The first auction of offshore leases for wind power development in the Gulf of Mexico takes place today. Interim LSU Center for Energy Studies Director Greg Upton says energy companies can bid on 300,000 acres near Lake Charles and Galveston, Texas…
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Upton says it’s an expensive endeavor and it will take three to five years before we see any wind farms in the federal waters of the Gulf.

A three-day, 2nd amendment Sales Tax holiday begins on Friday, which means you can buy guns, ammunition and other specified hunting supplies and pay no state sales tax. Louisiana Department of Revenue Secretary Kevin Richard says the state legislature brought this sales tax holiday back to benefit hunters…
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For more information go to L-D-R’s website.

In June, the State Office of Motor Vehicles informed residents of a data breach that put everyone in their system at risk. Brooke Thorington has more from an expert on what you should do.
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An Alexandria Police detective alerted Slidell Police of a teenager with a loaded pistol on the campus of Salmen High School. A 17-year-old was streaming on Instagram Live with the pistol and on school property. The officer from Alexandria happened to see the video and alerted the school resource officer at Salmen and an arrest was quickly made.