You are no longer required to get an inspection sticker for your vehicle in Louisiana. Kace Kieschnick has the new process.
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One U.S. House district’s race is getting crowded, while potential candidates in another are waiting to see what a certain someone does. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Louisianians no longer need to get a vehicle inspection sticker, but how does the new QR code work? State Senator Alan Seabaugh says the QR code sticker will go in the same spot as your current inspection sticker.
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QR code stickers are not required until January 1, and Governor Jeff Landry has issued a grace period for the rest of this year, meaning you can no longer be ticketed for a missing or expired inspection sticker. Seabaugh says the QR code will work differently for law enforcement.
Instead of paying ten-dollars for an annual inspection, you will purchase the QR code for six-dollars as part of the cost of renewing your vehicle registration. Seabaugh says the OMV stickers will send you the sticker in the mail.
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Another Republican announces his intention to run for the district five U.S. House seat. The latest is Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey. Greg Hilburn, a political reporter for the USA Today Network, says Cathey is the third Republican state legislator to enter the district five race.
So far, no Democrats have announced their candidacies in the heavily Republican district. Hilburn says there is one big question surrounding the race.
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(The big question is whether Blake Miguez will run in the fifth or the sixth district). Hilburn notes that Miguez has moved to Baton Rouge, which is now in the sixth district. Speaking of the sixth district, Hilburn says the field there so far is very thin.
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Qualifying is August 5th through the 7th; and due to the late redrawing of the congressional map, the election will revert to the open primary, and it will be on November 3rd.
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We’re now in the time of year when something outside is really bugging you – mosquitoes. Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says this is prime mosquito season; and as such, you need to take every precaution possible when venturing outside, especially at night.
Not only is this prime mosquito season, but it’s also prime encephalitis season. Strain says because of that, you also need to protect any animals on your property.
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Strain says mosquitos breed in standing water; so especially with all the rain that we’ve been getting lately, if you have standing water on your property, get rid of it at all costs.