The Youth Infrastructure Coalition has launched an effort to get the federal government to approve funding for a proposed new interstate that would run from Texas to Georgia and cut through central Louisiana. It would be called Interstate 14. Frank Lumpkin the Fourth, president of the organization, says the proposal will be a great fit for the region.
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Lumpkin says they are trying to show government leaders that the interstate can reduce poverty and improve lives along the proposed route.

The Orleans Parish Coroner confirms the body pulled out of Lake Pontchartrain on Tuesday is that of Sadie Thibodeaux. But the coroner is still trying to determing a cause of death. She was on a boat with another man, when they reportedly went for a swim Sunday night.

Governor John Bel Edwards is one of five governors meeting with President Donald Trump to discuss criminal justice reform. He’s the only elected Democrat involved with the roundtable.

40 UL Lafayette students and their instructor are releasing a podcast chronicling the 2016 floods through the eyes of those who experienced the disaster first hand. UNDERWATER: Memories of the 2016 Floods follows the devastation left in the wake of floods that claimed 13 lives and more than 8.7 billion dollars in damages across the hardest hit parishes. Professor Liz Skilton says the program weaves together a narrative that reveals just how widespread the problems were, and how communities responded in the aftermath.
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The podcast can be found on SoundCloud.