At the Capitol today, the House Transportation committee put the brakes on a bill that sought to prohibit tolls being charged on any existing interstate highway system. Sulphur Representative Les Farnum says it’s not the right way to fund a new I-10 Bridge in Lake Charles, but DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says tolls may well be necessary…:

CUT 13 (06)      “…additional revenue.”

The bill failed by a vote of 6 “yeas” to 9 “nays.”

A Senate committee approves a bill adding extra years to prison sentences for those convicted of knowingly lacing drugs with fentanyl, but selling it as something else. Testifying for the bill, Lily Harvey, who lost her daughter to a drug overdose. She says OD’s increased 53-percent last year…:

CUT 03 (10)      “…a rise.”

Harrisonburg Senator Glen Womack’s bill would add five extra years if convicted of that offense. It now goes to the Senate floor.

The National Hurricane Center releases its final report on Hurricane Ida today, and the major storm that hit southeast Louisiana last August will go down in the record brooks. Jeff Palermo has more…:

CUT 02 (31)      “…Jeff Palermo.”

Spring turkey hunting season is underway, and state Wildlife & Fisheries agents say they cited nineteen persons over the weekend for violations ranging from hunting a baited field, to hunting during a lottery hunt without a lottery tag, to using an improper weapon. Well, Louisiana is gonna Louisiana….