AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAir Travel: Avelo is adding twice-weekly non-stop flights between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and McKinney National Airport (Dallas-area) starting Dec. 17, with fares expected from $99 one-way. Health & Outdoors: Louisiana health and wildlife agencies issued new fish consumption advisories for seven waterways after elevated mercury showed up in fish tissue sampling, including updates for the Mermentau/Lake Arthur and Vermilion/Bayou Tortue areas. Road Trips & Infrastructure: DOTD is starting a major $7.9 million US 71 (Barksdale Blvd) overlay project in south Bossier Parish on Sept. 28, with intermittent lane closures and work stretching into early 2027. Tourism & Culture: Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans is set to reopen after a seven-year closure, with officials stressing “no ghost tours.” Local Business: Shreveport-Bossier liquor stores are feeling the “Walmart effect” as Total Wine & More reshapes the market. Public Safety: Louisiana State Police is running a seat belt checkpoint, and agencies are also flagging oyster violations.
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