Louisiana selects a contractor to manage the distribution of over one-billion dollars in federal flood aid for homeowners who can use the money to help in their rebuilding efforts. IEM was the same firm originally chosen to do the work, but the state scrapped the contract because it was too costly. The governor’s deputy chief of staff Julie Baxter Payer says re-opening the bidding process ended up saving the state money…:
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It was reported IEM’s first contract award was 250-million dollars.

Court records released today say a federal judge in Louisiana was ordered to get treatment for alcoholism. The documents show Judge Patricia Minaldi was moved to an assisted living facility after a criminal trial she was presiding over was cut short without explanation. The 58-year-old Minaldi has been on medical leave since January fourth. She was appointed as a federal judge in Lake Charles in 2003.

The 2017 Louisiana Survey finds opinion is divided on religious freedom laws and the use of public bathrooms by transgender individuals. Emelie Gunn has more…
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One person is dead and another seriously injured following a fiery crash between a fuel truck and a dump truck on Interstate 310 in St. Charles Parish. State Police Trooper Melissa Matey say two other vehicles were also involved….
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The tanker involved in the crash belongs to Gaubert Oil Company in Thibodaux.