It was by a much smaller margin than originally anticipated; but nevertheless, Julia Letlow will be the next U.S. Senator from Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Louisiana voters approved 7 of 10 constitutional amendments on yesterday’s ballot, including Amendment 4, which places lifetime term limits on governors. The change ends the possibility of a governor returning to office after serving two terms and sitting out a term.
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While gas prices are starting to come down, they’re still much more expensive than they were last year. According to Triple-A Louisiana, the current statewide average is just under $3.70 a gallon. That’s about a quarter cheaper than a month ago, but about $1.10 more than the statewide average at this time last year. Don Redman with Triple-A says as has been the case all year long, Iran has a lot to do with these high gas prices.
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The Louisiana Department of Health is urging the public not to use tap water for nasal rinsing or to clean or store contact lenses to prevent a rare but serious amoeba infection. State Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says there have been ten cases of Acanthamoeba (uh-kan-thuh-MEE-buh) infections since 2024.