Louisiana District 2 Congressman Troy Carter begins visiting cities in his district to explain how the $7-billion in federal Infrastructure Bill funds earmarked for Louisiana will improve things. His first stop was in Eastern New Orleans at the Green Bridge, which he says is so desperately in need of attention…:
CUT 03(10) “…badly needed repairs.”
Carter will be in Grammercy Thursday and Baton Rouge Friday. Carter was the state U.S. House delegation’s only “yes” vote on the Infrastructure Bill.
The early signing period for college football has begun and LSU is out of the gate – recruiting two top players in the state: Neville High offensive tackle Will Campbell and St. Thomas More QB Walker Howard. Howard says he’s stoked to play for new head coach Brian Kelly…:
CUT 12(12) “…we’re headed.”
As the COVID Omicron variant starts popping up in Louisiana and other states – Tulane epidemiologist, Dr. Susan Hassig fears yet another surge in the virus…:
CUT 06(12) “…probable Omicron definition.”
COVID has been linked to over 800-thousand deaths in the U.S.; a little under 15-thousand in the Bayou State. Dr. Hassig think another indoor mask mandate is called for.
We now know the identity of the helicopter pilot killed in Tuesday’s fiery crash on the I-10 Bonnet Carre Spillway near New Orleans. 32-year-old Joshua Hawley, of Livingston Parish, was on his way to New Orleans Lakefront Airport when he clipped a high tension power line and went down in eastbound lanes of the interstate bridge.
The April 30th Garth Brooks concert in Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge has sold a record 102-thousand tickets; making it the 2nd-largest selling stadium concert in U.S. history. Only a 2014 George Strait concert in Dallas has sold more.