The CDC says Louisiana has twice the national average of COVID cases. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Louisiana Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff concert in New Orleans featuring Eric Church has been cancelled with no reason given. Church and other country artists were set to perform in the Caesars Superdome on August 31st. The AllState Sugar Bowl planned to use the concert’s proceeds to support its community programs.

Construction has begun on phase 2 of the Houma Navigational Canal Lock Complex. Terrebonne Levee and Conservation District President Tony Alford says the project will bring a number of benefits, including limiting saltwater intrusion that’s killing cypress trees. He says if you go to Houma…
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The HNC Lock Complex will also distribute freshwater within the Terrebonne Basin, which will help foster thousands of acres of wetlands and fisheries.

Good news for home shoppers, the average rate on a 30-year mortgage has dropped to its lowest level in more than a year to 6.47-percent. Guild Mortgage Company Area Manager, Richard Allen, says when rates go down, those looking to buy a home have increased purchasing power…
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