While the nation saw an increase in median household income in 2016, Louisiana saw the largest decline in the country at 2.1-percent…:
Cut 3 (30) “I’m Michael Farrar”

Attorney General Jeff Landry is alerting consumers to be on the lookout when buying vehicles, as nearly one million vehicles were flooded in Texas and Florida during recent hurricanes. Landry says these flood-damaged vehicles could end up on the streets and sold to unsuspecting car buyers…:
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Sports fans of Louisiana’s two most popular teams are down in the dumps today as both LSU and the Saints lost rough games. The Tigers had 9 penalties in a 37-7 loss to Mississippi State which is what bothered Quarterback Danny Etling the most…:
Cut 16 (15) “shoot yourself in your foot”
The Saints dropped a 36-20 decision to the New England Patriots Sunday.

Governor John Bel Edwards and DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson are in Washington D.C. to meet with the US Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the long-delayed Comite River Diversion Canal, a flood control project for the Baton Rouge area. Wilson says the dollars that the state has ready to spend will help move the project forward, but the feds need to commit to getting it done:
Cut 6 (07) “we will proceed”
He says they know that the floods of 2016 would have been lessened to a certain extent by this project, and Louisiana is ready to move the ball.