A new poll of Louisiana voters shows Governor Landry’s and President Trump’s approval ratings have dropped since last year. Andre Champagne has the story.

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That same poll also found two-thirds of Louisiana voters report that electric and gas utility bills have increased over the past year.

Gas prices jumped another 12-cents overnight. According to AAA, the statewide average for regular gasoline is up to $2.84. That’s up nearly 30-cents from a week ago.

A 43-year-old Tickfaw woman faces child cruelty and abandonment charges after she allegedly left her eight-year-old son at a Ponchatoula laundry mat. A witness called police and Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry (bree) Layrisson says she was eventually arrested in Jefferson Parish. Layrisson says the boy’s father drove down from Ruston to pick the child up…

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Layrisson says the boy is doing well.

A sold-out crowd is expected tonight at Tigue Moore Field in Lafayette as second ranked LSU visits the Ragin Cajuns. The Tigers are coming off a loss to Northeastern. Coach Jay Johnson…

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First pitch is at 6 PM.

Louisiana has been enjoying budget surpluses for the last several years, but a report from the Legislative Fiscal Office says that may change soon. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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It took a six-person jury less than an hour to convict former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts on two felony charges…carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior. Roberts will be sentenced on April 17^th for having sex with a 16-year-old boy at a party at her home in 2024 while she was the mayor.

Governor Jeff Landry says the state has redefined how Louisiana will compete for high-impact-nationally sought-after projects…..

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These 19 sites will share 140-million dollars in state funding to get their land ready to attract a major project. Landry says previously the state would wait for companies to approach Louisiana before preparing a site, now the state will have land that is shovel ready.

A Tickfaw woman is facing multiple charges after witnesses saw her abandon her eight-year-old son at a Ponchatoula laundry mat. Police Chief Bry Layrisson says 43-year-old Jeannete Edmonds was arrested in Jefferson Parish and during their investigation they learned Edmonds tried to abandon her son two other times during that day…

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Layrisson says all things considered, the boy is doing well.

A statewide poll of Louisiana voters shows approval ratings for Governor Landry have fallen. The Pelican Institute for Public Policy surveyed 762 Louisiana voters, and 43-percent approve of Landry’s job performance. Pelican Institute Vice President Erin Bendily says Landry’s approval rating last year was 58-percent, but she believes rising costs are hurting Landry’s approval numbers.

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A spokesperson for the governor’s re-election campaign says if liberal activists want to take comfort in approval numbers from polls like this. That’s fine because Landry will be re-elected next year.

Invest in Louisiana director Jan Moeller says the Legislative Fiscal Office has told the Joint Legislative Budget Committee that budget deficits are possible in the coming years as revenue has plateaued and state expenses are on the rise and that’s a concern for those who count on state funding…

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Legislative leaders say if the state budgets smartly this year, they can avoid revenue shortfalls in future years.

Louisiana has identified 19 sites around the state that will collectively receive 140 million dollars to develop their land and infrastructure to attract manufacturing, logistics, and next-generation industries. Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois says it’s important to have land that is shovel ready when trying to compete for major economic development projects…

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Each site will receive between one million and 25 million dollars and the goal is to make that money back and then some in tax revenue from the jobs that the business creates.

A Tickfaw woman is behind bars for allegedly abandoning her eight-year-old son inside a Ponchatoula laundromat. Pontchatoula Police Chief Bry (“bree”) Layrisson says people saw 43-year-old Jeanette Edmonds drive away without her son, and she was quickly located in Harvey and taken into custody by Jefferson Parish deputies. Layrisson says Edmonds showed no regard for the well-being of her son.

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Layrisson says Edmonds also tried to abandon her son earlier in the day at a cemetery and a local farm.

A new statewide poll on Governor Landry’s job performance shows his approval numbers have dropped from 58-percent in 2025 to 43-percent in a survey of 762 voters last month. The Pelican Institute for Public Policy conducted the poll and vice president Erin Bendily says the percentage of voters who are unsure have jumped from six-percent to 22-percent…

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A spokesperson for the governor’s re-election campaign says the poll does not reflect what they are seeing and hearing.

Louisiana is in good shape financially as work is underway to craft a state spending plan for next fiscal year, but Jan (“yahn”) Moeller with Invest in Louisiana warns the state could see budget deficits in future years.

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One example is the proposed 82-million -dollar increase in funding for the Department of Corrections.

Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts has been found guilty on felony charges for having sex with a 16-year-old boy during a party at her home when she was mayor in 2024. It took a six-person jury less than an hour to convict the 42-year-old Roberts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior. She will be sentenced April 17^th

A Tickfaw woman is behind bars after allegedly abandoning her child inside a Ponchatoula laundromat.

