It’s being called one of the biggest child predator busts in state history. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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New Orleans City Council voted unanimously yesterday to move forward with an override Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s veto of the 2026 budget. The $1.6 billion budget includes several cost-saving efforts, including layoffs, a hiring freeze, and $150 million in spending cuts.
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Christmas is next week, and that means another busy travel week. Triple-A says this one will be another record-breaker, with more than 122-million Americans heading out of town for the holidays, the majority on the roadways. Don Redman with Triple-A Louisiana says the closer we get to Christmas Day, the busier the roads will be.
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The National Retail Federation is expecting almost 160-million shoppers to hit the stores on the last Saturday before Christmas. LSU marketing professor Dan Rice says even though there are more shoppers than ever, the most money is being spent by one group more than the others.