A JMC Analytics poll indicates that 56 percent of voters are not interested in changing how primary elections are held in Louisiana. In next week’s special redistricting session, Governor Landry wants lawmakers to also debate the possibility of changing from the current jungle primary to a closed-party primary. Pollster John Couvillon…
Cut 4 (11) “…open primaries.”

A new report finds the direct and indirect impact of Mardi Gras on the New Orleans economy is 891-million dollar. Tulane professor Toni Weiss says the last time she conducted this study was in 2014 and the economic impact at that time was more than 400-million dollars…
cut 12 (12) “….and better”

Governor Jeff Landry has issued an executive order that wipes out the graduation appeals process for high school seniors who fail the LEAP test. Former Board of Elementary and Secondary Education president Holly Boffy supported the policy that was only in place for a few weeks…
cut 13 (12) “…from high school”
But Landry says his executive order maintains education standards.

Port Fourchon, the state’s largest oil and gas port, will be the site of the state’s first wind turbine. Greater Lafourche Port Commission director Chett Chaisson…
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The turbine will not produce a lot of energy, but the project will give engineers information on the turbine’s durability in hurricanes.