Donald Trump has announced Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. Once a critic of Trump, Vance has since become a strong supporter and advocate of the former president’s policies. Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming…

cut 12 (11) “…very, very satisfactory.”

Vance’s strong defense of Trump in media appearances likely helped solidify him as the VP pick.

 
A new report from Bankrate found more than one-third of U.S. workers say they’re living paycheck to paycheck. Bankrate analyst Sarah Foster says the study focused on workers because they’re the group most impacted by the inflated cost of living.

cut 3 (07) “…the present.”

Workers in the southern U.S. were most likely to report living paycheck to paycheck.

Governor Jeff Landry has designated this week as Rural Road Safety Awareness Week. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Committee says rural roads are deceptively dangerous, as more than 62% of fatal crashes in Louisiana in 2022 were on rural roads. Factors in rural road fatalities include excessive speed, drinking and not wearing a seatbelt.

cut 8 (09) “…crashes.”

Voting has begun for the 2024 American Association of State Troopers Best-Looking Cruiser Contest. This year, Louisiana’s submission features a state police cruiser at the LARC Acadian Village in Lafayette. Sgt. Ross Brennan with LSP says the village was chosen because it has…

cut 6 (12) “…state police patrol units.”