Amtrak and the Southern Rail Commission are seeking federal funding to study the feasibility of a new passenger rail service across North Louisiana. The corridor along Interstate 20 would serve cities between Meridian and Dallas-Fort Worth. Southern Rail Commission Chairman, Knox Ross says this has been an ongoing project.
Cut 6 (07) “…distant service.”
Canadian Pacific has agreed on the study, but the co-owner of Norfolk Southern Railway would also have to approve.
A recent poll for governor has Attorney General Jeff Landry leading with 29 percent followed by Shawn Wilson with 28 percent. John Couvillon with JMC Analytics says with Wilson as the only major Democrat in the race…
Cut 9 (09) “…first in October.”
The poll was conducted March 6-8 and included Congressman Garret Graves who came in third place with 12 percent.
If you’ve ever fallen victim to a scam the Federal Trade Commission wants you to report it. Emma Fletcher with the FTC encourages you to visit ReportFraud-dot-FTC-dot-gov and even if you haven’t lost money to make them aware of a potential scam.
Cut 11 (10) “… for investigations.”
More than $8.8 billion was lost to scammers in the US last year.
Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says nine companies have applied for grant money that would result in them offering residential and commercial policies in coastal areas and that qualified companies could begin offering competitively priced options to Louisiana home and business owners very soon.
The legislature appropriated $45-million for insurance incentives to write policies in Louisiana.