Bills have been filed for the upcoming legislative session that would boost the tax on consumable hemp products. Andrew Greenstein has more…

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Expect a lot of discussion in the legislative session on MAHA legislation, which are food policies pushed by U-S Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy. Governor Jeff Landry is in support of bills that remove fluoride from Louisiana’s drinking water, ban ultra processed ingredients from school lunches and prohibit the use of SNAP benefits to purchase sodas.

Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Mike Moncla calls the decision by a Plaquemines Parish jury that Chevron must pay 745-million dollars in damages for contributing to coastal land loss a black eye for the state. Moncla says it’s a frivolous lawsuit and the decision reached is an industry killer…

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Attorney John Carmouche represents several parishes in these so-called legacy lawsuits and says defendant companies failed to follow state law and restore sties as close as possible to their original state.

It’s Love the Boot Week an effort where thousands spend time cleaning up the state. Department of Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says in fiscal year 2024, DOTD crews collected enough trash to fill up 18 Olympic swimming pools…

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