Livingston, St. Helena
Gonzales:
Ascension Parish Republican Party Headquarters - 1444 N. Airline Hwy. Gonzales, LA 70707
Parishes: Ascension, Assumption
Hammond:
Hampton Inn - 401 Westin Oaks Drive, Hammond, LA 70403
Parishes: Tangipahoa
Covington/Mandeville:
Clarion Hotel - 501 North Hwy 190, Covington, LA 70433
Parishes: Washington and Residents of western St. Tammany (Precincts numbered 101-706 and any precincts beginning with “A”, “C”, “F” or “M”)
Slidell:
Hampton Inn - 56460 Frank Pichon Road, Slidell, LA 70458
Parishes: Residents of eastern St. Tammany (Precincts numbered 801-921 and any precincts beginning with an “S” or “P”)
Chalmette:
St. Bernard Parish Governmental Building - 8201 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, LA 70043
Parishes: St. Bernard and East Bank Residents of Plaquemines Parish
New Orleans:
De LaSalle High School - 5300 Saint Charles Ave. New Orleans, LA 70115
Parishes: Orleans Parish East Bank Residents
Gretna:
Quality Inns And Suites - 100 Westbank Expressway, Gretna, LA, US, 70053
Parishes: West Bank Residents of Orleans, Jefferson and Plaquemines Parish
Metairie:
Lifegate Church - 1317 Butternut Ave. Metairie, La. 70001
Parishes: Jefferson Parish East Bank Residents
LaPlace:
Quality Inn - 3900 U.S Highway 51, LaPlace, LA 70068
Parishes: St. John the Baptist, St. James
Boutte:
Zydecos Restaurant - 13228 U.S. 90, Boutte, LA 70039
Parishes: St. Charles
Houma:
LaQuinta Hotel - 189 Synergy Center Boulevard, Houma, LA 70363
Parishes: Terrebonne, Lafourche
For more information on the 2012 Louisiana Republican Caucuses, please contact Caucus Director Scott Wilfong at (225) 272-2525.
this morning we noticed that we were being bombarded from all over the country by "jacques roy" googlers.
naturally, we were curious as to what the alexandria mayor had done to garner so much national interest -- but not enough to google his name for ourselves.
jacques maurice roy is the name of the mayor of alexandria, louisiana;
it wasnt until a googler from general motors corporation in troy, michigan was doing a google image search "jacques roy arrest photo" that we went over to news.google.com and entered "jacques roy" to learn that the jacques roy that everyone is interested in -- is actually dr. jacques roy, "a texas physician," who along with six others were arrested tuesday, 28 february 2012, "on charges they bilked medicare and medicaid of $375 million from 2006 until last november."
we know that the local anti-roys are disappointed although the superstitious amongst them will probably take it as an omen.
via: twitter @TWCMikeBettes
excerpt:Significant damage was reported early Wednesday in Branson, after strong storms and possibly a tornado moved through the southern portion of Missouri.
many central louisianaians enjoy vacationing at branson, missouri.
National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Griffin says the apparent tornado moved through downtown Branson, heavily damaging the city's famous theaters.
Griffin says numerous injuries have also been reported in Buffalo, where the storm passed through a mobile home park.
Also hit in southwest Missouri were Lebanon and Buffalo. ~ read more
the petition for damages of abraham l. fields states that on or about 16 february 2011, he was "sitting in an automobile properly awaiting traffic to move at a caution light on highway 71 when he was confronted by officer [jeffrey] jeter of the cheneyville police department who immediately and without good cause arrested abraham l. fields for speeding."
mr. fields says that this was an unwarranted arrest, without good cause and therefore illegal.
mr. fields says that under the circumstances, officer jeter used unreasonable and unjustified force which violated his constitutional and personal rights.
also mr. fields states that while he was not resisting, that officer jeter pulled him out of the vehicle and caused him bodily injury.
he is pleading violations of the fourth, fifth and fourteenth amendments of the united states constitution (.pdf) and 42 usc sec 1983 and 42 usc sec 1988, as well as the louisiana civil code at articles 2315 (liability for acts causing damages) et seq., as well as various articles of the louisiana constitution (.pdf) of 1974, such as article one section two; article one section five and article one section twenty.
while mr. fields is suing the cheneyville police department through the village of cheneyville, it's curious why he didnt choose to make officer jeter, in his official capacity, a defendant. see for instance paragraph 13 of the petition.
the suit is filed by pineville attorney, b. gerald weeks and is assigned to ninth judicial district court judge harry randow.
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jim delaney
thetowntalk.com 01 march 2012
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alexandria daily town talk, saturday, 24 march 2012
it's not unusual to see snakes in february. however, at least for the past couple of years, we've not seen alligators out before march.
the weather has been unusually warm lately.
source
a young louisiana speckled kingsnake out getting its bearing for the hunting season 
late on a february evening on a creek bank finds a louisiana alligator out sunning
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snatched from rense.comwe agree with chief judge ulysses g. thibodeaux in his dissent.
[disclosure: we attended high school with mike gordon]
excerpt:Considering that the trial court and the majority, in an effort to support the imposition of the forty year sentence, cited cases that had lower sentences but more aggravating circumstances, I find the sentence of forty years at hard labor without the benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence is a needless infliction of pain and suffering compared to other cases in this jurisdiction and other jurisdictions.
[...]
The legislature created a sentencing range for armed robbery of no less than ten years and no more than ninety-nine years—an eighty-nine year spread.
The vast spread was because there are multiple and varying circumstances involved in the crime of armed robbery as noted above, and the trial courts are granted much leeway in which to impose punishment.
For the reasons previously articulated, Defendant’s sentence makes no meaningful contribution to acceptable penal goals and is, therefore, constitutionally excessive in this case.
For the foregoing reasons, I respectfully dissent.
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gannett/the alexandria daily town talk
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