Supermarket giant Aldi is set to purchase nearly 400 Winn-Dixie and Harvey’s Supermarket from Southeastern Grocers in a cash deal set to close in the first half of 2024. LSU Economist Jim Richardson says the deal is part of the company’s long-term plan to expand.
The race for Insurance Commissioner was decided yesterday when one of the two candidates withdrew from the race. Republican Tim Temple will succeed Jim Donelon who opted not to seek reelection. Governor Edwards says with the state facing an insurance crisis he’s pleased Temple is willing to take on the job.
Edwards congratulated Temple on his monthly call-in radio show Wednesday.
Nextstar Media, which owns several TV stations in Louisiana has paid for a poll on the governor’s race that shows Attorney General Jeff Landry with a commanding lead in the governor’s race. Jeff Palermo has more…
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70-year-old Ronald Alfred Bryan of Pollock faces felony and misdemeanor charges including assaulting a law enforcement officer in connection with the breach at the nation’s Capital on January 6, 2021. Bryan was arrested in Pollock Wednesday and made his first court appearance in the Western District of Louisiana.