Six years ago the state’s only prison for women flooded and construction is finally underway on a new female prison in the Iberville Parish. Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says the 149-million dollar facility will have 938-beds and it’s designed to rehabilitate prisoners…
cut 10 (09) “…go home”
The new facility will have courses on cosmetology, horticulture, welding, and computer programming.

Big tourism weekend in New Orleans as the Southern Decadence Festival is back for the first time since 2019 and there’s also a soldout football game on Sunday night between LSU and Florida State. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the college football season always brings in extra visitors…
cut 9 (07) “….at every university”

If all goes well, the Artemis unmanned mission to circle the moon will launch tomorrow. Marsanne Golsby on how some students are fascinated by space travel.
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Shreveport says it’s making progress in it’s effort to make repairs to three of the city’s water tanks which led to a city-wide boil advisory. Two of the water tanks have restored. A boil advisory was issued after Louisiana Department of Health drones discovered holes in the top of several water tanks during a routine inspection.