Legislation that would direct hundreds of millions of dollars more in offshore oil and gas revenue to Louisiana clears a Senate Committee. If signed into law, it would be a windfall for Gulf Coast states and Senator Bill Cassidy, who authored the legislation, says in Louisiana the money must go to coastal restoration…
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The legislation would give Gulf states 50 percent of offshore revenue generated, up from 37.5 percent currently.

U.S. Senator John Kennedy is the latest political figure to spotlight the conspiracy theory that multi-millionaire sex offender Jeffery Epstein may not have committed suicide in his prison cell. Kennedy voiced his concerns during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Kathleen Sawyer
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Kennedy becomes the second Republican in Congress to acknowledge the speculation over Epstein’s death.

A U-S-A Today Network report says Attorney General Jeff Landry and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser are two well-known Republicans who may run for governor in 2023. U- Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says there are also several GOP lawmakers who will consider a run…
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Cross says as of now it’s hard to find a Democrat who would be competitive in the 2023 governor’s race. The constitution prohibits Governor Edwards from running for a third consecutive term.

The state has received eleven more juvenile whooping cranes as it continues an effort to rebuild the population of the large bird that is endangered. LDWF biologist Sara Zimorski says the birds are currently at the White Lake Conservation Area near Gueydan and will soon be released in a habitat that’s to their liking…
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There are 68 whooping cranes in Louisiana.