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Second-ranked LSU dropped its second game of the season last night in a 13- 10 loss to Northeastern. Senior right-hander Zac Cowan and sophomore left-hander Cooper Williams combined to give up eight runs on eight hits. Coach Jay Johnson says both pitchers have to do a better job of filling up the strike zone.

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The Tigers will play their sixth game in eight days tomorrow against UL-Lafayette.

The Louisiana Tech baseball team looks to bounce back against Arkansas State tonight after being swept by Southern Miss last weekend. Tech was without junior catcher Hayden Gustavson this weekend, but head coach Lane Burroughs believes the Bulldogs will be dangerous when at full strength.

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First pitch is at six p-m.

Former Saints offensive lineman Will Clapp is joining the team’s coaching staff as an offensive assistant. Clapp announced his retirement last week after an eight-year NFL career.

The Southeastern Conference honored four LSU women’s basketball players in its annual postseason awards on Tuesday morning. Junior guard MiLaysia Fulwiley was named SEC Sixth Woman of the Year, becoming just the third player in program history to earn the honor, joining Sylvia Fowles and Allison Hightower. Senior guard Flau’jae Johnson and junior guard Mikaylah Williams were both selected to the All-SEC First Team, while freshman forward ZaKiyah Johnson earned a spot on the SEC All-Freshman Team.

The LSU men’s basketball team will take on Auburn tonight at 9 p.m.

The UL-Lafayette men’s basketball team faces Georgia State in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament tonight at 5 p.m. ULM will play Old Dominion immediately afterward.

UL-Lafayette graduate student left-handed pitcher Andrew Hermann was named as the Sun Belt pitcher of the week after his complete-game, one-hit shutout against UC San Diego.

The spike in crude oil prices in the wake of the fighting in Iran has led to a spike in gas prices. Here in Louisiana, regular unleaded is now averaging $2.65 a gallon, up a dime in just 24 hours. Gasbuddy petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan is more concerned about diesel prices, because the supply of diesel is tighter than that of regular gasoline.

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Governor Landry’s re-election campaign announced its has almost 11-million dollars in cash on hand and raised more than seven million dollars throughout the year. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat….

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Landry is up for re-election next year.

Last year, Senate President Cameron Henry convened a task force on power. Now, we’re learning some of that task force’s findings. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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More than 40 animals died in a livestock barn fire in the town of Scott in Lafayette Parish. Firefighters were called to the scene last night at around 10 PM. Twenty-five rabbits and 18 chickens died in the blaze.

And the state fire marshal’s office is investigating a blaze that killed two people in Mamou. Still waiting on additional details.

A big jump in gas prices overnight some stations increased prices by more than 10 cents. Gasbuddy dot com’s Patrick DeHaan says there are two factors that led to the sudden increase. The conflict with Iran and the seasonal change from winter grade gasoline to summer. He’s optimistic prices will peak soon and then come back down slowly…

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Jeff Landry’s re-election campaign reported today that the governor has almost eleven-million dollars in cash on hand. The election is next year and political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says that amount of cash could prevent a strong candidate from challenging Landry…

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The governor is making an announcement at this hour on how the state will be in a better position to land sought-after economic development projects.

Work continues in Shreveport to fix a ruptured water main that’s resulted in low water pressure in some areas and the entire city under a boil water advisory. Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux is optimistic the repairs will be completed by Friday…

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The water main that broke was installed in 1979.

Meta and Amazon are building large data centers in north Louisiana and there’s a concern it will mean higher power costs for everyone, because these facilities need a lot of energy to run. Senate President Cameron Henry says there is a task force looking at the situation…

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Did you notice the big jump in gas prices overnight? Patrick DeHaan with gas-buddy-dot-com is not expecting the price of regular gasoline to keep skyrocketing, but diesel prices may even go higher, because there is a low supply of diesel…

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A citywide boil advisory remains in effect for Shreveport after a water main ruptured over the weekend. The boil advisory could last through the weekend as specialized equipment is needed to establish a temporary fix, which is to bypass the damaged pipe. Mayor Tom Arceneaux crews are working around the clock…

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The water main that broke was installed in 1979 and it is under water in Cross Lake.

The 2026 legislative session begins next week and there are several bills that would give local governments the ability to decide if carbon capture projects can happen in their area. Andre Champagne reports.

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After 43 years with the LSU system, the last eight serving as the chancellor for LSU-Alexandria, chancellor Paul Coreil is retiring. Coriel tried to retire after 30 years at the LSU Ag Center, and he believes this time the retirement will stick…

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Coreil will retire at the end of the academic year.