A proposal to use tolls to fund the construction of a new I-10 bridge in Lake Charles receives strong opposition from Louisiana truckers…
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New Orleans Representative Kyle Green says he’s not moving forward with his bill to rename the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans after late former Governor Edwin Edwards. According to the Advocate Newspaper, the bridge is named the Crescent City Connection as a result of a publicly-voted contest and the person who proposed the name objected to naming it after Edwards.

In an effort to stave off record-high inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised the prime short-term lending rate by ¼ of a percent; meaning higher loan rates for businesses and consumers. Louisiana Realtors Association CEO Norman Morris says standard mortgage rates are now at over 4-percent; their highest since April of 2019…:
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Morris says, yes, the rate increase will mean buying a home may be a bit harder – especially for first-time buyers

Positioning the state’s flagship university as a leader in cybersecurity is one of LSU President William Tate’s top priorities, and now the university has a strategy in place to make that happen. Provost Matt Lee said that step one is increasing faculty and expanding research in LSU’s highly-respected engineering college.
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