A new statewide poll of Louisiana voters finds that their biggest concern is what’s in their pocketbook. Kace Kieschnick has the story.
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Two feet of water in the streets and water was getting into some homes in Uptown New Orleans this morning. It came from a major water main break on Panola. It’s the second recent break on Panola. Residents in the area dealt with the last one last month. Water has been turned off in the area, and water is receding from the street, but motorists are being asked to avoid the area.
The 2026 legislative session begins today as lawmakers have more than 13-hundred bills to consider. The biggest one of them all is the state’s spending plan for next fiscal year. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the biggest budget fight could involve the L-A Gator Program. Governor Landry wants to double the funding for the voucher program that helps eligible families pay for private school tuition and other education expenses…
A state senator is looking to make fortified roofs mandatory for new construction homes in the coastal parishes. River Ridge Republican Kirk Talbot filed the bill and says fortified roofs would practically pay for themselves.