As TSA agents work without pay, the White House is deploying ICE agents to airports across the country including Louis Armstrong New Orleans International. Getting through TSA is taking hours. The partial government shutdown caused by the Senate’s failure to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security is now in its sixth week. Governor Landry says has said he would welcome the Louisiana National Guard to help the situation. In the meantime, Travelers are advised to arrive at least three hours before their flights.
Houma Senator Mike Fesi has again authored legislation to ban fluoride from Louisiana water supplies but this time giving local communities a path to opt back in to adding fluoride to their water. Lafayette Senator Gerald Boudreaux objected to that process and the bill was amended to allow voters in communities to vote to remove the additive or if they don’t have it, vote to add fluoride. Boudreaux on the compromise legislation…
After two dominant performances, the LSU Lady Tigers are headed back to the Sweet 16. Andrew Greenstein is at the P-MAC.
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Louisiana Central, a ten-parish economic development organization, is launching the regional strategic plan Elevate2030. President and CEO Chris Massingill says there are four key pillars, including proactive marketing and communications.