Governor Jeff Landry is expected to provide more details about deploying the Louisiana National Guard to the southern border at a press conference today at 11. Attorney General Liz Murrill says she supports Landry’s idea of sending the National Guard to the border.
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The cost of sending troops to the border would be around three million dollars.

A Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputy was shot yesterday attempting to serve an arrest warrant at a Shreveport apartment complex and authorities say the male suspect died when officers returned fire. Sheriff Steve Prator says State Police is handling the investigation…
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Prator says the deputy will be okay and the deceased individual was a suspect in a homicide.

Statistics show the weekend before Mardi Gras is the deadliest of Carnival season on Louisiana roadways, and this year, Super Bowl Parties are added to the mix. Colleen Crain has more…
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Governor Landry is expected to provide more details Thursday about a National Guard deployment to the southern border. It’s estimated it will cost the state three-million dollars. Senator Bill Cassidy says using state dollars to address a federal problem might not be the solution…
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Cassidy says 135-million dollars is what it could cost the state to switch from open primaries to party primaries for federal elections.

Thursday the Landry Administration will submit a proposed budget for next fiscal year. In July 2025, a temporary sales tax will expire, resulting in a 600-million dollar loss in revenues. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it’s possible tomorrow’s budget proposal will begin to prepare for that fiscal cliff.
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The LSU football program put the finishing touches on its 2024 recruiting class today. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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New Iberia math teacher Christine Bayard is 25-thousand dollars richer as she received the Milen Educator Award….
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The U-L Lafayette graduate teaches at Johnston-Hopkins Elementary.

U S Senator Bill Cassidy continues to question Governor Jeff Landry’s spending decisions. Cassidy said today he’s not a fan of spending three million dollars to send Louisiana National Guard troops to the U-S Mexico border. Cassidy has been very vocal about party primary elections that he says will cost the state 135-million dollars over ten years. Cassidy says that’s 138-million dollars that could go towards a new I-10 Lake Charles bridge….
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Tomorrow the Landry Adminsitration will submit a proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts in July. In July 2025, a temporary .45-cent sales tax expires and that will result in a 600-million dollar loss in revenues. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it’s possible the budget the governor’s office presents will begin to prepare for that fiscal cliff.

Two Louisiana teachers won the Milken educator award, the nation’s preeminent teachers’ program. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Five-star defensive tackle Dominick McKinley from Acadiana officially signed with the LSU football team today. Because LSU is short on defensive tackles, McKinley could see the field right away. But the Tigers missed out on five-star athlete Terry Bussey as the Texas A-and-M commitment signed with the Aggies.

The Landry administration will present a proposed spending plan to legislators tomorrow. The administration is projecting a 64-million dollar revenue shortfall for next fiscal year. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it’s a manageable deficit…
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But Erwin says in July 2025, 600-million dollars in state revenues will begin to fall off the books with the expiration of a .45 cent sales tax.

U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is once again not seeing eye-to-eye with Governor Jeff Landry as the senior senator opposes the idea of sending Louisiana National Guard troops to the U-S-Mexico border. Cassidy has concerns about the projected cost to the state…
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Cassidy also does not support the state moving federal elections to party primaries in 2026. He says such a move will cost taxpayers an estimated 135-million dollars over ten years.

Southeastern Louisiana has deployed buoys on Lake Maurepas that will help monitor the water quality as Air Products plans to bury captured carbon emissions underneath the lake in southeast Louisiana. Director of the Lake Maurepas Monitoring program Kyle Piller says information will be posted at southeastern-dot-edu-forward-slash lake maurepas…
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Two south Louisiana teachers were awarded $25,000 yesterday as they were recipients of the Milken Education Award. The winners were Christine Bayard and Derrick Winn. Bayard is a New Iberia match teacher and was recognized for transforming her classroom into real-world environments including outer space.
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Winn is a math and science teacher in Baton Rouge.

Governor Landry is expected to provide more details about a National Guard deployment to the southern border at a press conference tomorrow. It’s estimated it will cost the state three-million dollars. Senator Bill Cassidy says using state dollars to address a federal problem might not be the solution…
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Cassidy says the 135-million dollar figure is what it will potentially cost the state to switch from open primaries to party primaries for federal elections starting in 2026.

Air Products plans to inject captured carbon emissions into the ground below Lake Maurepas in southeast Louisiana. There are concerns this could damage the lake. Southeastern Louisiana has deployed environmental buoys to monitor the water quality. S-L-U’s Kyle Piller…
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The LSU football program put the finishing touches on its 2024 recruiting class today. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate and state transportation secretary Shawn Wilson has a new job. He’s returning to the private sector as he’s been hired by W-S-P. The company describes itself as a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy. As the head of DOTD, Wilson oversaw more than five billion dollars in construction projects.

U-S Senator Bill Cassidy is once again not seeing eye-to-eye with Governor Jeff Landry as the senior senator opposes the idea of sending Louisiana National Guard troops to the U-S-Mexico border. Cassidy has concerns about the projected cost to the state…
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Cassidy also does not support the state moving federal elections to party primaries in 2026. He says such a move will cost taxpayers an estimated 135-million dollars over ten years.

Reducing crime in New Orleans is a focus of the Landry Administration. And under a new agreement with the Orleans D-A, the Louisiana Attorney General’s office has committed to taking on more cases in the Crescent City. Attorney General Liz Murrill says if her office can help increase the number of convictions, it will send a strong message.
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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office has arrested two 14-year-old girls from the Mandeville area for allegedly talking about shooting up the school to kill one of their teachers during a SnapChat Conversation. Lt. Suzanne Carboni…
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Carboni says the girls homes were searched and no firearms were found.

Congratulations to Derrick Winn. He’s a third grade math and science teacher at Baton Rouge’s Crestworth Elementary School. He’s been awarded 25-thousand dollars by the Milken Foundation for his outstanding work as a teacher. Winn learned of his award during an entire school assembly…
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New Iberia’s Christine Bayard has also received the 25-thousand dollar Milken Educator Award.