The state’s workforce commission says Louisiana set an employment record for the month of February. Scott Carwile has the story…
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Polls are open in 28 parishes today. For most residents who have an opportunity to vote, they’ll find tax proposals on the ballot. To see a sample ballot for your precinct, go to the Secretary of the State’s website or use their Geaux Vote Mobile app.

State Police say one person was killed and numerous others were injured in a three-vehicle crash in St. Landry Parish last night. The fatal victim has been identified as 55-year-old Harold Richard of Opelousas. Authorities say he was a passenger in a vehicle that attempted to cross both lanes of US 190 to gain access to the entrance ramp to I-49.

Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham, who is also a physician from Richland Parish, used his medical expertise to help a man, who nearly passed out during a flight. Abraham says this is the fourth time, since he launched his Congressional campaign that he’s had to provide medical attention to a person he met in public….
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The young man is a former marine, who was flying back home to Texas.