If you are driving slower than the speed limit in the left lane of a highway and holding back traffic, you can receive a 150-dollar ticket because of a new law that went into effect on Friday. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Superdome will celebrate 50 years as the iconic center of downtown New Orleans Sunday.
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Congressmen Cleo Fields and Clay Higgins are teaming up on the Fisheries Modernization Act. Fields says it would expand fishery disaster relief programs.
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Fields says wild-caught crawfishermen are currently not eligible for fishery disaster assistance under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and he says that’s not right.
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Fields says the USDA has helped other industries affected by droughts; he says it’s time to include the crawfish industry, which is vital to Louisiana’s economy.
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Fields says this legislation was needed following the historic drought of 2023, which significantly resulted in low yields of crawfish in 2024.
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Dozens of new state laws went into effect today including a measure that could result in a motorist receiving a ticket for traveling below the speed limit in the left lane on a highway. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau hopes his legislation will reduce road rage and accidents…
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Luneau’s legislation was approved in this year’s legislative session, receiving overwhelming support in the House and Senate. The longtime legislator says the public also strongly supports this measure…
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The previous law said that drivers travelling in the left lane ten miles per hour or below the speed limit could receive a ticket. Luneau’s legislation changes the law so that a ticket can be issued if a motorist is not going at least the speed limit….
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The first offense could result in a 150-dollar ticket, second offense a 250-dollar ticket and third offense 350-dollars. Three or more offenses in a year could result in jail time.
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The Superdome is celebrating its 50th anniversary Sunday. From the Rolling Stones to Muhammad Ali, the venue has brought legends and fans from all over the world to the Crescent City. Vice President of ASM Global, the company that manages the stadium, Doug Thornton, says its impact on downtown New Orleans has been immeasurable.
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Opened August 3, 1975, the Superdome’s convention and meeting rooms, turned club lounges, and enormous unobstructed space were unheard of in its time. Thornton says the founding fathers of the Superdome knew what it could mean to the city.
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The Superdome houses two million square feet of space, twice the size of the Astrodome when it was built. Thornton says it was an engineering marvel ahead of its time, and its massive footprint has allowed it to be reinvented over the years.
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U-S Senator Bill Cassidy launched his re-election campaign during a press event in Metairie in front of a room full of supporters. The 67-year-old Republican is seeking a third term in the Senate…
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Cassidy has drawn three well-known challengers from his own party, state treasurer John Fleming, state senator Blake Miguez and Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta. His challengers claim Cassidy is not a true conservative, but Cassidy says that’s a false allegation
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Despite having nine million dollars in cash on hand, political analysts say Cassidy faces a tough re-election big, because of his vote to impeach President Trump in 2021. But Cassidy maintains he has a productive working relationship with President Trump…
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