New Orleans State Senators Karen Carter Peterson and Troy Carter advance to the runoff in the special election for the 2nd Congressional District. Matt Doyle has more.
The LSU Tigers enter the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament. March Madness has the Tigers facing off with Michigan Wolverines in Indianapolis at 6:10 this evening. The winner will face off with either Florida State or Colorado in the Sweet 16.
Over 10,000 Louisianans are now believed to have died from COVID-19 as of today’s Department of Health report Despite that grim milestone, there are signs of hope. As of today, over a million Louisianans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Governor John Bel Edwards.
Republican Julia Letlow will be the next Congresswoman for the 5th Congressional District after her overwhelming primary win Saturday. Letlow is the mother to two young children, and the widow of Luke Letlow, who was set to be the district’s next Congressman before his shocking death from COVID late last year. Letlow says her kids were with her Saturday night as the results came in.