Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garrret Graves who previously announced he’s not seeking re-election this year and has put out another statement that says he has no plans to run for any office, including dog catcher. There was speculation he would run for a seat that’s opening on the Public Service Commission.

23% of Louisiana adults 65 and older are still working according to a study by Lending Tree that used US Census Bureau data. Mel Bridges has more.
Cut 2 (31) “…Mel Bridges.”

Former Ragin’ Cajuns two-sport star and assistant Alabama softball coach Alyson Habetz is returning to U-L Lafayette as head softball coach. Hall of Famer Yvette Girouard, who coached Habetz when she played softball for the Cajuns in the early 1990s, says this is a Grand Slam hire…
Cut 13 (15) “…perfect timing.”
Habetz coached for 25 years at Alabama and retired following the 2023 season to take care of her ailing mother in Crowley.

Process Service Specialist, headquartered in Gonzales, is expanding with a $3.5 million manufacturing plant at the Port of Lake Charles. PSS Vice President of Fabrication Aaron Reeves says the expansion will allow them to have a major fabrication facility.
Cut 7 (08) “…our needs.”
The expansion will create 160 new jobs over the next three years.