Sunday marked the 15 year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill off the Louisiana coast. It was on April 20th, 2010 that the Deepwater Horizon oil platform exploded, spewing almost five-million barrels of oil into the gulf. 11 people were killed and 17 others injured, along with countless marine wildlife. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was the president of Plaquemines Parish back then. He remembers the sheer chaos in the response. He says he found himself fighting BP and the consultants more than fighting the oil.
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Louisiana has its first case of measles for 2025. It’s an adult resident from the New Orleans area and that person is in isolation while receiving treatment in a hospital. The Louisiana Department of Health says the patient’s exposure to measles appears to be linked to international travel and L-D-H is working to identify and notify those who have come contact with the infected individual.
Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley is once again pushing legislation to eliminate vehicle inspection stickers,,,
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There’s an effort to increase the award amounts for TOPS recipients. It’s held steady since the 2016-17 school year. Ruston Representative Christopher Turner’s bill would increase state funding for the TOPS scholarship program by 50 million dollars. Turner says the scholarship amount needs to be increased, because college costs are rising…
House Education has approved the bill but also needs House Appropriations approval before getting a full debate on the House floor.