Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over is in effect across the state as we enter the final weekend of the Carnival season. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Mark Lambert says law enforcement officers are specifically focusing on removing impaired drivers from the roads from now until February 27th.
In 2018- the latest year of stats, two people were killed and 66 injured in alcohol-related crashes in Louisiana from the Friday before Mardi Gras through Fat Tuesday.
The rules and regulations for the state’s industrial hemp program are now finalized and the first license for industrial hemp has been issued. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says there are a variety of licenses, and…
Mardi Gras isn’t only going down in south Louisiana, CenLa residents are being treated to Alexandria festivities starting tonight and rolling through Sunday afternoon. Alexandria Convention and Visitor’s Bureau spokesperson Anne Savage says while you’re in town, get your last tastes of king cake.
The festivities wrap up at the Huckleberry Brewing Company at 4PM Sunday.
A study commissioned by Louisiana’s Board of Regents indicates there is a lack of evidence to warrant the establishment of a law school in Shreveport. Higher Ed Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says a deeper analysis around academic and educational training needs is needed in the area.