Candidates running for statewide office this fall must submit updated campaign finance reports to the state Ethics Board today. Republican Jeff Landry is expected to report nine million dollars cash on hand. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says that’s a huge number for his opponents to try and keep up with…
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There are seven major candidates running for governor and qualifying is set for August 8th through the tenth.

LSU football Coach Brian Kelly is in Nashville today as SEC Football Media Days is underway. Kelly says after watching women’s basketball and baseball win national championships, he knows what’s expected from his team as he enters his second year as head coach…
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LSU kicks off the season September third versus Florida State.

The Advocate which provides news to readers in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Lafayette, officially expanded to northwest Louisiana today as Georges Media Group launched the Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate. Publisher Judi Terzotis says they are partnering with the Community Foundation of North Louisiana to help pay for quality journalists…
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Terzotis says they already have seven reporters working at the Shreveport-Bossier bureau and plan to hire three more.

And global technology company, SLB, plans to hire 600 people as it converts the former General Motors Plant in Shreveport into a digital infrastructure manufacturing facility. SLB Vice President of Industry Affairs of North America Bruce Miller says renovations are underway….
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Production is estimated to reach full capacity at the end of 2026.