The decision to tap Louisiana’s Mitch Landrieu as a senior advisor on the investments being made under the historic federal infrastructure bill is being lauded by UNO political analyst Ed Chervenak.
Cut 7 (10) “….it’s really great.”
The infrastructure bill is being signed into law by President Biden this afternoon.
Louisiana is beginning to test whitetail deer for the presence of COVID-19 after the same animals tested positive for the virus in Iowa. LDWF Deer Program Manager Jonathan Bordelon:
Cut 9 (12) “…within those samples.”
Bordelon says the state is now joining with the USDA Wildlife Services to collect blood for testing from whitetail deer harvested by hunters in Louisiana. It’s not known if the deer can transmit the virus to humans.
An audit of the Louisiana Workforce Commission finds the agency made $2.9 million in payments that potentially violated both state and federal unemployment rules. Brent McDougall, Senior Analyst with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor says when you look at overall unemployment payments during the height of the pandemic, the overpayments are only a small percentage, and he acknowledges it was a very difficult time for the agency.
A new report from Bank-rate-dot-com finds Louisiana ranks as the second-worst state for drivers. Bankrate analyst Sarah Foster says a main reason for the high ranking is that Louisiana is expensive for drivers, the state’s average car insurance rates are the highest in the country at 27-hundred dollars…
Foster says in addition to the high cost for drivers, Louisiana has a high fatality rate.