It’s unclear what will happen next after the House Transportation Committee votes against a financing plan for a new two-point-one billion dollar I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. The bridge would be partially funded by tolls. Sulphur Representative Les Farnum questioned the high price tag…
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But Lake Charles Representative Wilford Carter says the current I-10 bridge is not safe and a new bridge could spur economic development…
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As a result of this vote, DOTD interim Secretary Eric Kalivoda says they may need to look at rehabbing the existing bridge that was built in 1952.

Jeff Landry holds his first press conference today as the Governor-elect announces his transition team. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the transition team will be people close to him and they’ll begin the work of developing policies that Landry plans to put in place once he gets into office…
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Landry will be sworn in on January 8th.

2017 was when LSU fraternity pledge Max Gruver died after a heavy night of drinking during a hazing event. Max’s father, Steve Gruver, is backing U-S Senate legislation that would require hazing incidents to be reported publicly.
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The year before Max Gruver’s death, the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, was suspended for a hazing incident.