Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has officially announced his candidacy for governor. Landry says the three biggest issues that need to be addressed are crime, education and the state’s economy. He plans to roll out more detailed solutions after he spends some time with voters on the campaign trail…
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Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain says he’s been meeting with USDA officials on how to create a better mechanism for farmers to receive assistance when they are impacted by natural disasters. He’s hoping revisions will be added to the new farm bill and he says they may look at having ag added to the Stafford Act.
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Strain says there’s no standard on how natural disaster funding is handled when they lobby congress for assistance for farmers.

Cincinnati Bengals Quarterback Joe Burrow has launched a nonprofit to help families struggling mentally and financially…
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the U-S Department of Commerce is sending 300-thousand dollars to his tourism department so that the state can use those funds to promote Louisiana as a travel destination in three specific international markets…Madrid, Milan and Mumbai, India…
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