Congressman Cleo Fields has joined a federal lawsuit challenging Governor Jeff Landry’s authority to suspend the U-S House races until a new Congressional map is approved. Landry suspended the Congressional primaries after the Supreme Court ruled the state’s current Congressional map is unconstitutional. Lindsay Garcia, a Democratic candidate for the U-S House 5th Congressional District, is one of the plaintiffs and says with all Supreme Court rulings, there is a waiting period of 32 days before a ruling becomes final…
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State lawmakers will discuss later this week different proposals for a new Congressional map. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says one factor that makes this map drawing exercise more complicated is that you have three state lawmakers running for Congress…
The Louisiana Legislature has given final approval to a one-point-five billion dollar coastal protection and restoration plan. Coastal advocates continue to complain about the Landry administration cancelling two massive river diversion projects, but Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Director Gordon Dove says you get a better bang for your buck with land bridges…
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One of the top athletes in the country has committed to play football at LSU and he also wants to play for Will Wade and the Tigers men’s basketball team. Ruston High’s Ahmad Hudson is ranked as the nation’s top tight end in the country for the Class of 2027 and he’s also ranked as the best basketball player in the state. KNOE-TV Sports Director Aaron Dietrich…
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