Louisiana has seen a relatively strong growth in personal income in the second quarter of 2018. Kevin Barnhart has the details.
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Governor John Bel Edwards was in Lake Charles today for the dedication ceremony of the newly renovated two-mile runway at Chennault International Airport. The governor says it’s a major investment in the future of the state.
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The renovation cost 18 million dollars.
Former soldier Ryan Taylor of New Llano has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison for manufacturing and detonating a chemical weapon at a Fort Polk training area. US Attorney David Joseph says a device containing chlorine gas exploded in the Kisatchie National Forest in April 2017. He says they don’t know Taylor’s motivation, but they know he liked constructing devices that would explode…
Most of the Zachary Fire Department emergency response team returned home last night from the Carolinas after a 14 day mission responding to floods and damage from Hurricane Florence in South Carolina. Chief Mike Kimble says Louisiana teams saved 6 lives, including a few some some folks stuck on car surrounded by rising waters.
Kimble says twos of his team are still in South Carolina.