Elio has promised the manufacture in Shreveport of a three-wheeled vehicle as a low-cost, high-mileage alternative to conventional cars. Paul Elio, the company founder, chief executive and spin doctor, reported that none of the dozen people who said they would invest $500 grand each actually bought shares.

Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law a two-page bill that states, “Cursive writing shall be taught in all public schools. Each public school shall ensure that such instruction is introduced by the third grade and incorporated into the curriculum in grades 4 through 12.

Under heavy pressure from Barksdale Air Force Base top brass and influential supporters of Barksdale, the Bossier Parish School Board recently approved a charter school for the base.