Luke Letlow will be the next Congressman for the 5th Congressional District, beating fellow Republican Alexandria lawmaker Lance Harris with 62 percent of the vote. Matt Doyle has the story.
Congressman Cedric Richmond has been named as one of the five co-chairs for President-elect Joe Biden’s Inaugural Committee. Richmond is quoted as says the inauguration will be different this year, but they will work to keep everyone safe for the historic event. Richmond will serve as the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the Biden administration.
DCF is beginning a three-month process of moving the date when food stamp recipients will receive their benefits. Deputy Assistant Secretary Jean Guinta says instead of all SNAP recipients receiving their benefits, the first two weeks of the month, it will be spread out over the first 23 days. She says the 446,000 households receiving food stamps have been notified that a change in benefit distribution is coming.
A Monroe TV station is reporting ULM football Coach Matt Viator has been fired as the Warhawks have lost eleven straight dating back to last season. KNOE-TV sports director Aaron Dietrich says right before the season started, ULM alumnus Ron Berry was named the school’s new president and it appears he does not like the direction of the program…