Fuel prices continue to climb, with no end in sight. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Motorists might not have to pay for an inspection sticker next year. The Louisiana House has approved a bill to eliminate the inspection sticker requirement and replace it with a QR code that would cost six dollars. An inspection sticker costs ten dollars a year. The Senate still need to approve the legislation.
Another session and another year where an attempt to raise the minimum wage has been defeated. The House Labor Committee voted along party lines today to kill a proposal to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to 12-dollars in 2027 and 15-dollars an hour by 2029. The Economic Policy Institute says one in five workers would see a pay raise as a result of this legislation, but Slidell Representative Brian Glorioso says workforce training is how you increase wages…
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The Colorado State University Hurricane Forecast is predicting a somewhat below-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2026. Researcher Chandler Jenkins says that’s because a moderate to strong El Nino could be in place from August to October…
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C-S-U is predicting 13 named storms, six hurricanes and two of the hurricanes could be major.