The US will not bomb Iran in retaliation for a rocket attack on two US bases in Iraq last night, that according to the President, who says he and the Iranians appear ready to begin de-escalating tensions that hit a boiling point after the US assassination of an Iranian general. Congressman Garret Graves cautions that just because Iran says they’ll stop firing missiles, doesn’t mean the region will find peace…
The President says the missile attack will trigger additional sanctions.
KingCakeSnob.com launches the fifth annual “Seal of Approval” ranking competition. Spokesperson Andrew Alexander says the biggest criteria when rating king cakes is presentation, flavor, freshness, and uniqueness.
Cut 3 (06) “… rise to the top.”
The CFP Championship Game is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for the southeast Louisiana region, and the money is already starting to pour in. It may only be Wednesday, but Chief Marketing Officer for New Orleans & Co. Mark Romig says fans are already in town.
Louisiana Economic Development reports there was eight billion dollars in new capital investment in 2019 resulting in 12-thousand new jobs. L-E-D Secretary Don Pierson says the big economic wins in 2019 include a new deal to keep CenturyLink’s headquarters in Monroe through 2025, a helicopter assembly plant located in Lafayette and in St. Tammany Parish, Medline announced it will build an 800-thousand square foot distribution center