A federal judge has ordered Angola to quickly correct what they called “glaring deficiencies of their heat-related policies” for inmates who work on the Farm Line. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and development announces that the first pours of concrete are complete, creating a seconion of the new travel lanes as part of the I-20 major rehabilitation project in Bossier City. This marks a milestone for the $120 million project. The entire project is anticipated to be complete in late 2025.
Hurricane Beryl remains a Category 4 and is expected to hit the Texas-Mexico border as a tropical storm on Monday, far southwest of Louisiana. With such an active hurricane season ahead of us, state climatologist Jay Grymes says it’s better to start preparing for a storm that does hit us instead of worrying about one that won’t.
Governor Jeff Landry announces the extension of Operation Lone Star which will involve the deployment of Louisiana National Guard engineers on July 15th to the southern border. LANG spokesperson Lt. Col. Noel Collins says they will support Texas with border security.