Industrial gas supplier Air Products will build a $4.5 billion clean energy facility in Ascension Parish. Brooke Thorington has more on what this means for the state.
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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. Amar says you should consider buying Christmas gifts, including specific toys, sooner rather than later.
Almost seven weeks after Hurricane Ida made landfall, the recovery remains slow in the coastal town of Dulac in Terrebonne Parish. Former state representative Joe Harrison says the biggest need remains housing, but says there has been movement on getting travel trailers to the hard-hit areas. They serve as a temporary place to live for families who have destroyed homes. Sherry Verdin lives in Dulac and says they are waiting on FEMA for assistance…
A new videogame development studio is coming to Louisiana. Chris Stelly with Louisiana Economic Development says it’ll be located in New Orleans. Called “Possibility Space,” He talks about the mission of Possibility Space whose founder and CEO is Jeff Strain, a Louisianan, who has created and influenced some of the biggest online games in the industry’s history.