The 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season is officially underway and southwest Louisiana continues recovery efforts from the last season along with other weather woes. Calcasieu Parish Police Jury President Brian Abshire says they hope they’ll receive a break this season.
NOAA predicts the Atlantic will have six to ten hurricanes this year.
Starting today, you can get a free drink at a participating restaurant and bar if you’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 within the preceding seven days. The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Ernest Legier says it’s a fun way to get more people vaccinated…
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The Louisiana Restaurant Association will partially reimburse restaurants and bars for handing out the drinks as part of their “Shot for a Shot” campaign.
US Senator John Kennedy announces he is running for reelection in 2022. The Mississippi-born, Zachary-raised Republican says it’s been an honor to serve the state in D.C.
Kennedy won the US Senate seat in 2016. It took Kennedy three tries to win his Senate seat, first losing as a Democrat in the 2004 open seat race, then failing to unseat incumbent Mary Landrieu in 2008.
UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross expects Kennedy will have a relatively stress-free reelection. Cross says the only Democrat who could potentially put up a real fight is Governor Edwards…
Cross says Kennedy most likely won’t face a real challenger from within the Republican Party.