Republicans in the U-S House introduce an Energy Bill today that supporters say will help families make ends meet and put Americans back to work producing energy. Jefferson Republican and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise on what the legislation will do…
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Scalise says over 40-percent of inflation in America is energy-related.

New McNeese Coach Will Wade says he’s getting a fresh start in Lake Charles as he takes over the Cowboys men’s basketball program. He was fired one year ago by LSU for alleged recruiting violations. Wade says it’s a rebirth of his coaching career and the McNeese basketball program…
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Wade could still be punished by the NCAA for allegedly arranging payments to players and their families and associates.

A new Tulane University study finds simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among college students is on the rise across the country, especially among Black students. Social work professor Audrey Hai (High) says colleges should focus on awareness and treatment for alcohol and marijuana use because it…
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Hai says the sharp increase in 2019 could possibly be attributable to the beginning of the widespread attention to racism and police brutality.

It’s the Lenten Season and according to the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, the state’s seafood industry has over a two-point-four billion dollar economic impact for the state. Public Affairs Research Council President Steven Procopio says the 2020 and 2021 hurricanes cost the state upwards of 570-million dollars in total revenue and resource loss…
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