Twelve workers from a lift boat that capsized Tuesday afternoon in the Gulf of Mexico near Port Fourchon, remain missing. Stormy weather along the coast has hampered search efforts.

LSU says the body found in the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish is that of missing student Kori Gauthier of Opelousas. Police do not believe foul play is involved. Her car was parked on the Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge.

Senator Bill Cassidy says a counter-proposal to President Biden’s infrastructure plan is being drafted…
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The poor conditions of roads and bridges in Louisiana are costing motorists $7.6 billion a year. That’s according to TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit. They put a dollar figure on vehicle operating costs, traffic accidents, and congested related delays. Erich Ponti with Louisiana Coalition to Fix Our Roads says the state is long overdue for more funding.
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There is a bill in the legislative session to raise the state’s gasoline tax, but it faces opposition.

About three out of four Louisiana residents support investing more dollars into early childhood education. That’s according to a poll done by LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab. Director Doctor Michael Henderson says 57-support raising taxes to increase spending on childcare for low-income families…
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