Governor Edwards was inaugurated today, and used his speech to lay down the three big focuses of his second term in office. The biggest focus will be education, specifically early childhood, followed by workforce development, and finally coastal restoration. He says the state is finally starting to get ahead of our decades of losses…
In Northwest Louisiana, power is being restored and clean up crews have moved in after an EF-2 tornado swept through the area around 2 am Saturday morning. Bossier Parish Sheriff Lt Bill Davis says at least 50 homes have been destroyed in the Bossier Parish area.
79-year old Jerry Franks, and 65-year-old Mary Sue Franks were killed in Haughton and in Caddo Parish 75-year-old Raymond Holden was killed in Oil City during the storm.
Lafayette Senator Page Cortez is unanimously elected Senate President for the next four-year term. Senators Sharon Hewitt of Slidell and Rick Ward of Iberville were reportedly in the running or considering running for the position. Cortez thanked his competitors in the race, and looked ahead…
Gonzales Representative Clay Schexnayder won a contentious race for Speaker.
LSU’s record-breaking offense gets its biggest challenge yet tonight going up Clemson’s stingy defense in tonight’s national championship game. Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables is one of the best in the nation. LSU Quarterback Joe Burrow….
LSU has the highest-scoring offense in the country at 49 points per game. But Clemson is right up there, averaging 45 a contest.