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There is an urgent need for workers in Louisiana's $20 billion dollar tourism and hospitality industry.

This week, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards announced that the state of Louisiana has received approximately $216 million to be allocated for road and infrastructure projects throughout the state. This is part of the $1.4 trillion 2020 Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act passed by Congress last year. According to a press release from Governor John Bel Edwards' Office, $155 million is to be used at the state's discretion, $30 million specifically for bridge repair and/or replacement, $20 million for the state’s large metro areas and $11 million for electric ve...

Poor Roads and Bridges Cost Louisiana Drivers Billions Every Year The day we are born is the day we start dying. I know it is kind of a sobering way to start a story about our state's crappy roads but there is an analogy I want to make. That analogy is this, your car starts falling apart the minute you drive it off of your dealer's lot. A large part of the rapid attrition of your automobile is those crappy roads and bridges you have to drive on if you live in Louisiana. The fact that our state's often poorly maintained roads and bridges have led to the early demise of many a vehicle in the st...

Anglers are catching baby bull sharks by the dozens at spots like Rutherford Beach along the Southwest Louisiana coastline.

DOTD Schedules Lafayette I-49 Connector Meetings DOTD will hold meetings about the I-49 Connector for residents living along the proposed highway’s path. The three meetings are scheduled for this afternoon and tonight. The meeting for the LaPlace neighborhood runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The McComb-Veazey meeting goes from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Sterling Grove meeting runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. These meetings are the first round of neighborhood discussions about the I-49 Connector. DOTD is planning a second round of meetings about the elevated expressway. The dates and times for tho...