The Louisiana Department of Transportation says a major step has been taken in the construction of a new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. Project Manager Paul Vaught says they’ve officially reached a financial close, which means the developer has sold the bonds needed to complete financing. He says the developer, Calcasieu Bridge Partners, will start final designs immediately…
Cut 13 (09) “…to complete.”
One-point-two billion dollars in state and federal funds will help pay for the two-point-three billion dollar bridge and tolls will also pay for the bridge.

Many Entergy Louisiana customers will see their rates go up by about four dollars early next year, but Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis says Entergy has agreed to expand low-income senior discounts, eliminate connection and reconnection fees, and they are reducing late fees…
cut 5 (06) “….one and a half percent”

A settlement involving the National Realtor’s association is bringing changes to the way Realtors help homebuyers purchase a home.
Cut 2 (34) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has released his preliminary investigative report into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Higgins says it was a local SWAT operator that shot Matthew Crooks’ rifle stock and fragged his face, neck and shoulder, which stopped Crooks’ from shooting and then a Secret Service sniper fatally shot him. Higgins says he found it disturbing that Crooks’ body was released for cremation ten days after the shooting, but the FBI says they followed proper protocols.