This week, the Fed dropped interest rates by a quarter point and indicated that there may be two more rate cuts by the end of the year. So what does that mean for consumers like you and me? Rajesh Narayanan (rah-JESH na-RYE-an), a professor of finance at LSU, says if you’re hoping that the rate cut will mean a lower rate on your mortgage, think again.
New Orleans’ bid to bring the Super Bowl back to the city in 2031 could be in serious jeopardy. The Saints and the state missed a key deadline to bid on the game, since negotiations on a lease extension for the Superdome are still ongoing. Greg Bensel with the Saints says the team, the city and the state want to bring the Super Bowl back to New Orleans — and the feeling is shared by the NFL.
New Orleans has hosted the Super Bowl 11 times.
Tropical Storm Gabrielle is forecast to become just the second hurricane of 2025. But like the first one, Erin, it’s expected to stay well clear of the U.S. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says that’s because of what’s known as the “Bermuda High,” which is making this year’s hurricane season very reminiscent of those of 1951 and 1952.
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A major milestone for the I-20 project in Bossier City, as the project marks two years since reconstruction got underway. DOTD spokeswoman Erin Buchahan says the roadway had not been rebuilt since it was first constructed in the 1960s and had outlived its usefulness.
Completion is just a few months away.