Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who was the lone Republican in the state’s congressional delegation who voted in favor of The Biden Administration’s Infrastructure bill says the state will benefit. Infrastructure funds will go towards an I-20 corridor Amtrak line connecting Atlanta and Dallas. Cassidy says it also includes the cities of Shreveport, Ruston, and Monroe.
Up next for Governor Landry and the state legislature is a special session addressing crime. It’s expected to begin a month from now. La Politics dot com Publisher, Jeremy Alford says the governor has not laid out his exact plans for the special session, but lawmakers are already proposing ideas…
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Most of the state north of Interstate 10 is under a flood watch, with the heaviest rains expected to come tomorrow. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin has the latest…
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State Senator Cleo Fields says he will run for congress in the newly drawn 6th Congressional District. It’s no surprise the Black Democrat announced his candidacy, he served in congress before in 90s representing the state’s then 4th congressional district. The new map creates a second majority-Black district.