Governor John Bel Edwards says he misspoke when talking on his monthly radio show about the possibility of Amazon building a regional distribution center here. Edwards says Louisiana had discussions with Amazon about this project, but there is presently not a definitive project in the works.

The Governor and the First Lady are encouraging K–through-12 schools to partcipate in the Breakfast challenge. Michael Farrar has the story…
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New Orleans-based Glo airlines is done flying. A federal bankruptcy judge says the startup airline must sell everything it owns to pay its bills. Glo had flights from New Orleans to Shreveport, plus service to Little Rock, Memphis and Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

The state department of transportation says the 29-million dollar I-20 overlay project in Webster Parish is nearly complete. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says crews removed the surface of exisiting pavement, which is called cold plane…
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Buchanan says this project could be complete around Thanksgiving.