There will be an override veto session at the state capitol next week. House Speaker Clay Schexnayder confirmed it is happening while speaking with Brian Haldane on Talk 107-3 in Baton Rouge this morning.

The gubernatorial primary is three months from today and a new poll released by Citizens for a New Louisiana shows Republican Jeff Landry is receiving 30-percent of the vote, while Democrat Shawn Wilson is getting 20-percent. Director for Citizens for a New Louisiana, Michael Lunsford, says the other declared candidates are in the single digits…
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Landry’s gubernatorial campaign says it has nine million dollars in cash on hand after raising 4.5 million dollars since April.

Current Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards will be in Shreveport this afternoon to discuss the future of the former General Motors assembly plant. According to the USA Today Network the economic development announcement could mean 600 new jobs.

Plants can suffer from too much extreme heat. An LSU Ag Center horticulture expert provides simple tips on how to keep your plants cool…
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette celebrates its 125th anniversary today. School president Joe Savoie says a state senator at the time, Robert Martin, authored legislation to create the university and the school’s first president was Edwin Stephens…
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