New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has been indicted on federal corruption charges as prosecutors allege, she defrauded taxpayers out of 70-thousand dollars to conceal a personal relationship with former NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie, who served as her bodyguard. Acting US Attorney Michael Simpson…
A US Court of appeals panel of judges has ruled that that Louisiana’s legislative district map approved in 2022 violates the federal Voting Rights Act. But there won’t be any re-drawing yet. Political Scott Hughes says the legislative map issue won’t be resolved until there is a U-S Supreme Court ruling regarding the state’s contested Congressional map…
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A new Gallup poll finds only 54-percent of Americans consume alcohol that’s the lowest percentage in the 90-year history of the survey. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The biggest multi-state Powerball jackpot of the year is up for grabs in tonight’s drawing. The jackpot’ been growing since June and is well over 565 million dollars. It’s been seven years since someone in Louisiana won the Powerball grand prize, but Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Chrislyn Maher (Mayor) says a Carencro man recently became a Powerball millionaire.