Governor John Bel Edwards says his heart breaks for flood victims who
are still displaced during the holidays. Jeff Palermo has more on the
ongoing flood recovery efforts…:
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Many Entergy Louisiana customers will see a refund on their January
bills. Company spokesperson Mike Burns …:
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Burns says the refund was approved by the Public Service Commission
Wednesday.

Louisiana’s population has grown very little, according to the latest
census data. Demographer Greg Rigamer says the nation as a whole changed
more than 4-percent from 2010 to 2016, while the southern region changed
about 6.5-percent. He says Louisiana saw a 3-percent change over the
same period…:
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The census data shows the state’s population has increased by about 12-
thousand residents since 2015.

Louisiana’s wildlife and fisheries secretary sent a letter to Governor
John Bel Edwards indicating he is resigning immedialtly saying some in
his department have been making the cleanup of the agency’s money
problems difficult. Charlie Melancon has clashed with LDWF employees and
it was announced he’d leave in February, but he’s decided to quit now.