firejohnbrady

I can confirm that Brian West was one of the best softball players the LSU intramural fields have ever seen.

Nah

I like Lisa Pellegrini.

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Pat's always a solid option.

Friendly reminder that Louisiana still doesn't have mobile sports betting. Thank you to all our inept and corrupt politicians.

Bumping this thread....

For those that listened, Currie's daughter stated that her mom told her she was going to kill two more people (attorneys).

Attorney #1:

"Jesse Wimberly, IV, also testified at the sentencing hearing. He had represented the homeowner's association in legal matters to recover homeowner's dues from the defendant. During that representation, the defendant's daughter telephoned Mr. Wimberly to warn him that the defendant had threatened to kill him. The defendant's daughter warned Mr. Wimberly because she thought "[the defendant] could do it and would do it."

Wimberly's house mysteriously caught on fire in the middle of the night around this time, while he was inside.

Attorney #2:

"Trey Lape also testified at the sentencing hearing. In 2012, Mr. Lape obtained a judgment for the homeowner's association against the defendant and pursued legal process for the seizure and sale of the defendant's condominium. Thereafter, while he was working at his office, he heard what he believed to be a gunshot and saw a vehicle fitting the description of the defendant's vehicle outside."

Who was the President of the homeowner's board that hired the attorneys trying to evict her from her condo? Bruce Cucchiara.

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The podcast is very interesting. Looks like Currie is the killer but nothing will happen without a confession. That lady is a fricking loon.

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Would be interesting to see if there were any links between Currie and a St Tammany businessman murdered in New Orleans East...

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Thats fine and all, but where I am confused is why dont they just let the market regulate itself?

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They are the #28 brewery in the US. They had a tough 2020 but their business model is still very profitable to their stakeholders. Their distributors play a large part in their success.

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Why is there a law prohibiting breweries from selling their own beer? Who is this really benefitting? People that have hands in the pocket of the politicians, like MB I would assume?

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You have laws dating back to prohibition with lobbying groups right behind the River Boat Pilots and the Gaming industry....

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Not to mention, the distributor does not need to push your product. It is a complete joke and ripe for bribery and under the table connections. It is a major barrier to new breweries that aren't "politically" connected.

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It is honestly more about the pressure AB and MC put on their distribution networks. The antiquated laws give all the advantage to the distributors so they can "control" how hard/little they push brands they acquire. If a local brand catches fire and replaces that AB/MC tap handle or shelf space, you better believe distributors get hammered for it.

While many local breweries complain that their distributors aren't pushing them as hard as they should, in actuality most shouldn't be distributing more than 50 miles outside of their brewery. The space in too competitive at this point. If you are a small brewery it is extremely difficult gain legitimate tap handle or shelf space distribution. Good luck competing against the 50th new Seltzer that is getting cut into a grocery store cold box.

I do think this is a step in the right direction but there is a very long way to go in making it a true competitive landscape.

Distributors are actually ok with this. Allows them to dump a lot of small local brands that take up time with very little return.