A JMC Analytics poll indicates that 56 percent of voters are not interested in changing how primary elections are held in Louisiana. In next week’s special redistricting session, Governor Landry wants lawmakers to also debate the possibility of changing from the current jungle primary to a closed-party primary. Pollster John Couvillon…
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The open primary election system has been around since the 1970s.

A new report finds the direct and indirect impact of Mardi Gras on the New Orleans economy is 891-million dollar. Tulane professor Toni Weiss says the last time she conducted this study was in 2014 and the economic impact at that time was more than 400-million dollars…
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Port Fourchon will soon be home to Louisiana’s first Wind Turbine. Colleen Crain has the story
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