Senator Bill Cassidy says the Biden Administration has not adequately proved why Americans need another 1,400 dollar stimulus check right now. Cassidy says there’s data indicating most people don’t need the money…
The Secretary of State’s Office has re-started the process of replacing the state’s current stock of 10-thousand voting machines, which are decades-old. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says the Office of State Procurement is now accepting bids from vendors and they are looking to purchase new voting machines that provide a paper record…
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Bids are due by March 24th and Ardoin says if all goes well the new machines could be in use by the 2022 spring elections.
President Joe Biden has placed a moratorium on new oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, which will hurt Louisiana’s oil and gas industry. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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LSU Health Shreveport’s Center will hold a drive-thru vaccination event for those Louisiana residents age 70 and older that need their first dose. The dates are February 1st through the 3rd. You can preregister at lsuhs.edu. Those who need their second dose of the can go February 2 through the 4th. It will be held at the Fairgrounds in Shreveport from 8 am until 3:30.