The American Society of Addiction Medicine’s annual conference is underway in New Orleans. Doctors are working on ways to treat opioid addiction.
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DOTD broke ground on a 7 mile section of Interstate 10 from I-49 to the Atchafalaya Basin. Secretary Shawn Wilson says construction will begin in May, and the project is expected to take two years to complete…:
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He says 60-thousand people drive this stretch of highway every day.

There are a ton of festivals going on throughout the state this weekend, and the weather is going to be delightful. The second biggest free event in the state, the three day Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival, begins today. Festival Queen Katie Robinson…:
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The festival draws around 200,000 people every year. The 34th annual French Quarter Festival in New Orleans is also underway through Sunday.

Louisiana got some more great job news this week as Lotte Chemical announces they’re moving headquarters from Houston to Lake Charles. LED Secretary Don Pierson says the company is also teaming up with Westlake Chemical to build a roughly $2 billion ethane cracker complex there. He says Lotte also added a $1 billion plant at location…:
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Lotte Chemical is based in Korea, while Westlake is out of Taiwan.