Category Archives: News
Louisiana wins 190 million from the feds to expand COVID testing
The feds award Louisiana 190 million dollars to expand COVID-19 testing. Early on in the pandemic, it could be hard to get a test even if you thought you were exposed, but Congressman Garret Graves sa...
May 20, 2020 (R) Congressman Garret Graves - District 6
Casinos see a promising reopening following closure since mid-March
Casinos are experiencing a promising start to reopening after being closed since mid-March. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Jones says players are showing up and are not pushing back ag...
May 20, 2020 Nick Amoscato / CC
Sen. Cassidy introduces SMART Fund to Help float state and local governments
Senator Bill Cassidy is one of two lawmakers introducing bipartisan federal legislation aiming to deliver $500 billion in emergency funding to states and communities with the State and Municipality As...
May 20, 2020 Sen. Bill Cassidy-LA (R)
Pine Grove based egg producer donates 600k eggs to food banks
Cal-Maine Foods, based out of Pine Grove, donates nearly 600,000 eggs to food banks in Louisiana. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says Cal-Maine had an excess and wanted to donate it, so they rol...
May 20, 2020 Julie Magro / CC
Committee axes attempt to allow all registered voters in Louisiana to vote by mail
A House committee shoots down a proposal allowing all registered voters in Louisiana to vote by mail. Vote by mail advocate and recent LSU grad Catherine McKinney says vote by mail is already an optio...
May 19, 2020
Report: Superdome to have a new name year as Mercedes-Benz will let naming rights deal expire
Forbes Magazine reports Mercedes Benz will not renew its naming rights deal with the Superdome when it ends in 2021. UNO Senior Associate Dean and Marketing Professor, Paul Hensel, says during these t...
May 19, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
Michoud brings back technicians to work on building rockets for Artemis
More workers are returning to NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to continue building rockets for the Artemis Program, which aims to put the first woman on the moon by 2024. Michoud Direc...
May 19, 2020
$58 million coming to Louisiana fisheries suffering from the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway opening
Louisiana receives an additional $58 million in fishery disaster funding. Congressman Garret Graves says the money will be used to offset the impacts of the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway opening on the s...
May 19, 2020 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
House urges Governor Edwards to reconsider 25 percent occupancy cap
Legislators spar over a resolution that would urge the Governor to reconsider his 25 percent occupancy limitation for businesses in Phase One. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says the limit is ...
May 19, 2020
LSU's PPE manufacturing project produces 20,000 gowns in one month
LSU's Pete Maravich Assembly Center has wrapped up its PPE production operation. Director of Economic Development at LSU Greg Trahan says in a month they created more than 20,000 gowns for frontline h...
May 19, 2020 CDC Global / CC
