The Superdome is celebrating its 50th anniversary Sunday. From the Rolling Stones to Muhammad Ali, the venue has brought legends and fans from all over the world to the Crescent City. Vice President of ASM Global, the company that manages the stadium, Doug Thornton, says its impact on downtown New Orleans has been immeasurable.
In Metairie, U-S Senator Bill Cassidy officially kicked off his re-election campaign. The senior senator from Baton Rouge is already facing three challengers, who claim Cassidy is not the right person to represent Louisiana because he voted to impeach President Trump in 2021. But Cassidy maintains he has a productive working relationship with the President…
Starting today, you’d better not be hogging the left lane – otherwise, be prepared to pay a 150-dollar ticket for your first offense. Under the previous law, you would have been subject to a ticket by going at least ten miles under the posted speed limit in the left lane. Now, the standard is one mile under and riding abreast with a vehicle in the next lane over. Alexandria Democratic Senator Jay Luneau says the public got squarely behind his measure.
Congressmen Cleo Fields and Clay Higgins are teaming up on the Fisheries Modernization Act. Fields says wild-caught crawfishermen are currently not eligible for fishery disaster assistance under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and he says that’s not right.
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Fields says the USDA has helped other industries affected by droughts; he says it’s time to include the crawfish industry.