The House approves legislation that would allow St. Tammany voters the chance to vote on whether a waterfront casino should be built just outside Slidell. The bill author Slidell Representative Mary DuBuisson a 2009 Gaming Control Board study shows Louisiana loses about 3.2 million people per year to Mississippi casinos.
The final vote was 63-28 in favor, but a similar bill in the Senate has not received approval from the Senate Finance Committee
Gas prices in Louisiana continue to rise as AAA spokesperson Don Redman says the statewide average is 2.72 a gallon for regular gasoline. He expects gas prices to inch up a few more pennies as we get closer to the first big holiday weekend of the summer, Memorial Day…
Senator Bill Cassidy says news of the revised CDC guidelines that fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear face masks or socially distance is long overdue. Cassidy voiced his frustration publicly at a hearing in DC this week and the physician believes the federal agency is behind the curve.
Baton Rouge high school basketball sensation, LSU legend and WNBA superstar Seimone Augustus has retired at the age of 37. Augustus received national attention when she was in the sixth grade and the voice of the Lady Tigers Patrick Wright says Augustus became a household name during an All-American career at LSU
Augustus played 15 seasons in the W-N-B-A and will now serve as an assistant for the Los Angeles Sparks.