A report from the Pelican Institute for Public Policy finds that Louisiana’s economy grew faster than the national rate in the first quarter of this year. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Construction on the Hyundai Steel plant near Donaldsonville officially gets underway today. Stephanie Malin with Hyundai says moving the sheet metal to be used to steel manufacture Hyundai here will bolster national security and the U.S. supply chain.
Lots of legal wrangling between LSU and the SEC yesterday. First, details on the ruling fro a Baton Rouge that grants 44 athletes a preliminary injunction for a fifth season of college eligibility. Here’s Kace kieshnick.
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Almost on cue, word came that the SEC had filed a federal lawsuit against LSU, President Wade Rousse, A D Verge Ausberry, and Coach Lane Kiffin. The suit claims LSU’s pursuit of NFL players harms the conference and violates the conference’s First Amendment right to enforce its own rules.