Former LSU basketball player and Ukraine native Roman Rubchenko (roob-CHENK-oh) says while Russia has more weapons and manpower compared to Ukraine his home country has something much more valuable when it comes to winning a war.
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Rubchenko made the comments on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster.
Last night, Governor Edwards vetoed the congressional redistricting map that was passed by the state legislature, saying it failed to include a second minority-majority district. A veto in Louisiana has only been overridden just twice in the state’s history, and the Advocate’s, Mark Ballard says the odds are long for the Republican-led legislature
According to Triple-A, the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $4.13. Gas prices have increased by 90-cents over the last month. Professor Pierre Conner director of the Tulane Energy Institute says the futures market shows crude oil prices falling, but if demand remains strong and the supply can’t keep up then gas prices will continue going up…
Many say state revenues should be increasing due to higher crude oil prices but State Treasurer John Schroder says consumers will cut back on other spending so that the state might see more from oil and gas revenues, for example, sales tax collections will most likely go down.