So far this year we’ve learned that Senator John Kennedy and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser are not running for governor and Treasurer John Schroder is.
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Republicans Garret Graves, Sharon Hewitt and Richard Nelson could still enter the race, while Shawn Wilson and Katie Bernhardt seem like the most likely Democratic candidates.

The Ruston City Council has approved a sales tax incentive package to bring the first Buc-ee’s to Louisiana. The travel center would be located off the Tarbutton Road Exit along I-20.

In 2021 there were 607 confirmed or suspected juvenile victims of human trafficking in Louisiana. On January 1st, the state launched a hotline for reporting human trafficking. Christy Tate, a child welfare manager with the Department of Children and Family Services says it’s a central point for individuals to report suspected trafficking.
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To report trafficking you can call 1-855-4LA-KIDS (1-855-452-5437).

The state has released a draft of Louisiana’s 2023 Coastal Master Plan. Executive director of the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Ben Haase says the first Coastal Master Plan was in 2007 and it’s updated every six years, providing a road map to fighting coastal land loss..
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To see the 2023 plan go to coastal-dot-la-dot-gov.