Republican John Nickelson has won his lawsuit challenging the results of the November 18th Caddo Parish sheriff’s election. Nickelson lost the race by one vote to Democrat Henry Whitehorn, but a judge has ruled a new election should take place because there were 11 questionable votes counted….
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Political analyst Scott Hughes says unless the ruling is overturned on appeal, the re-do election will take place in March.

The state department of transportation will give the next Legislature an opportunity to approve a public-private partnership that would result in the construction of a new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. The current House Transportation Committee rejected the plan, because of its reliance on tolls as a source of funding. DOTD spokesperson John Guidroz says they want to give a new group of legislators a say…
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The deadline has been extended from December 3rd to February first.

Many Louisiana residents have felt the financial squeeze from rising property insurance rates, it’s also a growing problem for school systems. Dannie Garrett is a lobbyist for the Louisiana School Board Association and he says premiums are going up and funding from the state is not matching the increase in insurance cost…
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Legislators are expected to address the state’s property insurance crisis next year.

In partnership with the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Niagara Bottling is hosting a two-day hiring event, today and tomorrow in Hammond. Regine Williams with the LWC says they are looking to hire employees for their new water bottling plant in Ponchatoula.
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Last January Niagara Bottling announced plans to invest up to 160-million dollars on a new production facility near Hammond.