Governor John Bel Edwards has announced plans to spend 350-million dollars on coastal restoration and flood protection projects. About 300 million of if it comes from the feds, and another 55 million comes from budget surplus money, some of which will go towards the long-delayed West Shore Lake Pontchartrain hurricane protection project. Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana spokesperson Jimmy Frederick.
Food banks are facing a possible hunger crisis as the partial government shutdown continues. Jay Vise, spokesman for Second Harvest Food Bank, who serves hundreds of food pantries across south Louisiana, says they are currently getting ready to face a serious challenge in the coming weeks if SNAP hits a snag.
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The Senate did not pass either of the government funding bills proposed today.
Two are dead following a five-vehicle crash on I-10 in Lafayette, including the daughter of the Lady Cajuns head softball coach. A Houston man and 24-year-old Geri Glasco of Arnaudville, who was also a volunteer softball coach at UL-Lafayette, were pronounced dead at the scene. State Trooper Thomas Gossen says the chain reaction crash started with an 18-wheeler traveling too fast in an active construction zone.
Gossen says 67-year-old William Rawlings of Killeen, Texas, was behind the wheel of the of the semi that caused the accident.
The recently sworn in mayor of Shreveport Adrian Perkins is attending the US Conference of Mayors Annual winter meeting in Washington D-C. Perkins says the conference of mayors came at a good time for him…