A new poll on the Republican U.S. Senate primary shows State Treasurer John Fleming leading the field with 28-percent of the vote, followed by Julia Letlow at 27-percent and Bill Cassidy at 21-percent. Emerson College and KLFY-TV conducted the survey; and Pearson Cross, who teaches political science at ULM, says this is an extremely close race with 22-percent undecided.

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Cross says the poll is bad news for Cassidy, because the two-term incumbent Senator is trailing his two challengers with early voting starting Saturday.

Governor Landry’s executive order that suspended the U-S House elections has prompted lawsuits in an effort to get the courts to rule that the Congressional primaries should go on as scheduled. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says the only requirement from federal law is that the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November is the only mandatory election day….

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A beloved crossing guard in Livingston Parish is killed by a suspected drunk driver. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Pop star and Louisiana native Britney Spears has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. This charge stems back to her arrest in March when she was allegedly driving fast and erratically on U-S 101 near her home in California. Following that arrest, the 44-year-old from Kentwood checked herself into a treatment facility.

A poll of 500 likely Republican primary voters has John Fleming with a slight lead over Julia Letlow in the Senate Republican Primary. Bill Cassidy is a few percentage points back of Fleming and Letlow in the survey conducted by Emerson College and KLFY-TV in Lafayette. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says according to the poll, only 15-percent of the respondents have an unfavorable opinion of Fleming…

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Wednesday was a historic night for the Louisiana Lottery as eleven players in the state matched five numbers in the Powerball game and won either one or two million dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Chrislyn Maher…

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A House bill that would eliminate vehicle inspection stickers is nearing final passage. The bill’s author, Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley, says it’s inconvenient for drivers to have to get a vehicle inspection sticker every year or two.  But Davey Quinn of Hammond says passage of Bagley’s bill will result in more uninsured motorists, vehicles with tinted windows darker than they should be and vehicles not fit for the road.

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Despite Quinn’s strong objection the House approved bill heads to the Senate floor for approval.

Sad story out of Denham Springs as beloved school crossing guard, 74-year-old Katy Wells was killed while directing traffic by an alleged drunk driver. Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard…

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With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Louisiana’s congressional map, legislative leaders say they will approve a new map before the session is required to end on June 1st. Four Republicans and two Democrats currently make up Louisiana’s U.S. House delegation. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says Wednesday’s historic Supreme Court ruling gives legislative leaders a chance to pass a map that would add to the number of Republicans in the U.S. House.

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Governor Landry has issued an executive order that has suspended the U-S House elections as a result of this week’s Supreme Court Decision. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says usually the does not respond that fast to a ruling from the nation’s highest court…

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A new poll from Emerson College and KLFY-TV on the U-S Senate Republican primary shows John Fleming and Julia Letlow are statistically tied, while Bill Cassidy trails his challengers by a few percentage points. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says in the survey of 500 likely Republican primary voters, nearly half of them have an unfavorable view of Cassidy…

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The Louisiana Lottery reports there are eleven new millionaires in the Bayou State as result of Wednesday’s Powerball drawing. Spokesperson Chrisyln Maher says six people won one million dollars with Powerball match-5 winning tickets and five people won two-million with Powerball match-5, plus the Power play…

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A new poll on the Republican US Senate primary shows State Treasurer John Fleming leading the field with 28-percent of the vote, followed by Julia Letlow at 27-percent and Bill Cassidy at 21-percent. Emerson College and KLFY-TV conducted the survey and Pearson Cross who teaches political science at ULM says this is an extremely close race with 22-percent undecided…

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Cross says the poll is bad news for Cassidy, because the two-term incumbent Senator, is trailing his two challengers with early voting starting on Saturday.

With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Louisiana’s congressional map, legislative leaders say they will approve a new map before the session is required to end on June 1st. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says a session that was coasting along could experience some turbulence over the next few weeks.

