The Louisiana Survey says 67 percent of Louisiana residents would support raising the gas tax by five cents to pay for road projects and infrastructure repairs. Director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, Dr. Mike Henderson, says it’s a bipartisan public sentiment that reflects the survey’s other revelation that infrastructure is a top two concern for voters.
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But the report found that when respondents were informed the current gas tax was 38.5 cents, combining both state and federal rates, support declined to 61 percent.

Colorado State University hurricane researchers predict a slightly below-average hurricane season in 2019, citing the high likelihood of a weak El Nino as a primary factor. Researcher Jordanne Jones says an El Nino helps to minimize storm production in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico…
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C-S-U is predicting 13 named storms, five hurricanes and two major hurricanes.

State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says it’s very suspicious that three historically black churches in St. Landry Parish have been destroyed by fire. Browning says they’ve identified suspicious elements in each case and they are asking for the public’s help for more clues. Browning urges other churches to be vigilant and has this message to those that may be behind the fires…
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