Over 900 bills and resolutions have been filed for the legislative session that begins today and there are several measures dealing with the legalization of sports betting. Metairie Senator Cameron Henry says a big question is whether lawmakers will agree to allow residents in approved parishes to place bets on their phone
President Biden’s American Jobs Plan calls for 115 billion dollars in funding for repairing the country’s decrepit roads and bridges. State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says if passed that means failing bridges in north Louisiana could get some TLC…
Cut 10 (11) “…representation.”
Republicans have attacked the two trillion dollar proposal saying too much of it goes towards non-infrastructure spending.
Palmetto residents are picking up the pieces after a deadly EF 3 tornado touched down Saturday morning in the St. Landry Parish village. Parish President Jesse Bellard ays he’s encouraged by the efforts and outpouring of residents from nearby towns assisting with clean up and feeding those as they worked through debris. As for tornado damage, he says this is with the worst he’s ever seen.
A 26-year-old woman who fell off her jet ski and was not found until the next day is listed in critical condition at a hospital in Covington. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck says authorities searched for the woman starting Friday night and discovered her jet ski around 1030 Saturday morning. Thirty minutes later they found her…