Today, the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hears Senator Bill Cassidy’s legislation that seeks to expand offshore drilling and provide Louisiana with additional dollars from oil and gas produced in federal waters off the state’s coast. While the Obama administration has signed off on a plan to drill in the Arctic Ocean north of Alaska, it’s held firm on a ban that prohibits drilling in the Eastern Gulf. Cassidy hopes his legislation can lift that ban…

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Supporters say Cassidy’s bill could create over 200-thousand jobs.

Ruston Police report that an 11-year-old boy was killed yesterday after the car he was riding in got swept away in flash flood waters and he was trapped inside. Deputy Chief Clint Williams says they want to remind the public that you should never travel when there is water on the roadway, especially moving water…

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State Police say a single vehicle crash in Jefferson Parish has taken the life of a Houma man. They say 25-year-old Edgard Gonzales lost control of his vehicle and entered a drainage ditch. The vehicle came to rest on its roof, partially submerged in water. Gonzales, who was not wearing a seat belt, was found submerged in the water outside the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.

To recognize National Dog Bite Prevention Week, State Farm found that Louisiana ranks 14th in the United States in a 2014 analysis of dog bite injury claims…

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