Qualifying is over, so let the congressional campaigns begin. In the two open seats in the fifth and sixth districts, political analysts expect Republicans to win both, albeit not decided until runoffs in December. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says it would get very interesting if the balance of power in the House is not decided in November, and a Democratic candidate was in one or both races.
Optimism continues to rise among small businesses, but challenges persist. NFIB state director Leah Long says labor quality is a problem that the Landry administration, state lawmakers, K-through-12 and higher education leaders are trying to fix.
Cut 10 (15) “…owned businesses.”
A doctor with LCMC Health performs the first single-port robotic lung cancer surgery in the Gulf South on a man from Metairie, who is now cancer free. Dr. Wassim Abi Jaoude says the groundbreaking procedure involves just a single incision instead of four or five, and that provides great benefits to the patient.
Cut 4 (09) “…potentially less complication.”
Here we go again – the Powerball jackpot has once again hit ten figures. Chrislyn Maher (“mayor”) with the Louisiana Lottery says be sure to buy your tickets for tomorrow night’s billion-dollar drawing.
Cut 10 (05) “…a billion dollars.”
If it seems as if billion-dollar jackpots are happening more frequently in Powerball, you’re right. That’s due in large part to a change that happened in 2015, in which they added ten white balls and removed nine red balls, reducing the odds from less than one in 175-million to less than one in 292-million.