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LL Cool J laughs at idea of Miranda Lambert stopping concert to scold selfie-taking fans: ‘Get over it, baby!’ – Fox News
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Davante Lewis easily ousts Lambert Boissiere III in PSC race | Local Politics
Progressive policy advocate Davante Lewis defeated three-term Public Service Commissioner Lambert Boissiere III on Saturday, handing the incumbent and utilities that backed him a stunning loss with the help of big money from environmental groups who want to shake up the commission.
Lewis, 30, who lives in Baton Rouge and works for the left-leaning Louisiana Budget Project, ran on a platform of making bold changes to how Louisiana regulates utilities. He called for a quicker transition to renewables, an effort to harden the electric grid in the face of increasingly severe hurricanes and a crackdown on excessive fees by Entergy and other utilities.
He becomes the first openly LGBTQ person elected to state office in Louisiana, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund.
With all early votes counted, plus election day votes from 738 of 748 precincts, Lewis had amassed 59% of the vote, after getting just 18% in the primary last month. He advanced to the runoff after edging out Boissiere’s three other challengers, two of whom later endorsed Lewis.
Both Lewis and Boissiere are Democrats.
Lewis’ campaign put Boissiere in the difficult position of defending the work of the PSC at a time when electric bills have soared, squeezing ratepayers, only a year after Hurricane Ida left millions without power, many for weeks.
Boissiere drew much of his financial support from utilities, lobbyists and others with business before the commission, and his opponents routinely criticized his campaign funding.
Boissiere countered by slamming Lewis for the support he drew from out-of-state groups. In particular, Lewis benefitted from Keep the Lights On, a super PAC largely funded by the Environmental Defense Fund that raised over $1 million for the race.
The incumbent was also aided by two key allies: U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, whose district spans much of the same area as the PSC’s District 3, and Gov. John Bel Edwards, who cut an ad for Boissiere in the home stretch of the campaign.
But Lewis was able to garner support from a network of advocacy groups and environmentalists who believe the commission has been asleep at the wheel regulating utilities at a time when climate change is threatening the grid.
Boissiere belongs to a prominent political family and has served on the commission since 2005, giving him an edge in name recognition across the district, which spans from New Orleans to Baton Rouge.
Voters and the media have historically paid little attention to the commission, an obscure five-member body. But it has drawn more interest of late, after hurricanes exposed an aging and battered electric grid and bills soared because of high natural gas prices.
The commission is tasked with regulating utilities and setting electric rates, among other things.
Throughout the campaign, Lewis criticized Boissiere and the PSC as feckless regulators who have been asleep at the wheel. He has promised to make bold changes to accelerate the transition to renewables; bolster the grid to better withstand hurricanes; and tackle “excessive” fees from utilities. Lewis and Keep the Lights On also targeted Boissiere for taking campaign contributions from utilities the commission regulates.
Boissiere defended the work of the PSC, touting steps the agency has already taken to approve solar farms and rein in Entergy’s rates. He also noted that he’s one of only two Democrats on the five-member body. Being the minority party, he said, has made it difficult to move the PSC toward more progressive policies.
Why Lambert Airport scored poorly on a national survey
To be honest, the news was not much of a surprise.
On Wednesday, J.D. Power released its annual survey of travelers’ attitudes toward U.S. and Canadian airports. Most airports fared worse this year than last, but St. Louis Lambert International Airport did even worse than most.
Lambert landed 23rd on the list of 27 airports of its size — between 10 million and 32.9 million passengers a year.
The difference, according to Michael Taylor, an analyst at J.D. Power specializing in travel, hospitality and retail, is investment. Airports that have spent up to multiple billions of dollars on improvements tended to score well.
Lambert has not done so yet, but it does have a plan to make changes in the future.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Lambert saw about 16 million passengers, according to an open house presentation held in May. By 2040, it expects to see 21 million passengers, give or take a million.
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So the problems with crowds — and waits, and lines, and parking — will only get worse unless the airport can expand.
A master plan for the airport currently proposes adding space onto what is now Terminal 1 to create a single, greatly expanded location for all flights, including at least 10 new gates. Other proposed changes include wider concourses, an improved security checkpoint, a less confusing system of roads into the airport and more.
