Cut 25 (03) (Fade and use as bed)
Indeed, what a difference a day makes, as Mother Nature is giving Louisiana one last dose of winter in the final week of the season. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim:
Whereas yesterday’s highs were in the 80s; today, the temperature only got up into the 50s throughout much of the state.
For Democrats in the legislature, there’s one issue that stands out over all others as the legislative session enters its second week.
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Kyle Green says while that includes things like prices we pay at the grocery stores and at the gas pumps, what it will not include in this session is a possible reduction in sales taxes. He says that’s because there’s talk about phasing out the income tax.
The state transportation department plans to pick a location for a new Mississippi River Bridge in the Baton Rouge area by the end of this year. Secretary Glenn Ledet says DOTD expects to present the final preferred location as part of an Environmental Assessment by December.
Cut 7 (12) “…environmental assessment.”
The McNeese Cowboys are preparing to play in their third straight NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The South Region’s 12 seed takes on Vanderbilt Thursday afternoon in Oklahoma City. McNeese Athletic Director Heath Schroyer says McNe