Crude Oil prices are above 70 dollars a barrel since strikes on Iran began. Tanker traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which is located at the southern end of the Persian Gulf, has been significantly disrupted. Twenty percent of the world’s oil supply passes through that strait. Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association President Tommy Faucheux says this is why America needs to continue to rely less on international oil and gas supplies.
More than 40 animals died in a barn fire last night in Scott. The fire destroyed the metal barn. When the Scott Fire Department crews arrived, the barn was fully engulfed in flames and threatening nearby homes but was brought under control in 10 minutes. According to Fire investigators, the cause of the fire was ordinary combustibles placed too close to a heat source. No firefighters or civilians were injured.
A new legislative session is now less than a week away, and one of the big issues lawmakers will be tackling is carbon capture. Andre Champagne reports.
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A bill has been filed for the upcoming legislative session that would allow for the sale of recreational marijuana, but only at a few locations. New Orleans Representative Candace Newell’s legislation would allow for the sale by businesses that already have a license to dispense medical marijuana, but the recreational weed must be sold at a separate location.