A survey conducted by New Orleans pollster Greg Rigamer finds Congresswoman Julia Letlow leading Senator Bill Cassidy 57 to 22 percent in a head to head matchup. The survey also finds that only 22-percent of Republican primary voters believe Cassidy deserves reelection. Business lobbyist Alton Ashy, who has been around Louisiana politics for decades, says President Trump’s endorsement of Letlow is a key factor.

Cut 9 (07)  “…anybody overcoming that.”

Ashy organized fundraisers for both Letlow and Governor Landry during Washington Mardi Gras.

Two women have been arrested in the deaths of an eight-year-old and five year old girls who died in a Shreveport house fire last October. One of the women arrested is 50-year-old Rita Montgomery, who is the grandmother of both children. Shreveport Fire Chief Clarence Reese Junior says his heart with the families…

Cut 15 (10) “…not forget them”

Louisiana Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein has announced that SNAP recipients in eight parishes in north Louisiana will receive an additional 20-percent of their January benefits to help them make ends meet after the ice storm

Cut 5 (07) “…by February 11th.”

Governor Jeff Landry says small business disaster loans are also available to businesses in 19 north and central Louisiana parishes.

The largest single flood reduction project in Louisiana history moves forward in St Tammany Parish as a result of nearly four-million dollars in federal money that the parish is receiving. Parish spokesperson Michael Vinsaneau says the start of construction is  still several years away, the securing of the federal funds advances the Lake Pontchartrain Storm Surge Reduction Project and the St. Tammany Coastal Storm and Flood Risk Management Project…

Cut 12 (12) “….your next step”