Governor John Bel Edwards directed the Pardon Board to review the 56 clemency applications filed by death-sentenced prisoners in Louisiana. Last month, the panel decided not to take them up, on the grounds they were not filed within a year after the inmates’ final appeal was denied. But Executive Director of the Capital Appeals Project, Cecelia Kappel says the board has heard cases outside of the one-year window before…
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Edwards term ends January 8th.
Republican Jeff Landry, The frontrunner in the governor’s race, officially entered the race yesterday. Landry has a big lead in the polls and the endorsement of the state Republican Party. Landry says he’s receiving this support because of his work as the Attorney General for the last eight years…
A major coastal restoration project breaks ground today along the Mississippi River in Belle Chasse. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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First Solar, an energy technology company, will invest $1 billion dollars to build a new facility in Iberia Parish, creating more than 700 direct jobs. The company will produce high-performance solar modules and is expected to be complete by 2026.