Gas prices are on the rise in the Bayou State. Don Redman with AAA says gas prices in June were the lowest we’ve seen all year, which is unusual for the summer months. He says we’re already seeing an uptick in prices at the pump…:
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Redman says that’s almost 10 cents higher than the prior year.

Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie has submitted his letter of retirement. It’s not a huge surprise as Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome had said since she took office that new leadership was needed at BRPD in the wake of the Alton Sterling shooting. She said Monday that Dabadie is an honorable man…:
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Weston-Broome ran a campaign on the promise that she’d appoint a fresh face to the department that would help ease tensions between people and police officers.

As you might expect, a poll on the state Treasurer’s race shows the lack of a front-runner. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Louisiana’s FastStart workforce training program has been named the best in the nation by Business Facilities magazine for a record eight years in a row. LED Secretary Don Pierson…:
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He says Louisiana may be small but we have a big impact.