The wife of late Congressman-elect Luke Letlow who died days before he was set to be sworn in has decided to run for his vacant seat. Julia Letlow says her motivation is the passion her husband and she shares to better the region for their children and future generations.

The Army Corps of Engineers seeks approval for a two billion dollar levee improvement project in the Upper Barataria Levee system in southeast Louisiana. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The personal-finance website Wallethub has released a report on the cost of smoking by state and it has found smoking costs the average Louisiana smoker one-point-eight million dollars over a lifetime. She says the financial opportunity cost per smoker is one-point-one million dollars…
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The cost was based on the average pack-a-day smoker beginning at age 21 and ending at 69.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is stocking 16 of their Get out and Fish sites with adult-size rainbow trout, ranging from one to two pounds. L-D-W-F spokesperson Rene Lebreton says it would make a perfect stringer for dinner…
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Go to L-D-W-F’s website for more information on their Go Out and Fish program.