Waitr has been in the food delivery service since 2013 when it started operations in Lake Charles and now the Louisiana-based company will begin to deliver other products as well…
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Waitr spokesperson Dean Turcol says they are also changing the company’s name to ASAP with the vision to deliver anything to consumers, same day, from any type of business.

State lawmakers have approved ULM to research hemp and marijuana. Currently, LSU and Southern University Ag Centers grow medical marijuana and West Monroe Representative Mike Echols says getting ULM involved in the cannabis industry should be good for patients who use medical marijuana…
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KNOE TV in Monroe reports the research could mean additional jobs at ULM, plus over a million dollars in revenue.

Forecasters continue to watch an area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northern Gulf of Mexico. LRN meteorologist John Weatherbee has an update on the system…
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The Teal Jones Group has broken ground on a 110-million dollar sawmill in Bossier Parish. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the project in Plain Dealing is expected to create 125 new jobs and once the facility is completed in 2023, the mill we cut timber efficiently….
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