A Baton Rouge Representative wants to raise the gas tax by 18 cents over the next 12 years to pay for billions in Louisiana infrastructure projects. Matt Doyle has the story.
Terrebone Parish Sherriff Jerry Larpenter has announced he won’t seek his ninth election at the end of his term next June. The career lawman said in a letter he’s wants to spend more time with his family. Larpenter began his career as a patrolman and worked his way up the ranks. Larpenter was sheriff for 21 years before deciding to not run again in 2007 and he was elected again after the gap in 2011 and 2015. Three people have announced their intent to succeed Larpenter. The primary is October 12th.
The personal finance website WalletHub finds Louisiana is the most stressed out state in the nation. Bordering states Mississippi took second place and Arkansas placed third. WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzales says 40 different metrics were used to calculate the rankings.
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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services releases a report that finds the number of reported juvenile trafficking victims rose by 20-percent in 2018. Child welfare manager Christy Tate says Overall in 2018, there were 744 confirmed victims of trafficking, 58-percent were juveniles and as young as five months old. She says the oldest victim of human trafficking was 65-years-old…