Louisiana’s only female governor returned to the state capitol yesterday as the late Kathleen Babineaux Blanco lied in state. Brooke Thorington was there…
voicer 1 (32) “…I’m Brooke Thorington”

Memorial services for Blanco continue today in her hometown of Lafayette. A public visitation will take place from 12:30 to 8 PM tonight at St. John the Evangelist Cathedral. Another two-hour public visitation is set for tomorrow at 8 AM and the funeral will follow.

Cheap crude prices may be foreshadowing incredibly cheap gas prices in Louisiana for the fall. A barrel of crude oil is sitting at just above 55 dollars today after a summer that saw few interruptions with production. AAA Fuel Analyst Don Redman says he does not expect the price to change much over the next few months.
Cut 13 (11) “…cheaper barrel.”
The current statewide average is $2.22, which is nearly 40-cents cheaper than a year ago.

Attorney General Jeff Landry is launching an antitrust probe of big tech companies. Among the concerns, Landry says companies may be stifling competition in the digital ad space, content suppression, and data mining of consumers.
Cut 10 (09) “…don’t even want.”