According to first quarter campaign finance reports, Bill Cassidy has by far the most cash on hand in the G-O-P U.S. Senate race with more than seven-million dollars. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says that’s not surprising, given the fact that Cassidy is an incumbent running for re-election.
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Julia Letlow’s campaign reports more than 2.275-million dollars cash on hand, while John Fleming’s campaign reports just under 2.2-million.
The Public Service Commission approves Entergy Louisiana’s request to expedite the approval process on its plan to build seven new gas power plants to power Meta’s data center in Richland Parish. The P-S-C will vote in December on its power plan proposal, and Commissioner Jean-Paul Coussan says that’s plenty of time to review the plan.
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Senate Health and Welfare Chairman Patrick McMath unveils his plan to fix the state agency responsible for child welfare. The Department of Children and Family Services has been criticized for not preventing child deaths after being alerted about dangers in the home.
McMath wants to move many of its functions within the Department of Health and put State Police in charge of handling child abuse reports.
The House Natural Resources Committee approves a resolution that would remove the deer feeding bans that are in place where chronic wasting disease has been found. Supporters say these bans hurt people’s hunting rights; but opponents, like LDWF Deer Program Manager Johnathan Bordelon, say they slow the spread of CWD.