Louisiana’s Mitch Landrieu; former New Orleans mayor, former Lt. Governor & state lawmaker … will now be instrumental in implementing President Biden’s infrastructure bill. Dave Brannen has that…:
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Here’s some encouraging news from the state Department of Health. As of today, fewer than 200 persons are in hospitals statewide due to COVID-19. However, the larger numbers of new cases are among kids 17 and younger. For details, visit “ldh.la.gov/coronavirus”
A new report from website “BankRate.com” finds Louisiana the second-worst state in the U.S. for people to own and drive a car. BankRate analyst Sarah Foster says our very high auto insurance rates are the main reason; nearly a thousand higher than the national average for coverage. She says we also rank 20th for high cost of auto repairs, and 17th for longest commute times; almost a half-hour on average..:
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An audit of the Louisiana Workforce Commission finds the agency made $2.9-million in payments that potentially violated both state and federal unemployment rules. Brent McDougall, Senior Analyst with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor, says this is the fourth audit of LWC since the pandemic…:
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The audit also found almost $34,000 in duplicate payments.