President Biden is pausing the approval process for new liquefied Natural Gas terminals to examine its impact on energy costs, energy security and the environment. Economist Loren Scott says the U-S ships LNG to Europe so they don’t have to count on Russia for natural gas. He says if U-S limits what they supply to Europe, they’ll be forced to use coal plants for heating, which is bad for the environment.
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Louisiana Bucket Brigade director Anne Rolfes says gas export terminals are also bad for the seafood industry…
Scott disagrees that LNG plants are harmful to the seafood industry.
Former Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick Senior passed away Thursday. He was the longest-serving DA in New Orleans from 1973 to 2003. But Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Connick had some ups and downs in his legal career and even faced federal charges himself.
Connick was also the father of crooner Harry Connick, Junior. He was 97.
Boise Cascade Wood Products plans to expand and modernize its Oakdale facility in Allen Parish. Vice President Mike Brown says the $75 million dollar expansion of the Oakdale facility will increase veneer production by 30 percent. He says upgrading machines and technology will also increase efficiency.