Another round of Louisiana emergency response officials have been dispatched to the Panhandle to aid Floridians who were impacted by the devastating Hurricane Michael. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says his team member is visiting via the Emergency Management Assistance Compact that helps states coordinate relief across borders.
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Six Louisiana Homeland Security and Preparedness team members have also entered the disaster zone.
The Mega Millions jackpot for tonight is the third largest jackpot in US lottery history and it’s the most ever for the multi-state lottery game. The payout is 667-million dollars, or over 372 million if you take the straight cash option. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says says last time around someone on the west coast took the win.
Annison says 35 cents of every ticket goes to fund K through 12 education in the state.
Despite objections from religious leaders, the Ouachita Policy Jury approves alcohol sales on Sundays in unincorporated areas of the parish. Jeff Palermo has more…
Baton Rouge Congressman Garrett Graves has started a GoFundMe to help pay for the 100,000 dollar fine LSU got slapped with when fans rushed the field after toppling Georgia.