Louisiana U-S Senator Bill Cassidy believes former President Donald Trump should drop out of the 2024 Presidential race. During an appearance on C-N-N’s State of the Union, Cassidy says current polling shows Trump can not beat President Joe Biden in a general election…
Trump is also facing nearly 100 criminal charges from four different federal criminal indictments.
The federal government awards a one-point-eight million dollar grant to Poverty Point World Heritage Site in West Carroll Parish that be used to fund a new interactive museum, research center, visitor center, and other amenities. Division of Administration spokesperson Jacques Berry says the plan is to modernize the experience, so that’s what the grant is paying for….
The site attracts 100,000 visitors a year and generates $766,000 in revenue
The state has seen 407,000 Louisianans leave their jobs in the first six months of this year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist Loren Scott says many Louisiana workers are leaving their job for better pay…
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And according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the state’s unemployment rate in July was 3.5 percent, the lowest ever for July.
A court hearing in Baton Rouge takes place today over the LHSAA’s playoff format for football, basketball, baseball, and softball. A group of schools Rapides Parish and the Monroe area are upset the LHSAA executive committee reduced the number of playoff brackets and moved a bunch of schools from non-select to select. Attorney Brian Blackwell…
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Last year, the LHSAA executive committee moved dozens of schools from non-select to select, because they had students at their school that were from outside of the attendance zone.