After grappling with the decision, Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote in the Senate Finance Committee to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for Health Secretary to the full Senate. ULM political science professor Joshua Stockley says no doubt Cassidy, a physician by trade, wrestled with this decision. He says the Senator said in a statement he had intense conversations with the White House…
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Cassidy said Kennedy assured him that they will be in regular contact, including seeking his input on hiring decisions.
Before Louisiana’s Jon Batiste sings the National Anthem in Sunday’s Superbowl, Southern University’s Human Jukebox will again perform. It’s the 5th time Southern’s band has been a Superbowl feature and the second year in a row, performing in Las Vegas last year. Band Director Kedric Taylor broke the news Tuesday on the Jennifer Hudson Show while in Los Angels for the Honda Battle of the Bands.
Happy Birthday Cleco, the utility company is celebrating 90 years of powering Louisiana’s homes, businesses, and communities. Sean Richardson has more.
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The Southern Shrimp Alliance says testing was done on 24 restaurants in New Orleans that advertised they were serving shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico and only three of them were serving imported shrimp. S-S-A board member Cheri Blanchard praised Louisiana’s progress but urged stronger enforcement to protect the domestic shrimp industry.
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Louisiana passed legislation this year that imposes significant penalties for restaurants that fail to inform customers they serve imported shrimp vs. local wild-caught Gulf Shrimp.