The House Transportation Committee advances legislation that would replace the inspection sticker with a QR code. During the committee discussion, legislators had questions about what the QR code would reveal. OMV Director Bryan Adams says the QR code will only reveal to law enforcement officers the VIN.
Emissions testing will still be required for residents living in the Baton Rouge area because of a federal air quality order under the Clean Air Act.
The group Restore The Mississippi Delta is out with a new ad campaign touting the benefits of reconnecting the Mississippi River to coastal wetlands. The digital and streaming ads feature a casino theme that notes that by canceling two major sediment diversion projects, Governor Landry is putting people’s livelihoods at risk.
The Alliance for Affordable Energy is weighing in on the deal between Entergy and Meta that they say will save customers more than two-billion dollars.
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The House Natural Resources Committee has rejected a bill that would prohibit state government from expropriating property for carbon capture projects. Pineville Representative Mike Johnson argued eminent domain should only be used for public purposes, but the oil and gas industry argued that eminent domain is needed for this important technology.