Thanksgiving weekend was among the deadliest on Louisiana roadways this year with 15 crashes responsible for now 26 fatalities and officials say we’re on course to have 900 or more traffic fatalities for the year. DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallet says if you see someone behind the wheel who could be impaired or driving aggressively, please call law enforcement.
Election day is tomorrow in nearly three dozen parishes in Louisiana with ballot questions that include some tax proposals, candidate runoffs and a casino gambling proposal in the lone parish of St. Tammany. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says several races will be decided in Orleans Parish.
Cut 14 (12) “…Orleans Parish.
Polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm.
November consumer prices jumped 6.8 percent compared to a year earlier. That’s the highest annual inflation rate in nearly four decades. LSU economist, Dr. Loren Scott, says he believes the current monetary policy by the Federal Reserve is a major cause for rising prices.
The Louisiana Workforce estimates about 85,000 have left the workforce in Louisiana for a variety of reasons including concerns over their health, the health of their family, and or childcare. Federal Labor Secretary Martin Walsh says retaining childcare workers was an ongoing issue before the pandemic and cost is also a factor.