Attorneys for the owner of the seven nursing homes that evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish during Hurricane Ida, says he has dementia and cannot be deposed. Brooke Thorington has more..:

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Sports betting in Louisiana is off to a brisk start. The Gaming Control Board reports the state’s 13 legal sports book operations took in over $49-million in wagers in just the final four days of January. Six companies now operate online app-based sports betting as well.

The state legislature is expected wrap up its special session on redistricting today. The session officially must end Sunday at 6 p.m. Lawmakers have been split along racial and party lines on the subject of adding more majority-black voting districts to the maps for Congress, legislature, BESE, state courts and more. “LAPolitics.com” publisher Jeremy Alford says it got testy between members several times…:

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Alford says the REAL question is: once the session ends, what will the Governor do…? Veto them? Sign them? Either way he expects them to be challenged in court.

With more than 50 parades set to roll from tonight until Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras 2022 is one of the most anticipated events since COVID forced the beloved pastime to go on hiatus last year. Mardi Gras Guide publisher and carnival aficionado Arthur Hardy says revelers are more excited than ever…:

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