Baton Rouge lawmakers are looking to offer a constitutional amendment that would ask the public if they would be willing to pay an additional 23-cents in gas taxes to fund major highway projects. Representative Steve Carter says the additional revenues from the tax could pay for a new Mississippi River bridge and the widening of I-10….
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The constitutional amendment would be considered in the regular session that begins in April.

Louisiana State Police is ramping up enforcement in New Orleans for the Carnival season and this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game. Trooper Melissa Matey says they’ll have an additional 165 troopers in the Crescent City…:
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She says they rely also heavily on the public and encourages folks to let an officer know if you see something suspicious.

DeSoto Sheriff Rodney Arbuckle says crews have recovered two bodies from the site of a helicopter crash at Wallace Lake. He says the FAA and other agencies are investigating the circumstances of the crash itself, while his deputies are working on recovering pieces of the chopper. He says the biggest challenge is getting to the crash site.
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The victims are believed to be a married couple from Center, Texas.

Former LSU star running back Leonard Fournette is the pitch man for the Life 10 Electroylyte beverage, which is based out of New Orleans. Fournette is represented by the sports agency Roc Nation and its President of Branding Michael Yormark says Fournette has great potential to be a terrific spokesperson for the sports drink…
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