According to The Hill, a Washington, DC newspaper, Louisiana’s congressional “Clout Index” has fallen from 4th to 30th now that Mary Landrieu is no longer a member of the Louisiana delegation. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says if not for Metarie Congressman Steve Scalise’s election to majority whip, the ranking would have been worse…
cut 4 (08) “neighboring states”
Going forward, Alford says the state’s “Clout Index” could drop further because of US Senator David Vitter’s quest to become governor.
Starting today motorists traveling through the Baton Rouge area will have the opportunity to travel faster on I-10 and I-12. State Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says they’re increasing the speed limit from 60 to 65 on I-10 from Essen to Siegen and on I-12 from Sherwood to Range.
Mallett says DOTD increased the limit after determining it’s a safe change.
In the latest Gubernatorial Q&A conducted by Louisiana Radio Network, we asked the candidates what steps they would take to reduce the murder rate here. For years Louisiana has had the highest murder per capita rate in the nation and New Orleans police recently reported they’ve already reached 100 homicides this year. US Senator David Vitter…:
Cut 10 (10) “hardened criminals”
You can find all candidate responses at louisianaradionetwork-dot-com.
Egg prices at the store are getting even higher. State Agriculture Commissioner and Chair of the Louisiana Egg Commission Mike Strain says the big increase is because of avian flu. Strain says the last case of bird flu was detected on June 17th and there have been 227 farms affected.