2:30 PM Newscast

Attorney General Jeff Landry is defending the 7-6 vote of the Bond Commission to exclude Citibank and Bank of America as part of a $600 million road financing plan in the state.  Both were omitted from the financial plan after placing gun control regulations on commercial banking customers.  Landry explains the financial institutions firearm restriction policies for their corporate customers.

Cut 11 (07) “…purchase a gun.”

Since taking office in January 2017, US Congressman Mike Johnson has held thirty-one town hall meetings in the state’s fourth district, adding three more this past week.  Johnson says he makes time to participate in such meetings as he says he looks at them as an essential portion of his job.

Cut 12 (07)   “…hear their concern.”

 

LendingTree says New Orleans has the third youngest startup entrepreneurs in the nation after a survey revealed the average age of new business owners in the Crescent City was 37.95 years old, just behind Buffalo and Salt Lake City. NOLA Chamber of Commerce Communication Director Haley Pegg says the large array of different peoples in the city makes for good business opportunities.

Cut 8 (12)  “new ideas”

The Saints take on the Cardinals in the Superdome tonight, giving players at crucial question mark positions on defense, running back, and at tight end a chance to cement their positions in the second game of the preseason.  Geller says to look for Jonathan Williams to take the inside track tonight in the RB race.

Cut 5 (10) “blitzes.”