The Interior Department plans to put nearly 77-million acres in the Gulf of Mexico on sale for energy companies to perform oil and gas development. President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association Don Briggs hopes energy companies will take advantage of the largest oil and gas lease sale in U-S history…
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A lease sale last August drew a lukewarm response from energy producers.

State Representative Julie Stokes of Kenner continues her battle against breast cancer. Stokes says she discovered a lump on her breast during the last legislative session, but didn’t get it checked out until lawmakers adjourned…
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Stokes is undergoing five months of chemotherapy. –

The National Retail Federation expects Halloween spending to reach a record 9.1 billion dollars this year. Ana Serafin Smith with the NRF says people are expected to spend more than ever on pet costumes. She says the number one outfit is a pumpkin.
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Country music superstar George Strait will headline a scaled down 2018 Bayou Country Superfest. The show will be May 27th inside the Mercedes Benz Superdome. BCS Producer Quint Davis says it’s huge that they were able to get The King of Country:
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Chris Stapleton, Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, and Midland will also perform that Sunday.