Political newcomer and former Navy pilot Luke Mixon has started his campaign to try and unseat Senator John Kennedy who is up for re-election next year. Mixon is a Democrat from Baton Rouge who flies commercial airplanes and he can’t believe Kennedy didn’t vote for the infrastructure bill…
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Kennedy says only 23-percent of the new spending in the bill is for actual infrastructure, while the rest of the legislation supports the President’s Green New Deal and welfare spending.

Governor John Bel Edwards received his COVID booster shot yesterday and he also got his flu shot. Edwards says each year thousands of Louisianas get the flu and hundreds may even die from it…
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State Police say an L-S-P employee has been placed on administrative leave as they investigate a complaint of alleged misconduct involving an LSU student. WBRZ-TV reports a trooper touched a female member of the band during their trip to Mississippi State in a sexual nature. Drinking was also involved according to the report.

Legal betting on sports events makes its Louisiana debut. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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