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Alford says GOP lawmakers will look to add a Republican to Louisiana’s House delegation by passing a map that would give Republicans a chance to win five of the state’s six Congressional districts.

One of the more popular bills of the legislative session is close to final passage. Its Stonewall Representative Larry Bagley’s bill to eliminate the inspection sticker and replace it with a QR code that would cost drivers six dollars a year. Owners of inspection stations say they play a vital role in identifying uninsured drivers and safety hazards that a vehicle may have. But Bagley says the inspection is no longer needed…

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The House approved bill is heading to the Senate floor for approval.

According to Gas Buddy, the average regular gas price in Louisiana is $3.83 a gallon. Chief Petroleum analyst for Gas Buddy, Patrick DeHaan says this latest surge in gas prices is connected to the rising cost of oil.

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The LSU baseball team picked up a much-needed win over Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night. Even though LSU’s bats are heating up at the right time, the pitching staff continues to struggle. The Tigers have allowed 36 runs over their last five games and rank last in the SEC with a 5.32 ERA. Coach Jay Johnson says Pitching Coach Nate Yeskie and Director of Pitching Development Jamie Tutko met to address the issues and says the staff has to execute better in order to turn things around.

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Johnson says sophomore pitcher Casan Evans will throw at practice today for the first time since being scratched from his start at Mississippi State last week. He added that it is still uncertain whether Evans will pitch at any point during this weekend’s series against South Carolina.

LSU football’s cornerback room took a hit earlier this month when sophomore Aidan Anding suffered a torn Achilles during a scrimmage. Head coach Lane Kiffin says the position group is a concern due to limited depth and believes the Tigers will need several players to step up this summer.

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McNeese opened up the Southland Conference Softball Tournament with a 5-4 win over Stephen F. Austin on Thursday. The Cowgirls will play the winner of Northwestern State and Nicholls on Friday at 2 p.m.

Louisiana Tech softball picked up its fifth straight win today after shutting out UTEP, 5-0.

The 2026 LHSAA Softball Tournament has been rescheduled to Saturday and Sunday due to inclement weather expected to impact the Sulphur area throughout the day on Friday.

In light of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled Louisiana’s congressional map an unconstitutional gerrymander, next month’s U.S. House primaries are now suspended. Andrew Greenstein reports….

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Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh agrees with the governor’s decision to suspend the U-S House primaries, because you can’t hold an election based on a map that’s been determined to be unconstitutional…

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With the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Louisiana’s Congressional map, legislative leaders say they will approve a new map before the session is required to end on June 1^st. La-politics dot com publisher Jeremy Alford says a session that was coasting along, could experience some turbulence…

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Ground has been broken on the new two-point-three billion dollar I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles. When Governor Landry took office in 2024, he made it one of his priorities to find a way to fund a new Lake Charles Bridge. His solution was a public-private partnership with Calcasieu Bridge Partners that will use federal, state and toll dollars to build the bridge. Landry says 15-percent of the tolling revenues will go right back into the area.

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In light of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling, the status of the U.S. House primaries is now in limbo. Governor Landry is expected to suspend the primary, saying the state is now restricted from using the current congressional map that the Supreme Court has ruled an unconstitutional gerrymander. Political analyst Scott Hughes says if Landry follows through on that, that means the qualifying process would have to start all over again, because the districts would have changed and there are specific qualifying rules.

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There is a little more than a month left in the regular session to approve a new Congressional map. Shreveport Senator Alan Seabaugh says bills were filed before Wednesday’s historic ruling by the Supreme Court, in case the nation’s highest court ruled that the current map is unconstitutional…

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The ACLU of Louisiana calls yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the state’s congressional map “disgraceful.” Executive Director Alanah Odoms says by chipping away at the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court is dialing back civil rights as a whole.

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But Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the ruling vindicates a position that the state has taken from the beginning in that it shouldn’t be sorting voters by race…

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The Supreme Court ruling means race can not be used as the main factor in drawing political maps, but states are legally permitted to draw districts to favor a political party.