Category Archives: News
Louisiana restaurant industry preparing to deal with repercussions of President Trump's tariffs
President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs of 10% on all imports and higher rates on key trading partners, such as China (34%) and the European Union (20%), has sparked concerns across Louisiana indust...
Apr 04, 2025
Louisiana state officials designate April as Distracted Driving Awareness Month
It is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and state officials want to see an end to distracted driving on Louisiana's roads. Department of Transportation Secretary Joe Donahue says preliminary data fro...
Apr 04, 2025
Deadly plane crash near Raceland claims the lives of two people
A man and a woman are dead following a plane crash near Raceland. Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson says the 1976 Cessna 210L owned by Southern Seaplanes went down last night in a remote mars...
Apr 03, 2025 Pictured is a 1976 Cessna 210L, which was the type of aircraft involved in a deadly crash near Raceland, Louisiana
New Office of Motor Vehicles leader optimistic OMV can be more efficient despite outdated computer system
This week, Governor Jeff Landry appointed Bryan Adams as the new leader for the Office of Motor Vehicles following Commissioner Dan Casey's resignation. OMV is suffering from system outages due to out...
Apr 03, 2025
Louisiana, Nation sees increased prices at the gas pump as summer approaches
The price at the pump has jumped 3 cents from yesterday, bringing the statewide average price for regular gasoline to $2.82 per gallon. Don Redman with AAA says gas prices rise at this time of the yea...
Apr 03, 2025 FolsomNatural / CC
Louisiana and surrounding Gulf coast areas expected to endure an above-average 2025 hurricane season
The hurricane forecast team at Colorado State University is calling for an above-average hurricane season. Lead researcher Phil Klotzbach says warm water in the Atlantic will help produce 17 named sto...
Apr 03, 2025 @gletham GIS, Social, Mobile Tech Images / CC
Southern Shrimp Alliance praises Trump Administration for announcing new tariffs on major shrimp-supplying countries
The Southern Shrimp Alliance is applauding President Trump's imposing of tariffs on imported shrimp. Leann Bosarge, a board member at the Southern Shrimp Alliance, says she hopes the tariffs will prov...
Apr 03, 2025
With defeat of Amendment 2, Louisiana legislature faced with questions concerning teacher pay
With the defeat of Amendment 2 at the ballot box, the question now becomes - what will become of teacher pay? The amendment would have converted stipends of $2,000 dollars for teachers and $1,000 doll...
Apr 03, 2025
New portal launched for parents and taxpayers to see how public schools spend tax dollars
Parents can now see how taxpayer dollars are being spent on public education. State Treasurer John Fleming and Baton Rouge Senator Rick Edmonds unveiled the Louisiana K-12 School Transparency Project ...
Apr 03, 2025
Govenor Jeff Landry orders temporary hiring freeze for the executive branch of Louisiana state government
Governor Landry has ordered a temporary hiring freeze for the executive branch of state government. In a statement, Landry's office says the goal is to save $20 million dollars in the general fund. In...
Apr 02, 2025
