Louisiana’s road and bridge repair backlog has reached 19-billion dollars. DOTD secretary Joe Donahue says the state’s gasoline tax of 20-cents for every gallon has not been able to keep up with inflation and the growing number of transportation projects. Donahue says the Landry administration will do its best to reduce the backlog…
cut 9 (13) “…most impact”

Louisiana’s new congressional map that has two majority Black districts is facing a legal challenge from 12 plaintiffs described as non African-American voters. The lawsuit says the map is racially gerrymandered. But NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney Jared Evans is confident the map signed by Governor Landry will be the one used this fall…
cut 5 (13) “….Black District”

In Louisiana, filing taxes typically comes after Mardi Gras and that’s right around the corner so Colleen Crain looks at filing those 2023 returns.
Cut 3 (32) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”

Louisiana’s Lainey Wilson won Best Country Album at the 2024 Grammy’s. That’s the first Grammy for the Franklin Parish native…
cut 28 (11) “…of a lifetime”