New Orleans may become the new place to recharge… at least, recharge your electric vehicle, as the city just got over 9 million dollars to install EV chargers. Mel Bridges has more.
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Governor Jeff Landry testified before the U-S House Transportation Committee, asking for more federal dollars to pay for major highway projects. Andrew Greenstein has the story….
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The lineup for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz Fest has been announced. Michelle Southern reports this year’s festival features a wide array of artists and something special for Louisiana residents…
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New Orleans has received over 9 million dollars from the Federal Highway Administration to install electric vehicle chargers across the city. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter thinks this will help New Orleanians go greener.
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The funding will add around 118 publicly available EV chargers at 58 locations across New Orleans. 66 percent of the chargers will be installed in federally designated disadvantaged communities.
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Gasoline- and diesel-based cars, trucks and buses account for almost 43% of New Orleans’ total greenhouse gas emissions. Carter hopes these chargers will help lower those emissions.
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Governor Jeff Landry testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, urging the new Congress to provide more federal dollars for an improved interstate system, including new bridges for Baton Rouge and Lake Charles. Landry says a new Mississippi River bridge in the capital city is desperately needed to alleviate congestion on Interstate 10…
Landry says a modernized interstate system will boost the economy. He says a recent report found Louisiana will experience the third largest freight growth in the nation. The governor says connecting I-49 from Shreveport to New Orleans has been discussed since the early 1980s….
The state is moving forward on building a new I-10 bridge in Lake Charles, but tolls will help pay for the two-point-three-billion-dollar project. Landry says if the state can receive more federal dollars, he can lower the tolls
The tolls will range from $2.55 to $12.26 for commercial trucks depending on their size and whether it has a toll tags. Local motorists would pay 25 cents to cross the bridge while automobiles from the outside the area will pay anywhere from $1.25 to $3.75.
House Transportation Chairman Sam Graves says one of their priorities is to reauthorize the nation’s surface transportation programs, but that doesn’t mean everyone will get everything they want.
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The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has released its 2025 line-up. Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Luke Combs, Lenny Kravitz and Kacey Musgraves are the headliners for the two-weekend musical festival that takes place at the Fair Grounds Race Course April 24th to May fourth. Jazz Fest producer Quint Davis says weekend passes are on sale now and Louisiana residents receive a discount…
Cubes and show times have not yet been released, but Davis says if you go to n-o-jazz-fest-dot-com you can find out which weekend the different artists will perform…
Davis says this year’s festival features a wide variety of musical performers, covering every genre…
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Three men are now under arrest in connection with the shooting at the bonfire in Webster Parish last weekend. 23-year-old Zyan Adominick-Jaire Stanley of Minden and one other are each charged with six counts of attempted first-degree murder. 22-year-old Jacolby Tyrone Snell of Doyline is charged with accessory after the fact and two counts of modifying a pistol to a machine gun. Sheriff Jason Parker says the organizers of the bonfire did not obtain a permit ahead of time.
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Parker says if they did obtain a permit as they were supposed to have done, the shooting may have been prevented.
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Of the six people shot, two were injured critically. Parker says thankfully, all victims will survive.
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The Ragin Cajuns visit Arkansas State tonight the preseason favorites to win the Sun Belt Conference. Both teams enter the matchup with three and two records in league play. Interim UL Lafayette head coach Derrick Zimmerman says the Red Wolves have a lot of talented players, including former Cajun Kobe Julien…
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Louisiana Tech won two in a row at home last week and they are back on the road this week. Tonight, the Bulldogs visit Jacksonville State. The Gamecocks finished with a losing record last year, but Tech head coach Talvin Hester says Jax State is 9-and-7 overall this year…
Louisiana Tech is third in Conference USA in defense, allowing 68 points a game. But Hester says his team can be better on the defensive end of the floor…
La Tech is only forcing 12 turnovers a game. Tip off tonight is at 6 PM.