Leonard Fournette is not a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The state Department of Transportation and Development says the maintenance work being done on the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish is now complete. Michelle Southern reports…:
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Governor-elect John Bel Edwards announces his Commissioner of Administration is Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Governor Bobby Jindal will be in Shreveport today to begin a tour around the state highlighting his economic development wins during his two terms in office. Jindal will tour the Benteler Steel/Tube facility and visit with employees. Tomorrow, he’ll be at CenturyLink in Monroe. His former Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret says Jindal worked hard a bringing jobs into Louisiana.
According to the governor’s office, under Jindal’s leadership the state has set employment and per-capita income records and his economic development efforts are leading to over 91-thousand new jobs in Louisiana. Moret says this was one area where Jindal really made a big impact.
According to the governor’s office, since 2008, the state has secured economic development wins with more than 62-billion dollars in new capital investment and hundreds of millions of dollars in new sales for small businesses in Louisiana. Moret says he’s proud of the work he did with Jindal and they sweated blood and tears to produce those things.
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The state Department of Transportation and Development says the maintenance work being done on the Sunshine Bridge in St. James Parish is now complete. The project, which began in February 2014, involved cleaning, painting and performing structural repairs to the main spans of the Sunshine Bridge on LA70. DOTD spokesman Rodney Mallett says it was a $25 million dollar job:
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Mallett says the bridge is used, on average, by about 22,000 motorists on a daily basis and was a vital route used by folks going to and from the Houma-Thibodaux area to Baton Rouge. He says the bridge was limited to one lane in each direction which did cause some delays, but it was work that had to be done…:
The Sunshine Bridge was built in the early 60s and requires regular painting and maintenance to ensure that the structure provides a long service life. Mallett says work was scheduled to be completed by spring 2016, but extra workers and a string of nice weather enabled the contractors to finish up early. He says this also beneficial to the state:
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LSU’s Leonard Fournette was a favorite to win the Heisman Trophy before the Alabama game, but it turns out he’s not even a finalist. Fournette did not receive an invitation to be in New York City, when the Heisman will be handed out on Saturday. Coach Les Miles says the cancelling of the McNeese game hurt Fournette’s chances…
Even though Fournette played one less game than scheduled, he still broke the LSU single season rushing record by compiling 1,741 yards on the ground. Miles says while Fournette is not a Heisman finalist, he still had one heck of a year
Miles says not winning the Heisman or finishing as a Heisman finalist will likely motivate Fournette to have an even better year next season
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Governor-elect John Bel Edwards announces Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne as the Commissioner of Administration and Kimberly Lewis Robinson as Secretary of Revenue. Edwards says he chose Dardenne for the positon, because of his history in the legislature and knowledge on how to balance the state budget.
Edwards says Dardenne will make sure that we propose and pass a budget that is truly worthy of the people of Louisiana. He says Robinson is a talented professional who understands the serious budget problems and can simplify our current tax structure.
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Dardenne, who ran for governor and finished fourth the primary, endorsed Edwards over Senator David Vitter in the runoff. He says his endorsement of Edwards had nothing to do with him getting this post. The Lt. Governor says he will work as hard as he can to act responsibly.
Dardenne says up until Edwards called him to think about the position, he was ready to retire but this is a challenge he was willing to accept.