The Division of Administration says most online services are available today following the attempted ransomware attack on state government, but Office of Motor Vehicle locations remain closed for the rest of the day. State Police and several federal agencies are investigating this attempted ransomware attack.

Top Republican contenders stayed out of this year’s Governor’s race, but reports say a number of state GOP stars are heavily weighing a run in 2023. Matt Doyle has the story…
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Eleven more juvenile whooping cranes have been brought to the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area near Gueydan as the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries attempts to re-establish the population of the rare bird. LDWF Biologist Sara Zimorski says the large birds have tracking transmitters on them and will be released next week, with the hopes they stay in Louisiana.
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The current state population is in the dozens.