On Sunday, the Superdome hits the big 5-0! Opened August 3, 1975, the Superdome’s convention and meeting rooms, turned club lounges, and enormous unobstructed space were unheard of in its time. Doug Thornton, the vice president of ASM Global, the company that manages the stadium, says the founding fathers of the Superdome knew what it could mean to the city.
Congressmen Cleo Fields and Clay Higgins are teaming up on the Fisheries Modernization Act. Fields says it would expand fishery disaster relief programs.
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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, which is vital to Louisiana’s economy.
If you are driving slower than the speed limit in the left lane of a highway and holding back traffic, you can receive a 150-dollar ticket because of a new law that is now in effect. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Governor Landry issues an executive order fast-tracking repairs at Camp J within the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Camp J was designed to hold the most violent offenders under the highest level of security; it was closed in 2018 due to security malfunctions and concerns about staff safety.