Cleco has notified the Louisiana Public Service Commission that they are up for sale. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says the process is in its early stages, and a sale is unlikely before December 2026. The Buyer will not be able to increase rates and must keep Cleco’s headquarters in Pineville.
Cut 7 (12) “…across Louisiana.”
Cleco serves 300 thousand customers across 24 parishes.
LSU is 2-and-0 in the College World Series and one win away from the C-W-S championship series after beating UCLA nine to five today. Anthony Eyanson pitched the first three innings of the game before it was suspended for weather. When the game resumed this morning at 10 AM in the fourth inning, Casan Evans pitched into the eighth inning allowing just two runs and striking out five…
LSU will play again tomorrow against the winner of tonight’s game between UCLA and Arkansas.
Another Republican is challenging Bill Cassidy’s for a U.S. Senate seat. New Iberia State Senator Blake Miguez has announced that he is entering the race. He joins State Treasurer John Fleming. Pearson Cross, who teaches political science at ULM, says Fleming is more conservative than Cassidy, and Miguez is more conservative than Fleming and that could come into play in the newly-closed U.S. Senate primary.
Cut 13 (14) “…very interesting primary.”
There will be no more betting on the outcome of elections in Louisiana. Outlawing wagering on election outcomes is just one of several election-related bills passed by the legislature this past session. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says another one assesses attorney’s fees and court costs for knowingly providing false information on a notice of candidacy.