Metairie Senator Danny Martiny says he’ll make another push in the next legislative session to legalize sports betting in Louisiana. Martiny made the statement after hearing from Mississippi Gaming Commission Executive Director Allen Godfrey, who described how Mississippi casinos are seeing an increase in business since the first sports bets were made last month…
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Nine states have legalized sports betting.

The remnants of Hurricane Willa is producing heaving rain in southeast Louisiana. Willa hit the western coast of Mexico as a Category 3 storm and the remnants of that storm has traveled thousands of miles to impact our weather today. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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The rain should move out today and the weekend weather looks great.

Federal drug enforcement agents raided a home and business office associated with the father of Saints and LSU superfan Jarrius Robertson, who lives in St. John the Baptist Parish. The 16-year-old has received national attention for his battle against a rare liver condition and his mother says the investigation has to with the father’s foundation called It Takes Lives to Save Lives.

Louisiana is receiving a $3 million dollar grant from a national nonprofit called Youth Villages to help youths aging out of foster care….
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