At a presentation held in May to discuss this plan, representatives of the airport acknowledged problems with crowds — and waits, and lines, and parking. And they pointed out some unique logistical challenges in dealing with these issues.
Interstate 70 runs just in front of the airport, which makes expansion to the south impossible. And access could be improved by moving service roads, but any changes would have to be carefully planned to avoid adversely affecting nearby communities.
The airport has done enough of that in the past. Which is presumably why it is trying so hard not to do it again now.
The survey asked more than 26,000 travelers to rate the airports they had been to in the last 30 days. The six categories they were to make their ratings on, in descending order of importance, were terminal facilities, airport arrival and departure, baggage claim, security check, check-in and baggage check, and food, beverage and retail options.
Lambert scored in the bottom one-third or one-quarter in each of the categories.
Taylor said that travelers’ expectations for airports have changed. Airports used to be merely functional, places where people would go to get onto or off from an airplane.
But now, he said, they are more of a destination in themselves. With increased delays and longer waits to make connections, travelers are spending more time in airports and would like them to be more pleasant.
Airports that score well in satisfaction surveys tend to be open and airy, he said. They are more like a mall. They have a large selection of food and beverage choices, along with retail stores for varied interests.
Ideally, he said, airports should have a mix of popular national chain restaurants (Lambert has a Burger King, a California Pizza Kitchen and a Chili’s, but no McDonald’s or KFC) and local restaurants to give the airport a local identity.
That is where Lambert actually does well, I told him. Though the airport does not have as many places to eat as some others, most of the restaurants are local: The Pasta House, Mike Shannon’s Grill, Three Kings (and its Mexican offshoot, Tres Reyes), Schlafly, Urban Chestnut, several Anheuser-Busch places and more.
But to people who don’t live here, none of these speaks especially of St. Louis. You can get crab cakes in Baltimore and barbecue in Dallas. But only St. Louisans know what it means to get an order of toasted ravioli at the airport Pasta House.
James Lambert beating: Teen girl turns self in to police in deadly attack on 73-year-old man in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A 14-year-old turned herself in to police late Wednesday morning in connection with a deadly attack on a 73-year-old man in Philadelphia last month.
The teen has not been identified but her attorney told Action News she is being charged as an adult with murder and conspiracy.
Richard Jones, 14, also turned himself in to police alongside his attorney on Monday. Jones is charged with murder and criminal conspiracy in connection with the attack.
A 13-year-old girl and a 10-year-old also spoke with police, but are not facing charges.
The 14-year-old girl, Jones and others were allegedly involved in the June 24 attack on the 2100 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia.
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Police say 73-year-old James Lambert, affectionately known as “Simmie,” was attacked by four males and three females. Many of the suspects are believed to be in their early to mid-teens.
Police said the suspects struck Lambert several times with objects, knocking him to the ground.
In surveillance video released by police on Friday, the suspects can be seen attacking the victim with a traffic cone.
Police say Lambert suffered injuries to his head and later died.
Homicide Capt. Jason Smith says at least two teens took part in the beating. The medical examiner says Lambert died from blunt force trauma.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334/3335.
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James Lambert beating: Teen charged with murder in deadly attack on 73-year-old man in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A 14-year-old who surrendered to police Monday in connection with a deadly attack on a 73-year-old man in Philadelphia last month is now charged with murder.
Action News was there as Richard Jones surrendered to police alongside his attorney on Monday.
Jones has also been charged with criminal conspiracy. The 10-year-old was released and hasn’t been charged.
Jones and others were allegedly involved in the June 24 attack on the 2100 block of Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia.
RELATED: Officer creates portrait of 73-year-old man killed in North Philly attack
Police say 73-year-old James Lambert, affectionately known as “Simmie,” was attacked by four males and three females. Many of the suspects are believed to be in their early to mid-teens.
Police said the suspects struck Lambert several times with objects, knocking him to the ground.
In surveillance video released by police on Friday, the suspects can be seen attacking the victim with a traffic cone.
Police say Lambert suffered injuries to his head and later died.
