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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says he is boycotting the New Orleans Saints after several players refused to stand during the national anthem on Sunday as part of a coordinated protest against social injustice and criticism from President Donald Trump about NFL activism. Nungesser, a Republican who is the state's chief tourism promoter, said that he views the protests as "un-American" and offensive to the military. "To know what that national anthem means to the veterans and their families ... If it hurts one of those families, it's not worth it," Nungesser said Tuesday by phone. He's currently in Germany promoting...

Paul Nungesser was found “not responsible” for sexually assaulting another student at Columbia University. The student who accused him, Emma Sulkowicz, has since began carrying a mattress around the university as part of an art project to protest a finding she claims was unfair. Sulkowicz’s activism earned her an invitation to President Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. When Nungesser heard of the invitation, he blasted the senator for rewarding Sulkowicz’s attacks against him. “I am shocked to learn that Sen. Gillibrand is actively supporting Ms. Sulkowicz’s defamation campaign against me by providing...

Plaquemines parish president Billy Nungesser is furious, drawing a line in the sand with the White House! The Obama Administration has aked for a halt on dredging sand berms off the Chandeleur Islands that just started last week, until the project can be relocated farther into the gulf. Nungesser fired off a letter threatening President Obama to step in and do something or face a tongue lashing on national T.V.

Plaquemines Parish President, Billy Nungesser, tells Fox 8 News he’s already talked to the FBI about at least some of the findings in a legislative audit released today. The four findings include both personal and government deals the president made in his first couple of years in office.

Oil is spilling upon the beaches and the fragile marshes of the Louisiana Gulf Coast and anger is pouring from the lips of some high Louisiana officials over the BP oil spill crises. In fact, one, Billy Nungesser, the outspoken President of Plaquemines Parish is going so far as using the words, “criminal” and “jail” when describing those he feels are standing in the way of fixing the problem. Nungesser, is seeing oil threatening the ecosystems, economy and way of life of his parish and emotionally shared his perspectives when I interviewed him yesterday after a press conference in Venice...

Statement by Roger F. Villere, Jr., Chairman, Republican Party of Louisiana: “I regret to inform you of the death of a great leader who helped transform Louisiana, former LAGOP Chairman Billy Nungesser. Billy Nungesser served as Chairman of the Republican Party of Louisiana from 1988-1992. But he faithfully served our party and state for decades, playing a pivotal role in the election of Governor Dave Treen in 1979. Billy was truly a giant among men, a Republican pioneer who fought for reform in Louisiana when it was unpopular to be a Republican. I’m glad he lived to see the...