The Louisiana Legislature has sent a Congressional map to the governor’s desk that has two majority Black districts. This could result in a second Louisiana Democrat being elected to the U-S House. State Representative Beau Beuallieu says the proposed Congressional boundaries also protect four Republican members…

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Meanwhile, state lawmakers have approved a bill that would result in a move to party primary elections for Congress, BESE, PSC and Louisiana Supreme Court starting in 2026. It’s not everything Governor Jeff Landry wanted. Democratic New Orleans Senator Royce Duplessis says voters did not ask for this change…

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Governor Jeff Landry’s plan to finance a new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge calls for tolls but at a lower cost than what the Edwards Administration proposed. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The Louisiana Department of Health confirms two winter weather-related deaths in Sabine and Rapides parishes. Coroners confirmed a 36 year old man and a 73 year old woman both died of hypothermia in separate instances. These are the first deaths related to the severe winter weather conditions that began last Sunday.