Much has changed since Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana 20 years ago this Friday. Barry Erwin, the chief policy officer of Leaders for a Better Louisiana says during recovery, New Orleans attempted to reinvent itself economically.
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Today, like pre Katrina, New Orleans’ biggest economy is in travel and tourism.
Secretary of State Nancy Landry is promoting Voter Registration Week this week. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State office has some important reminders…
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Updates can be done online or on the geaux vote app.
Authorities have been monitoring the air quality around Smitty’s Supply since Friday’s explosion. The EPA is now the lead agency at the site and they are collecting and disposing of hazardous materials in and around the site including the Tangipahoa River.
Tangipahoa Parish President Robbie Miller says thankfully not only was no one killed, no one was injured in the blast. He says the evacuation order is still in effect…
Cut 13 (08) “…sightseers come by.”
The preseason is over for the Saints and now we wait for head coach Kellen Moore to announce who will start at quarterback when the regular season begins on September 7th against Arizona. Spencer Rattler started and Tyler Shough replaced him Rattler midway through the second quarter. Moore says both did good things…
Shough ran for a touchdown and threw for 102 yards, but also lost a fumble. Rattler was 5-of-8 for 43 yards.