St. Bernard Parish President Brian McInnis calls on the feds to provide immediate relief in the form of disaster aid to help the struggling seafood industry. Freshwater pouring from the Mississippi River into the area due to the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway is having devastating effects on the region’s biggest economic driver.
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McInnis says they need at least 150-million dollars.

U-S 90 from I-10 in Lafayette to Highway 308 in Raceland has officially been designated as Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Highway. Franklin Representative Sam Jones says it’s a great honor for the former governor who did a lot for the state during trying times following Hurricane Katrina…
cut 14 (09) “….New Orleans”

48.9 million Americans will travel for the 4th of July holiday according to AAA. Matt Doyle has more on the record-breaking numbers…
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle.”

The ridesharing service, Uber, will begin to operate statewide today. Uber South spokesperson Trevor Theunissen says if you want to drive for Uber go to their website…
cut 12 (11)”…throughout the state”