Baton Rouge Representative Barry Ivey lets his colleagues have it after the Louisiana House votes to table his proposal to add a second majority Black district to the state Supreme Court map. Michelle Southern has more…

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Louisiana will receive approximately $75 million over the next five years to build electric vehicle charging stations. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says it’s critical because car manufacturers will be making more EVs in the future and Louisiana needs to be prepared so citizens can take advantage of their value.

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18-year-old Jaden Michael Ardoin of Port Barre faces first-degree and attempted murder charges after following two brothers in his vehicle and allegedly firing shots Tuesday night near Melville because the two routinely flirted with his girlfriend. St Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Eddie Thibodaux says investigators were able to secure video footage from the gas station where the two brothers interacted with Ardoin’s girlfriend.

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The Louisiana Gaming Control Board is giving Pacific Peninsula Entertainment 60 more days to sell the closed Diamond Jacks Casino in Bossier City. Diamond Jacks shut its doors in May of 2020 and P-2-E attempted to build a new facility in Slidell, but St. Tammany Parish voters shot down that proposal in December. Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says this is P-2-E’s last extension…

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P-2-E has two months to sell Diamond Jacks or they lose the license.

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