The President is Japan this weekend promoting trade with the U-S. In a speech during his state visit to Japan early this morning, President Trump touted his recent visit to the state.
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The liquefied natural gas facility In Cameron Parish was a highlight of the President’s trip to the state last week.
An estimated 25,000 acres of farmland is expected to be destroyed if the decision is made to open the Morganza Spillway. LSU Ag Center county agent Mike Carriere (Carry-aye) says from the Mississippi along the levees has already brought standing water to fields…
The Army Corps of Engineers is expected to make a decision on the spillway Tuesday.
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and with a record numbers of cars expected to be on the road, State Police Spokesperson Taylor Scrantz is asking all motorists to drive with an abundance of caution, particularly in construction zones…
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At the legislature lawmakers are looking to ease routine traffic in near the state’s capitol. A proposal to add an HOV lane to a heavily traveled stretch of I-12 between Walker and the I-10/12 split in Baton Rouge heads to the Governor’s desk. Livingston Senator Dale Erdey (Err-dee) says this should shave time off the commute of everyone driving in and out of Baton Rouge from the east.
Before any work can begin a study must be completed, and project approval by the feds, but Erdey says expect work to begin sometime in the fall.