Thirteen people remain missing after a commercial boat capsized in rough Gulf of Mexico waters off Port Fourchon yesterday afternoon. The Coast Guard says they have rescued six people, but Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson says there were 19 people on board the lift boat named Seacor Power. The Coast Guard is asking for all marine operators in the area to help in the search for the missing workers.

Legislation is expected to be filed that will seek to increase hunting and fishing license fees…
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The first Republican woman from Louisiana will be sworn into Congress today. Julia Letlow will represent Louisiana’s fifth U-S House district, filling a seat that was set to be occupied by her husband, Luke Letlow, before he died from COVID-19 complications. Letlow says she will look to bring high-speed internet to rural parts of her district…
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Letlow will be sworn in at 11 AM central time.

Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt has a bill waiting to be heard in the regular session that would require the National Anthem to be played before all sporting events at state-funded facilities. Hewitt says the Anthem is a unifying force and she recalls her first trip to a sporting event following nine-eleven…
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Earlier in the NBA season, the Dallas Mavericks were not playing the national anthem before their games until Commissioner Adam Silver ordered them to do so.