A two-vehicle accident on the west bound side of the I-10 Twin Span between Slidell and New Orleans sent a commercial vehicle and driver into Lake Pontchartrain. Unconfirmed reports say both vehicles went into the water. Rescue divers responded and one driver was rescued and transported to a hospital. That driver reportedly did not sustain injuries.

Governor Landry is asking Senator Bill Cassidy to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as head of the Department of Health and Human Services. Cassidy says he hasn’t decided how he will vote yet and while he agrees with Kennedy on the dangers of ultra processed foods, he expressed concern over Kennedy’s stance on vaccines.

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Cassidy says he will wait until after the confirmation hearing to make his decision on Kennedy.

An abundance of trees in Louisiana’s forests is creating an opening for the biofuel industry to thrive. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Louisiana’s streak of job growth continues. Emily DiPalma with the Louisiana Workforce Commission says the state gained 25-hundred non-farm jobs last month.

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The Baton Rouge area gained 11-hundred jobs in the last month to lead the state. The New Orleans area, on the other hand, lost 11-hundred jobs in the last month but still showed a year-over-year gain of 64-hundred jobs.