Questions abound over whether the LSU Board of Supervisors is looking out for the university or the interests of Jim Bernhard on a proposed energy deal.
U.S. Reps. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, and Cedric Richmond, D-New Orleans, are the latest members of the Louisiana congressional delegation to push for efforts to help victims of the Stanford Group Ponzi scheme recoup some of the more than $7 billion they lost more than a decade ago.
The new director of Emerge recently discussed these candidates' platforms with The Network, as well as the broader significance of their bids for public office:Â
While public health experts have repeatedly said that a robust contact tracing program is key to curbing the spread of COVID-19, the Louisiana Department of Health’s efforts to get in touch with COVID-19-positive patients and persuade them to identify and provide the names and phone numbers for their contacts has been spotty at best, though it is improving.