Congresswoman Julia Letlow qualified Friday to run for re-election. The first Republican female to represent the state in Congress touted her accomplishments in her first term and also spoke of the importance of her appointment to the House Appropriations Committee and what it means to the 5th Congressional District.
Cut 12 (12) “…next year.”
Hunter Pullen who served in the Marines is Letlow’s lone challenger. The West Monroe resident says after having to wait months for medical care from the VA, he was inspired to continue his service to the country.
Cut 13 (11) “…concerns are.”

There are concerns that the decision to move youth inmates from Bridge City in Jefferson Parish to Angola might violate federal law. Governor John Bel Edwards and the state Department of Corrections say the juvenile inmates will be segregated from the adult population at Angola. Loyola University professor of law Hector Linares says federal law dictates under those circumstances juveniles and adults must not see or hear each other…:
Cut 4 (09) “…also be illegal.”

The Terrebonne Basin Barrier Islands have been restored and according to the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority it’s the state’s largest barrier island restoration project at one-thousand acres. Project manager April Newman says nearly nine million cubic yards of dredged sediment were used…
cut 8 (12) “….persevered”
The Terrebonne Basin Barrier Islands should help reduce storm surge for Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes.