Interstate 10 Westbound over the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is still closed this morning following Monday’s fiery multiple-vehicle crash that killed an out of state truck driver. The speed limit for passenger vehicles is 60-miles per hour, while 55-miles for an 18-wheeler. One state senator says maybe the speed limit should be lowered, but State Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson is hesitant to embrace that…
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There’s been no timeline on when the Basin Bridge westbound lanes will be re-opened. DOTD crews need to inspect the bridge once clean-up is finally completed.

About 35-hundred Louisiana A-T-and-T workers on strike earlier this week have returned to work. Technicians, customer service reps and others who install and maintain A-T-and-T’s resident and business wireline telecommunications network were off the job for four days over claims the company was not bargaining a new labor contract in good faith. There’s still no new labor deal, but both sides say negotiations continue.

Ruston High School finalizes a new logo after a trademark dispute with Rutgers University
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LSU has set its beer and wine prices at eight and nine dollars for fans in the general seating areas who for the first time can purchase the adult beverages in Tiger Stadium for football games. Senitor Associate Athletics Director Robert Munson says they are not anticipating more unruly behavior just because the booze is floowing…
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