Louisiana is one of only five states without a statewide rideshare policy that would allow companies like Uber and Lyft to operate in any city. Rideshare legislation crashed and burned in the Senate after parliamentary maneuvers by Senate President John Alario. The Advocate reports Alario has a close friend, former legislator Francis Heitmeier, in the cab industry. UL Lafayette Poli Sci Professor Pearson Cross.
The bill had flown through the House with little opposition.
A Shreveport woman recently found out she was granted a divorce even though she was not seeking one. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says the woman discovered documents showing divorce paperwork between her and her husband had been filed and granted and the woman’s husband, Demario Clark, 27, has been arrested as a result, along with his new 50-year-old girlfriend.
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Vice-President Mike Pence hosts a fundraiser in New Orleans today for Republican Congressional candidates facing an uphill climb in November. Jeff Palermo has more.
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