The potential armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has put oil and gas prices on a roller coaster. David Grubb has more on what that could mean for the United States…
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The State Fire Marshal’s office says a six-year-old child rescued from a burning mobile home in New Iberia has died. Firefighters responded to the blaze Sunday afternoon with a child trapped inside. He was rescued but died at a local hospital. An investigation into the cause of the deadly fire is ongoing.
Governor John Bel Edwards will have 20 days once he receives the legislation to decide if he’ll veto the political maps approved by the Legislature during the redistricting session that ended on Friday. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says Republican lawmakers could override the governor’s veto, but if Edwards doesn’t use his veto authority, he would disappoint his biggest supporters…
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Edwards released a statement Friday saying the maps should reflect the growth of the African American population, but the maps approved by the Legislature did not increase the number of majority-minority districts.
Louisana Tech is renaming its biomedical engineering building after former long-time president Dan Reneau, who in 1972 started a biomedical engineering program. University spokesperson Tonya Oaks Smith says Dr. Reneau established the groundwork for future success…
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