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Carl M. Ambrose, Jr.

     This past Thursday, nine of the Independent Presidential candidates came to Lake Charles to a debate.  The debate was hosted by Media Personality Jackie Simien with nine Candidates participating including Verone Thomas from Lake Charles, a Whig Party Candidate.  Mayor Randy Roach welcomed the candidates who included :  Dr. Lynn S. Kahn, John Fitzgerald Johnson, Robert Dionisio, Chris Keniston, Val Kittington, Rhett Sith, Sedinam Kinamo Shristin Moyowasifza-Curry.
The event was lived streamed, with other debates scheduled. (pictured below)

* Sasol is "delaying" the $14 Billion dollar project here in Lake Charles. Read More

* David Vitter is having his revenge against the state and John Bel Edwards, He and Steve Scalise are calling the shots from Washington via the defacto Speaker of the House, Cameron Henry. Two guys from New Orleans, running the state, from Washington, D.C.

*Lamar White,Jr. Is Everywhere, and Knows Things...see above.

*So "Feel the Bern" has arrived in Louisiana with Bernie Sanders opening a Louisiana campaign HQ   in Metairie, La. on Sunday around noon.

*Oil prices continue to drown the state's budget, $33/barrel today at the open.

*between 2005-2015 the population of Louisiana grew by 3% (133,960) (bureau of labor statistics)

*Between 2005-2015 revenue increased 9% from $22.2 billion to$24.2 billion (bureau of labor        statistics)

*Between 2005-2015 spending grew 15% or $3.3 billion  from $25.5 to $28.8 billion (bureau of labor   statistics)

*Republicans are trying to bankrupt the states, so social services can be cut.  See Kansas, Louisiana,
   New Jersey, Wisconsin.



****This Weeks Louisiana Facts ****

> 95% of hotels are at capacity in New Orleans for Mardi Gras

> It's a $500 fine to instruct a  pizza delivery to to deliver a pizza  to your friend without their          knowledge.

> Louisiana has the tallest state capitol building  34 stories and 450 feet.

> Gibson, La. is home to the Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum, a couple of miles where the couple    was killed.

> The first Opera performed in the United States was performed in New Orleans in 1796.