Louisiana is one of 13 states where potentially radioactive imported shrimp was recalled from Walmart. Lieutenant Governor Nungesser says infected shrimp from overseas is ending up on American’s dinner plates far too often.
The explosion that destroyed Smitty’s Supply Friday also destroyed the livelihoods of hundreds or people. 450 people were working there before the explosion. Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller says the state is making resources available to them.
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One of the toughest lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina was the need for an improved flood protection system. Jeff Palermo reports the federal government reacted by spending 14.5 billion dollars…
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Starting today, the Secretary of State’s Office will be demonstrating several voting systems as it prepares to replace the outdated system in use for the past 35 years. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State’s Office says six systems are being tested, and all of them have a paper element to them.