Nursing home operator Bob Dean was booked yesterday on several cruelty charges from the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office for evacuating about 800 nursing home residents to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish that was not equipped to care for the elderly. Dean is also facing civil lawsuits and his attorney has told the courts he’s suffering from dementia and legal analyst Tim Meche says that could be a factor in criminal court too…
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The President’s proposal to suspend federal gas and diesel taxes for three months is getting a chilly response from members of Congress. Representative Mike Johnson doesn’t believe the suspension of the federal gas tax will be effective…
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Analysts say Biden’s proposal would save motorists about four-percent on a gallon of gasoline.

The Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation’s 100 annual meeting begins today in New Orleans….
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Air conditioners will be running nearly non-stop over the next few days as temperatures will be around 100-degrees through Sunday. Entergy spokesperson David Freese says they expect to meet the demand for energy….
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