Governor Landry has announced his endorsement of Julia Letlow in the U.S. Senate race. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says while Landry’s endorsement likely will not prevent a runoff, it will likely be effective in defending Letlow against incumbent Bill Cassidy.”
Landon Lemoine, the strategic investments director at Louisiana Economic Development, says Louisiana’s new FastSites program has selected 19 sites in 16 parishes that will share 140-million dollars in state funding to prepare their sites to attract commercial projects. Lemoine points out that this is not a grant program.
Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts has been found guilty on felony charges for having sex with a 16-year-old boy during a party at her home when she was mayor in 2024. It took a six-person jury less than an hour to convict the 42-year-old Roberts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior. Reporter Pamela Sleezer covered the trial for the American Press and says the evidence was stacked against Roberts…
Sentencing is April 17th.
Gas prices are climbing on a daily basis. Greg Upton, the executive director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, says while you were sleeping, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline went up another 12 cents.