It’s Super Bowl Weekend and the American Gaming Association predicts 68 million people are expected to place a bet on the big game. And gaming officials say more than $23 billion will be legally wagered in the US. As for Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says , says it’s hard to predict how much will be wagered on Super Bowl 58, but he says since sports betting went live at casinos it’s grown every month and boomed even more with mobile wagering.
Police in Farmerville and the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office are on the scene of a shooting in that area with multiple victims this morning. It happened in the area of Goldie Street and Georgia street. So far there’s been no word on the number of victims and the extent of their injuries.
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The Landry Administration has presented state lawmakers with a proposed 44-billion dollar budget. Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras says the amount of state spending is about the same for next fiscal year as it is this year. He says they didn’t want to increase spending with a temporary sales tax expiring in July 2025…
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Thousands of people from around the world will flock to the Bayou State to let the good times roll this Mardi Gras weekend. And Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says New Orleans isn’t the only city that does it big…