The director of the Center for Economics, Business and Policy Research at LSU explains what the Trump Administration is trying to accomplish by raising tariffs at least 10-percent on almost every country.
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A Plaquemines Parish jury has ruled that Chevron must pay 740-million dollars for coastal damages. The money will go towards restoring an area of Louisiana’s coast and the landmark verdict could have an impact on the other 41 parish lawsuits against oil companies.
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Participation in the TOPS scholarship has declined. The 2020-21 school year , 56-thousand students were on TOPS, this year there are fewer than 48-thousand TOPS recipients.
Since 2016, the amount of money a student receives from the TOPS scholarship program has not changed, which has contributed to the decline. Ruston Representative Christopher Turner has filed a bill for the upcoming session that would raise the existing award amounts and the highest-performing students coming out of high school would receive 12-thousand dollars annually. He says the goal is to keep our best and brightest in Louisiana…
This week is Love the Boot Week, a statewide anti-litter initiative. The campaign, aimed at beautifying the state through volunteerism, has grown significantly. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, who leads the effort, hopes to engage one-thousand volunteer teams..