The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees is threatening to strike unless an agreement is reached with major studios. Aaron Bayham, Director of Operations at Celtic Studios in Baton Rouge says Ninety-eight percent of IATSE (eye-ott-cee) union members voted to approve a strike if an agreement is not reached with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Bayham says there are a number of items being negotiated which include pay rates, breaks, and rates that were given to new media which are now the majority of productions.
A court hearing in Monroe took place Wednesday for former state trooper Jacob Brown who is facing a federal charge of deprivation of rights under color of law in the 2019 beating of black motorist Aaron Bowman. Bowman was reserved in his comments, but what he said was noteworthy in the attack on him and that of Ronald Greene who died after being beaten by troopers the same year.
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The truck driver shortage continues nationwide leaving some store shelves nearly bare, and goods not getting to where they are needed. Our state is no exception, says Renee Amar, CEO of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association.
While there seems to be no silver bullet to solving the driver shortage, Amar says the LMTA is offering scholarships through its foundation to offset some of the expense for drivers to obtain their CDL licenses
The industrial gas supplier Air Products will build a $4.5 billion clean energy facility in Ascension Parish. The plant will produce blue hydrogen which uses natural gas to create an alternative fuel. Governor John Bel Edwards says it’s a tremendous step in clean energy.
The plant will also be able to capture carbon dioxide emissions and store them underground.