Louisiana gets its infrastructure report card. Andrew Greenstein with details on how our state measures up.
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The State Bond Commission has approved the City of New Orleans’ request to secure a 125-million-dollar loan to cover payroll costs into January. Mayor Latoya Cantrel was not at that meeting. But Mayor-elect Helena Moreno was there and says her administration is already looking hard at operational efficiencies.
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The former Louisiana House speaker is indicted in connection with the disappearance of a rare state artifact. A Baton Rouge grand jury indicted Clay Schexnayder on a charge of felony theft greater than 25-thousand dollars in the disappearance of an ancient cypress board. Tyler Bridges has been covering the story for The Advocate and says where the board is today is anyone’s guess.
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Bridges says Schexnayder was indicted because he was the last person to know of the whereabouts of the ancient artifact.
We’re learning more about Brian Kelly’s lawsuit against LSU…including claims that Monday was the first time the former Tigers coach was told the school was seeking to fire him for cause. Tiger Rag Executive Editor Todd Horne says sources close to the situation tell him that’s not the case, as Kelly was informed of the possibility that he could be fired for cause the day after LSU’s loss to Texas A&M.