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Motorists in Louisiana lose $7.6 billion a year due to poor roads and bridges
The poor conditions of roads and bridges in Louisiana are costing motorists in the state $7.6 billion a year. That's according to TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit. They put a dollar ...
Apr 14, 2021
Lawmakers drafting alternative to Biden's 2.2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan
Senator Bill Cassidy indicated lawmakers will present an alternative proposal to the President's 2.2 trillion-dollar infrastructure plan, with reports putting it somewhere in the 600 to 800 billion do...
Apr 14, 2021 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Bill allowing sexual assault victims to terminate leases early clears committee
The House Civil Law Committee unanimously approved legislation allowing victims of sexual assault to break their rental leases early. Tigers against Sexual Assault Co-President Angelina Cantelli said ...
Apr 14, 2021
Julia Letlow takes office, filling seat of late husband
Congresswoman Julia Letlow took the oath of office this morning, filling the fifth district seat that was left vacant after the unexpected death of her husband Luke Letlow in December. Julia Letlow is...
Apr 14, 2021 Congresswoman Julia Letlow (R)
12 missing, six rescued, one dead after vessel capsizes off the coast of Port Fourchon
The search is still on for 12 missing crewmembers of a SeaCor lift boat that capsized seven miles off the coast of Port Fourchon Tuesday afternoon. Six of the ship's original 19 crewmembers have been ...
Apr 14, 2021
Severe weather continues through the week
It is another day of severe thunderstorms, hail, and flash flooding for areas of the Bayou State. State Climatologist Barry Keim said a slow-moving cold front is responsible for the April showers and ...
Apr 14, 2021 Photo courtesy of Barry Keim
Alexandria Police arrest 45-year-old man in the 2004 murder of Courtney Coco
Alexandria Police have made an arrest in the murder of 19-year-old Courtney Coco, who was killed in 2004. Coco was last seen at her home two days before her body was discovered in an abandoned buildin...
Apr 14, 2021 Courtesy of the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office
LDWF to seek fee increase on hunting, fishing liscenses
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking the Legislature for permission to up license fees to stave off what they say is an imminent department budget deficit. LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet ...
Apr 14, 2021 robposse / CC
Congresswoman-elect Letlow to be sworn in today
Congresswoman-elect Julia Letlow will be sworn into Congress this morning. She's the first Republican female to ever serve in Congress for Louisiana and the first female since Senator Mary Landrieu in...
Apr 14, 2021 Congresswoman-elect Julia Letlow (R) 5th Congressional District
State halts administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine out of abundance of caution
The state presses the pause button on the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine after a recommendation from the CDC and FDA that they are reviewing six cases to see if the vaccine is linked to blood clo...
Apr 14, 2021 Jernej Furman / CC