Homicide Capt. Jason Smith says at least two teens took part in the beating. The medical examiner says Lambert died from blunt force trauma.
Lambert’s family tells Action News they are glad the teen turned himself in, but they are praying the rest of the suspects will do the same.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334/3335.
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Philadelphia teens fatally beat 73-year-old man James Lambert with traffic cone, video shows
Surveillance video released by police shows a group of teens chasing the victim and hurling what appears to be a traffic cone at him. The footage shows one teen chasing him across the street and striking him with the traffic cone. Immediately afterward, another teen could be seen picking it up and hitting him again, then chasing him down the sidewalk and hitting him with it for a third time.
Police said Lambert, who was blurred in the video, was taken to a hospital where he died the next day of his injuries.
Attempts to reach Lambert’s relatives on Saturday were unsuccessful.
It is not clear what happened in the moments leading up to the attack or whether the teens knew the victim. But for about 20 minutes afterward, the teens could be seen on surveillance video wandering around the area, one of them riding a scooter.
Relatives of the victim told WCAU in Philadelphia that they had seen Lambert, also known as “Simmie,” hours before the incident and could not believe kids had attacked him. Police said the Black teens appeared to be in their early to midteens. Police did not provide any further descriptions except that one teen had a blond patch of hair.
The family members told the news station that they are heartbroken.
As of July 8, there have been 280 homicides in Philadelphia in 2022 — a 4 percent decrease from the same time last year, according to crime statistics from the Philadelphia Police Department.
More people were killed in Philadelphia in 2021 than any other year in recent history. It prompted a harsh debate on policing and criminal justice between two well-known Philadelphia Democrats — District Attorney Larry Krasner, who is White, and former mayor Michael Nutter, who is Black.
As Washington Post reporter Cleve R. Wootson Jr., reported at the time:
The year 2021 in the City of Brotherly Love will always be marked by the shocking number of people whose lives came to an abrupt and violent end: an 18-year-old shot two weeks before his high school graduation, two men killed in a hail of gunfire at a July Fourth cookout, a pregnant woman gunned down as she unpacked presents from her baby shower.
Police said a $20,000 reward is being offered for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in the June 24 attack. The case is being investigated by the homicide unit, police said.
Lane Lambert named Islanders’ new head coach
Lou Lamoriello did not go with the controversial Joel Quenneville or Mike Babcock in his replacement for Barry Trotz. He did not wait around to see what would happen with Pete DeBoer in Vegas or whether Paul Maurice wanted to get back into coaching.
Instead, after mandating a new voice in explaining the surprise firing of Trotz last week, Lamoriello elevated Trotz’s top assistant to the head job, with the Islanders announcing Lane Lambert as their new head coach on Monday morning.
“I had the opportunity to work with Lane over the past four years, which includes spending time with him on a one-on-one basis when he served as the interim head coach this past season,” Lamoriello said in a press release. “In my opinion, he is the right person to coach this team.”
Lambert, who had worked with Trotz since being elevated to an assistant coach with the Predators in 2011-12, served as head coach for the Islanders for a short period in January when Trotz missed time following the death of his mother and a positive COVID-19 test.
Like Trotz, he had been with the Islanders for four seasons prior to Monday’s promotion.
It is not clear whether Lamoriello interviewed or spoke with any other candidates for the job.
Lambert has no head coaching experience in the NHL outside of what he did in the interim role with the Islanders this season. He last served as a head coach with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals from 2007-11.
Miranda Lambert Makes Rare Comment About Divorce From Blake Shelton
“The needle in the ink, don’t need to overthink, it’s there for good / Leave me, you’d never, this is forever, knock on wood / Tender in my chest, to hell with the rest, we’re right as rain / Rough around the edges, walkin’ off the ledges, goin’ insane”
Something to get the heart thumping, but in a good way, as she was again inspired by the newfound love in her life.
“In general, on this record and where I am in my life, I drew from a different place,” Lambert acknowledged to Songwriting magazine two years ago. “By getting a little happier and coming out of a bad time in my life I think it allowed me to show up to writing sessions in a different headspace than I was in before.”