Starting Monday Louisianans who got the COVID vaccine can register to win up to a million dollars through the state’s vaccine lottery incentive program…
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And a potential tropical storm is bearing down on southeast Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says six to ten inches of rain could fall across that part of the state…
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State offices are closed for a half-day today in honor of Juneteenth becoming a legal holiday. Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers marched into Galveston with news of the Emancipation Proclamation which declared slaves freed more than two years before. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James says many do not know the history of the day.
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House Bill 554 by Baton Rouge Representative Larry Selders making Juneteenth a state holiday was signed into law on Thursday.
Sunday is the first day of summer and Triple-A says more than three-quarters of Americans say they are ready for a trip. AAA spokesperson Don Redman…
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