Canada is Louisiana’s largest international tourism market. Last year, they spent nearly 194-million dollars in the Bayou State and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is visiting Canadian cities promoting travel to Louisiana. He says this year, Louisiana has seen a decline in travel by Canadians.
Joining Nungesser on this trip are representatives of the Louisiana Office of Tourism, the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana and nine parish tourism partners. They’ve been to Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City.
More than 400-million dollars in additional federal funding is being allocated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Grambling University President Dr. Martin Lemelle says part of that money would be used to upgrade facilities at the university.
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This week, the Fed cut interest rates by a quarter point. What does that mean for consumers like you and me? Andrew Greenstein has some insight.
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Jefferson Parish is one of only 11 communities nationwide to reach Class 3 level in the National Flood Insurance program’s community rating system and that means homes in unincorporated areas of the parish will see their flood insurance discount rise to 35 percent. Director of Floodplain Management and Hazard Mitigation, Maggie Talley on how they achieved the rating…