The House Appropriations Committee has approved a bill that increases the salaries of statewide elected officials. Joe Gallinaro reports the bill heads to the House floor for further debate.
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Julia Letlow releases a new poll that shows her surging to the lead in the Republican U.S. Senate primary. The poll conducted by Rigamer shows the congresswoman with 32-percent support, compared to 21-percent for John Fleming and 20-percent for Bill Cassidy. The same poll shows Letlow leading both in head-to-head matchups.
While 2025 was another big year for tourism in Louisiana, it was hampered by a drop in international tourists, particularly from Canada. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says travel agents in Canada have expressed serious concerns to him on behalf of travelers from their country.
With May being Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is urging you to do your to keep motorcyclists safe. For motorcycle riders, that includes not speeding, not riding in a foolish manner, and by wearing DOT-approved helmets, which LHSC spokesman Greg Fischer says are proven to save lives, based on numbers from 2017.