St. James Parish scores a 1.25 billion dollar chemical facility that’s set to generate an estimated 1,250 jobs. Matt Doyle has more.
Louisiana spent almost 35-thousand dollars on attorney fees to settle the sexual harassment suit against former Secretary of State Tom Schedler. That’s in addition to the 149-thousand dollars that went to the alleged victim in the out of court settlement. Schedler also personally paid 18-thousand dollars to the ex-employee.
Representative Mike Johnson has been elected as the chairman of the Republican Study Committee for the 116th Congress. Johnson appeared on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster to discuss his new role. With 159 members, it’s the largest caucus of conservatives in Congress. Johnson says the size of the group makes it quite influential.
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Johnson says the caucus has been around for 45 years with the goal of leading influence in the legislative agenda.
The Vermillion Parish School board has had their infamous January meeting voided by the courts. That’s the one where a teacher was dragged out of the room by a guard while questioning a Superintendent raise that was ultimately passed. Attorney General Jeff Landry says those actions violated the Open Meeting Laws, making the meeting…