Cleco has begun the process of finding a new owner, notifying the Louisiana Public Service Commission as required. This move was expected, as Cleco’s 2016 private equity buyout included plans for a future sale. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson reaffirmed support for local jobs and services, urging the PSC to require job protections, and says it’s critical to the local economy.
Cleco serves 300-thousand customers across 24 parishes and remains under regulatory oversight.
Louisiana lawmakers approved a 53-billion dollar budget and only one lawmaker voted against it. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick voted no. McCormick says he’s also disappointed the Legislature did not fund the LA Gator Program, the state’s new voucher program, to the amount Governor Jeff Landry was seeking. McCormick says politics got involved…
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The legislature passed a series of bills aimed at strengthening elections in Louisiana. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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