Passenger rail between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, or widen I-10 between the two cities? A southern rail commissioner asks, why not both? Governor Landry says while he does not oppose the rail project, he’d rather see money go towards widening I-10. Commissioner John Spain says passenger rail would ease congestion along that route.
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Landry has questioned whether a Baton Rouge-New Orleans train corridor would get used. Spain says polls show that it would.
The Louisiana State Police now has 55 more officers, after they graduated from Cadet Class 104 this morning. They completed their 24-week training that began in late April. Captain Nick Manale (ma-NAAL-ee) says if you’re interested in becoming a Louisiana state trooper, there will be additional training classes coming up.
Faith House is relaunching the Purple Light Project to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The campaign encourages community members to replace their porch lights with purple bulbs. Prevention and Development Director Kristen Boutte (BOO-tay) says it symbolizes peace, courage, survival, and solidarity with survivors.
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Boutte says for a donation of $10 or more, Faith House will provide a complimentary purple bulb. Donations can be made online at Faith-House-Acadiana-dot-com
The mayor of Pineville is staying in office for two more weeks. Rich Dupree’s resignation was originally scheduled to take effect today. But in order to avoid a special election, he’s delaying it to October 18th due to a new law establishing closed primaries which is moving the 2026 election by a couple weeks. Dupree announced his resignation amid allegations of an improper relationship with a staffer.