Louisiana State Treasurer John Schroder says the check is in the mail. On Thursday almost 30-thousand unclaimed property checks were mailed out after a data match with the Department of Revenue to update addresses. The checks total $4.8 million in unclaimed property. Schroder says his staff works diligently to find the rightful owners.
Senator Bill Cassidy has made a recent statement that expanded background checks and red flag laws would not have prevented the tragic school shooting in Texas. But Senate candidate Luke Mixon says a large majority of Americans support universal background checks.
Mixon is one of three announced candidates running against incumbent Senator John Kennedy.
Most Louisiana lawmakers are on board with loosening the restrictions that are currently in place for name, image, and likeness deals for college athletes. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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After numerous rain delays, college baseball tournaments were able to play some innings last night. LSU trounced Kentucky 11 to 6. The Tigers play Tennessee tonight at 8 o’clock. LaTech beat Old Dominion 7 to 2 and they are 2-and-0 in the Conference USA Tournament. And McNeese wrangled Southeastern Louisiana six to five in 12 innings.