Long-awaited travel trailers for those who’ve been displaced by Ida are beginning to roll in the state. Brooke Thorington has more from one of the biggest proponents for getting the program up and running.
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After dealing with years of budget deficits during Governor Edwards’ first term in office, the state is reporting a billion-dollar surplus for the fiscal year that ended June 30th. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says some of the money will go into the Rainy Day Fund and towards other constitutional dedications. He says state lawmakers will have the ability to spend 450-million dollars of it on one-time projects…
With crude oil prices at their highest level in seven years, gas prices aren’t the only things fuel-related being impacted by the 80-dollar a barrel price. Professor David Dismukes, Executive Director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, while you might think that rising oil prices might be a positive thing for Louisiana’s oil and gas industry, Dismukes says that’s not necessarily the case given the Biden administration’s negative thoughts on fossil fuels.
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A report released today by Filterbuy shows that homeownership has been rising for years, varying by several factors including age, race and location. The report shows that out of the 75 largest U.S. metropolitan areas with all of the data in for 2020, Baton Rouge had the 8th highest home ownership rate. In 2016 that rate was 64.8 percent, and increased to 72.1 percent last year.