A voting rights bill that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is needed to protect democracy fails in the U-S Senate. Republicans oppose the legislation. Outgoing chairman of the Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus, Baton Rouge Representative Ted James, says Republicans are making it hard for people to cast a vote because they believe the last Presidential election was stolen…
After three years of work, and at a cost of $150 million, the new terminal at Lafayette Regional Airport is officially open. Executive Director Steven Picou couldn’t be happier with today’s debut.
Cut 3 (12) “…passengers walking through.”
The facility was completed in three years, on-time and on budget.
American Electric Power is investing $100-million to develop a transmission control center at Resilient Technology Park in Shreveport. And like the state, Governor John Bel Edwards says AEP has made a commitment to net carbon emissions by 2050.
The control center is expected to create 20 direct jobs and 63 indirect jobs.
Louisiana will see the coldest temperatures of the Winter over the next few days as overnight lows will drop below freezing for most of the state through Sunday morning. State Fire Marshal Spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says do not leave candles or space heaters unattended….
The State Fire Marshal’s office says so far in 2022 ten people, including two children, have lost their lives in home fires.