Governor Landry has signed the bill that provides three million dollars in funding to send Louisiana National Guard troops to Texas to help with border security operations. The Louisiana National Guard will send 50 soldiers to Texas on three different one month long rotations. The first rotation will start its mission by next Friday.

The regular session begins next week and a bill that will certainly grab headlines is a proposal that would require convicted sex offenders to have vasectomies.
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Early voting begins tomorrow for Louisiana’s March 23rd presidential primary. It’s already been decided who will represent the Republican and Democrat Party in November and LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says since Louisiana leans heavily toward Donald Trump, it’s unlikely Trump or President Joe Biden will make any campaign appearances here, unless it’s too raise money…
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Southern Living has named two Louisiana towns in their list of Best Cities on the Rise in 2024. After hurricanes, flooding, and the pandemic, the recovery and renaissance of Lake Charles is inspiring says Mayor Nic Hunter and he is proud to be number 22 on this list…
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Covington came in at number 11.