Early voting is over, so this Saturday is the last chance for you to make your voice heard in the U.S. Senate runoffs. Joe Gallinaro reports.
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Governor Landry took an aerial tour of the flooding in Avoyelles Parish Friday afternoon, and what he saw from the air took his breath away.
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Avoyelles is one of six parishes included in Landry’s disaster declaration following torrential rains from Tropical Storm Arthur.
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The Associated General Contractors of America is sounding the alarm over federal road funding. Experts say 51-percent of Louisiana’s roads are in poor or mediocre condition. Congress needs to pass a new transportation funding bill by September 30th to ensure that there will be enough money to pay for maintenance of roads, bridges and transit systems. AGCA Vice President Brian Turmail says a federal EV and hybrid vehicle tax needs to be added to compensate for the federal gasoline taxes they’re not paying.
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The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will be inducted in Natchitoches this weekend. Hall President and CEO Ronnie Rantz says there will be events celebrating the inductees all weekend. He says those will kick off Friday with a Celebrity Bowling Bash in Alexandria.