Newly re-elected Senator John Kennedy says he is considering running for governor next year, despite the state GOP emphatically backing Attorney General Jeff Landry. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says Kennedy’s announcement has the logic of numbers behind it…:
Cut 7 (11) “…voters in the state.”
In Rapides Parish, an inmate jumped from the third floor of a parking deck trying to make an escape after a court appearance Monday morning. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline says the inmate was in court for an obscenity charge.
Carnline says the prisoner sustained a broken foot and leg
An LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine study indicates an astronomical financial loss from treating patients gun violence patients. Fire-arm injuries cost the state more than $20 million over a four-year period. Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery, Christopher Marrero says hospitals aren’t the only ones facing economic repercussions.
Construction kicked off Monday in Broussard to begin the Ambassador Caffery Interchange and a future 1-49 south project. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson
says they’ve already been able to bring other projects in the area up to interstate grade and as these links begin to connect, you’ll start to see a much safer footprint and more efficient traffic.