New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, under fire for spending tens of thousands of taxpayer money to travel first class, has relented and says she will reimburse the city nearly $30 thousand in flight upgrades. She insists though, that as a city employee, she was doing city business…:
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Director of the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Casey Tingle says their website has a list of tips of how to protect yourself from a cybercrime. And when it comes to social media, he says you want to be careful about identifying when you’ll be out of town, because it can be an open invitation for burglars.
For tips search cybersecurity on GOHSEP.
Louisiana Republican U-S Senator Bill Cassidy announces 46-million dollars in federal money is heading to Cameron, Calcasieu and Vermilion Parishes to elevate about 200 structures so they will not flood. Cassidy says it’s great news for southwest Louisiana…
Cassidy says the money is coming from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
The Queen of Country Music, Loretta Lynn passed away today at the age of 90. She performed at the Louisiana Hayride three times over the years, here’s a recording of her August 1965 performance in Shreveport of Mind your Own Business…. We’ll have more on her time at the Hayride tomorrow.
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