President Biden is scheduled to arrive in Lake Charles at 12:15 today and deliver remarks on his American Jobs Plan. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says the President will speak at 1:25 at the Calcasieu River Bridge, that was built in 1952.
Biden will also visit New Orleans and tour the city’s water and sewer system.
State officials are celebrating our low overall COVID caseload but also expressing real concern that the vaccination campaign is stalling out sooner than expected Just under a third of Louisianans have initiated their vaccine series and 27 percent have completed their series Governor Edwards says the rapid decline in demand is concerning.
Louisiana residents 21 years and older can carry a concealed handgun without a permit under a bill approved by the House. Belle Chasse Representative Mack Cormier was one of 73 House members who voted for the measure…
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New Orleans Representative Aimee Freeman says any legislation that has the potential to bring thousands of untrained individuals with weapons to the streets of New Orleans mixed with alcohol is a deadly combination. She read a statement from New Orleans PD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson in opposition.
28 Representatives voted against. A similar measure has also passed the Senate, both bills could be vetoed because Governor Edwards says the training needed to get a permit should stay in place.