Should Louisiana riverboat casinos be allowed to move onto land? A taskforce is currently studying if the 15 licensed boats should be permitted to move their gambling operations into structures off the water. Louisiana Casino Association Executive Director Wade Duty says this doesn’t mean they’re trying to add more casinos to Louisiana…:
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He says the taskforce will report back to the legislature.

The state has entered into negotiations to purchase a 515 acre sugar cane farm near Thibodaux where it hopes to relocate residents of an island that is disappearing in extreme coastal Terrebonne Parish. Division of Administration spokesman Jacques Berry says there are about 100 people still living in Isle de Jean Charles…:
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Most of the people who live there are members of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw tribe.

The Walk On’s Independence Bowl kicks off at 12:30 today in Shreveport; featuring Southern Miss and Florida State. I-Bowl spokesman Stefan Nolet says Walk On’s is excited about being the title sponsor of the game for the first time, as the Baton Rouge-based sports bar is planning expansion in several states in the coming years…:
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The game will air on ESPN.

A study out of MIT shows that drivers who tailgate are actually causing traffic delays and lengthening commutes during peak hours. Traffic Engineer Laurence Lambert of Vectura Consulting says the study shows that tailgating actually causes previously non-existent traffic jams…:
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Researchers suggest the best course of action is to maintain an equal distance from both the car in front of you and the car behind you.