Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is urging the legislature to scrap the closed primaries and go back to open primaries. California, Washington and Alaska are the only states in which all candidates of all parties appear on the same ballot for federal races. Nungesser says if all states followed their lead, the rhetoric would be toned down considerably on Capitol Hill.
Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a young woman from Wisconsin who was found dead on the I-10 Twin Spans in an apparent hit-and-run. St. Tammany Parish Coroner Christopher Tape says Edashia Caraway was in New Orleans for the NBA Youngboy concert.
Cut 6 (12) “…second vehicle stops.”
The group Agenda for Children says the poverty rate among children in Louisiana is the highest in the country at 19-percent – far above the national average of 13-percent. Data and Research Director Teresa Falgoust (FAAL-goo) says the lack of affordability of child care is one reason behind that big number.
Cut 10 (13) “…economic well-being.”
The Louisiana Tech football team rallied back from a 13-point halftime deficit but lost to Western Kentucky 28-27 in double overtime. The Bulldogs got back into the game when Devin Gandy returned a kick to start the second half for a touchdown, but the Bulldogs could not score touchdowns on two trips to the Red Zone in the fourth quarter. Coach Sonny Cumbie…