LSU confirms the body found in the Mississippi River in St. John the Baptist Parish on Tuesday is that of missing student Kori Gauthier of Opelousas. The 19-year-old disappeared on April 7th and her car was found on the Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge. Her uncle Spencer Gauthier posted a video on social media.
Police do not believe foul play is involved in Gautier’s death.
Senator Bill Cassidy says lawmakers will present an alternative proposal to the President’s 2.2 trillion-dollar infrastructure plan. Cassidy says the bulk of Biden’s bill, isn’t infrastructure spending, it includes funding for new housing, clean water, green energy infrastructure, paid leave, elderly care, veterans’ health, and more. Cassidy calls it too unfocused.
The poor conditions of roads and bridges in Louisiana are costing motorists in the state $7.6 billion a year. That’s according to TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit. Erich Ponti with Louisiana Coalition to Fix Our Roads says each year the cost to drivers continues to increase.
Currently, there is legislation in this session to address Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure issues.
The House Civil Law Committee approves legislation allowing victims of sexual assault to break their rental leases early. A survivor would have to provide adequate documentation to their landlord certified by a qualified third party. Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center spokesperson Maxwell Ciardullo says it must be within sixty days of the incident…