Governor John Bel Edwards is heading to Washington DC today to meet with congressional leaders in the House and Senate to discuss flood relief for Louisiana. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser and Commissioner of Agriculture Mike Strain are also traveling with Edwards.

There’s good news for motorists who travel through Baton Rouge. The governor announced Tuesday that I-10 will be widened from 4 to 6 lanes between Highland Road in the Capitol City and Highway 73 in Ascension Parish. Edwards says about 30-percent of the traffic on I-10 is moving commerce. But he says this project will benefit all drivers…:
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State Department of Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says the project will cost more than 60-million dollars, but the state plans to use 40-million dollars in federal monies to get the project started in about a year.

Solar panel customers in Louisiana are suing the state over a cap that was placed on the solar tax credit program. Halen Doughty has more…:
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New census data shows that more Louisianans than ever before are now covered by health insurance. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project Jan Moller says this is great news because for the longest time, Louisiana had one of the highest uninsured rates in the country…:
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