Category Archives: Politics & Government
Louisiana and Arkansas Departments of Transportation working together diligently to reopen major highways closed due to snow and ice, updates provided regarding road closures
Work continues today on the reopening of major highways closed because of snow and ice. Large portions of I-10 and I-55 are closed as well as U-S 90 in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. DOTD spokespe...
Jan 23, 2025
Four hunters rescued by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents during Winter Storm
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents were busy during the snowstorm rescuing duck hunters. Two duck hunters were stranded on Lake Henderson in St. Martin Parish and Sergeant Jeremy Fo...
Jan 23, 2025
Louisiana State Police urge motorists to exercise caution if traveling on icy roads
It's completely understandable that drivers in Louisiana are not used to these road conditions. State Police Trooper Marc Gremillion says they've had to respond to a lot of vehicles that had slid off ...
Jan 21, 2025 Photo courtesy of Louisiana State Police
Louisiana DOTD posts state highway closures, describes road surfaces as "treacherous"
State Department of Transportation officials are on the highways in south Louisiana and the driving experience is very difficult. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says on some roadways, you can't see ...
Jan 21, 2025
Supreme Court rules against TikTok, clearing the way for the app's shutdown in U.S.
TikTok could be on its last legs in the U.S. On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld a law that bans the popular app in the U.S. TikTok is owned by a company called ByteDance. "ByteDance can be controlled...
Jan 17, 2025 Solen Feyissa / Unsplash
Trump to take the oath of office Monday
Monday is the day when the 45th President officially becomes the 47th President. Donald Trump takes the oath of office at 11:00 Monday morning. When Trump begins his second non-consecutive term, he wi...
Jan 17, 2025 President Donald J. Trump (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)
Louisiana gets the go-ahead from federal government to receive funding for the statewide deployment of broadband
The federal government gives the final okay for the state to receive funding for the deployment of broadband statewide. Veneeth Iyengar, the executive director of Connect LA, says Louisiana is the fir...
Jan 16, 2025 Richard Patterson / CC
Louisiana congressman Clay Higgins expresses outrage, blasts Social Security Administration for long wait times when calling helpline
Louisiana U-S Representative Clay Higgins along with several other Republicans used a Congressional hearing to blast the former head of Social Security for agreeing to a telework agreement with SSA un...
Jan 16, 2025
Governor Jeff Landry testifies before Congress in an effort to secure funding for Louisiana transportation initiatives
Governor Jeff Landry testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, urging the new Congress to provide more federal dollars for an improved interstate system, including new br...
Jan 15, 2025
Small business owners hoping for an improved economic agenda with the beginning of the Trump Administration
Small businesses are more optimistic now than they have been in the last six years. That's according to the latest Small Business Optimism Index by the National Federation of Independent Business. Sta...
Jan 15, 2025
