A longtime Texas staple will soon be coming to South Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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If you still need to mail your Christmas gifts to arrive on time, time is running out. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Enhanced seat belt warnings are coming in all new vehicles in the U.S. Jeff Palermo reports.
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A longtime Texas staple is coming to South Louisiana. Buc-ee’s will be opening a store along I-10 in Lafayette sometime in early 2026. Mandi Mitchell, the president and CEO of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority, says this means dozens of new jobs for the region.
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People normally spend between 30 and 60 minutes inside a Buc-ee’s store. Along with uniquely branded items, Buc-ee’s is widely known for their clean bathrooms. The stores are generally huge in size, and Mitchell says this one will be no different
Mitchell says having a Buc-ee’s in Lafayette is a golden opportunity to market the city to people passing through, inviting them to experience everything the city has to offer.
Construction is slated to get underway in the first quarter of 2025.
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If you still need to mail your Christmas gifts to arrive before Christmas Day, you’d better get a move on it. Evelina Ramirez with the Postal Service says the first deadline is today.
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And if you miss that deadline, your last resort is Priority Mail Express, with a deadline of December 21st – this Saturday. Ramirez says the Postal Service will go to great lengths to deliver packages in time for Christmas, including after dark.
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Ramirez says volume is expected to pick up, and the Postal Service is ready.
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Enhanced seat belt warnings are coming soon in all new vehicles in the U.S. Under new NHTSA (NIT-sa) rules, all new vehicles will come equipped with enhanced seat belt warnings for front-seat occupants by September 1st, 2026; and seat belt warnings for rear-seat passengers will come one year later. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, says Louisianians already buckle up in huge numbers.
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Using statistics from last year, Fischer says for many years, seat belts have been proven to save lives.
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Fischer says the enhanced seat belt warnings will go a long way, especially for those who are rushing out the door in the morning to get to school or work.
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Fischer notes that many vehicles that are currently rolling off the assembly line already comply with NHTSA’s new rules.
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Barring an injunction from an appellate judge, most school districts in the state will be given the green light to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms starting on January 1st. Attorney General Liz Murrill says while Judge John DeGravelles blocked the law on constitutional grounds, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals limited the scope of his ruling,
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Murrill said the school board not named in the lawsuit should have nothing to worry about when it comes to posting the Ten Commandments.
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Murrill said the state is ready to defend any school board that gets sued over the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms.