Senator Bill Cassidy and Congresswoman Julia Letlow, both running for the U.S. Senate, are accusing each other of supporting DEI policies. Cassidy says Letlow was all for the programs while she was president of ULM. Letlow says she now sees it as a tool for the radical left to divide and hold people down and says Cassidy supported DEI saying the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Cassidy supported contained several equity-related provisions.
Cut 12 (11) “…embarrassed by that.”
The Data Center in New Orleans says job growth in Louisiana has been flat since the oil prices crashed in 2014. Dr. Alex Kolker helped put the report together and says we must diversify to grow. He says oil and gas still provide comparatively high-paying, middle-skill jobs, but it’s not an industry that Louisiana can rely on to grow employment numbers.
Cut 6 (09) “…price crashes come?”
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser outlines his tourism initiatives for 2026. Andrew Greenstein reports among them is continuing to drive visitors to the state parks.
Cut 3 (33) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein.”
UL Lafayette baseball coach Matt Deggs is suspended for two games after he confronted the James Madison dugout during Saturday’s 5–1 loss. Deggs says he heard a James Madison player direct a disrespectful comment toward him following a play where Cajuns outfielder Maddox Mandino lowered his shoulder while running to first base after hitting a tapper in the infield.