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Governors Speak To Media After Meeting At White House
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Do You Agree With Governor Jindal’s Take On The Sequester?

Governor Jindal came out and said that the President was "campaigning" and trying to scare the American people when it comes to the sequester cuts that are set to take place at the end of the week.

In addition, Governor Jindal called for Obamacare to be delayed as a way of saving money.  In the shadow of the most recent announcement about Obamacare, that may prove a good idea in the eyes of som

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Joey Durel; KPEL
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Joey Durel Concerned About Lawsuit Settlement – Touts Future Plans

It was all over the news last week that Lafayette Consolidated Government agreed to settle on a case involving a waste transfer station that was blocked by the City-Parish Council.  City Parish President Joey Durel called in to the Afternoon Drive Home to talk about the aftermath and mentioned that he wa

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Jaci Russo photo by KPEL
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Where Do You Start With Social Media – Brand Buzz

If you keep hearing talk about social media and you haven't gotten started yet, you might wonder just what to do.  Jaci Russo stopped by the Afternoon Drive Home to talk about it.

One of the things that Russo sai

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U.S. Gas Prices Soar To Record National Average
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Afternoon Drive Digest – What We Couldn’t Get To – Week of February 18

Why have gas prices risen so much?

Reader's Digest having some tough times.

John Williams and the new Star Wars movies.  Will he do the score for them?

Washington's stern warnings for America.

Is Oba

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FDA Announces Stricter Guidelines For Sun Screens
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Spouses Getting Dumped From Insurance Because Of Obamacare

A recent story details what some companies are now doing in response to what Obamacare calls for.  Marketwatch says that many companies will have to pay $1 or $2 for each life covered.  In 2014, that jumps to $65.  Many companies are now knocking spouses off of the policy, with the thinkin

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San Francisco Leads Nation In Organized Drive To Compost City Waste
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Do You Agree With The $3.4 Million Settlement By Lafayette Consolidated Government?

It was announced today that Lafayette Consolidated Government had settled a lawsuit to the tune of $3.4 Million.  That was over the blocking of a waste transfer facility on the city's north side.

But was this a good thin

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Colorado University Advises Women To Defend Themselves From Rape By ‘Vomiting or Urinating’

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has advised female students on ways to defend themselves from possible rape.  While there have been things like yelling, hitting or biting your attacker, they have added

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Lafayette City Parish President Joey Durel
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Joey Durel Discusses Special Council Meeting

A special meeting was called yesterday by Lafayette City Parish Council Chairman Brandon Shelvin at 2pm.  Some of what needed to be discussed was the future of the parish and what needs are there for the community.  T

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Crippled Carnival Cruise Ship Arrives In Mobile
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Social Media Can Be Friend Or Foe – Brand Buzz

We have seen it recently with both the Carnival Triumph situation and the receipt from an Applebees that someone took the tip off of, situations where social media was a help or a hindrance.  Jaci Russo stopped

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Gulf Coast Struggles With Oil Spill And Its Economic Costs
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Afternoon Drive Digest – What We Couldn’t Get To – Week of February 11

Did you know that Louisiana is the Nation's fourth most religious state?

But, Louisiana also has some of the highest sales taxes in the nation.

Fact-checking the State of the Union.

Republicans filibuster Hagel nominati

Sydneysiders Flock To Fish Market
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Seafood Tips – Food Friday

With lent upon us, for many there is a focus on what you can eat.  For many, they turn to seafood and fish.  Stu Gonsuron stopped by the Afternoon Drive Home to talk about it.  Gonsuron said one of the biggest things to r

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Jaci Russo photo by KPEL
Jaci Russo photo by KPEL
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Final Super Bowl Ad Rundown – Who Won and Who Didn’t?

So now that we are a week removed from the Super Bowl and the deluge of ads that hit the airwaves, who was the advertiser that most benefited from spending all of that money for a commercial?  Jaci Russo stopped by the Afternoon Drive Home and told us that we just might be surprised.  Russo said,
Quite hon

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