Three energy companies are partnering together in an effort to dramatically reduce industrial carbon dioxide emissions by capturing two-million tons of greenhouse gases from a plant in Donaldsonville and then storing them underground in Vermilion Parish….
cut 11 (07) “…electric vehicles”
That’s Dan Ammann, president of the ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, who expects the project to be duplicated worldwide.

Third Judicial District Attorney John Belton announced he’ll begin presenting evidence to a grand jury next month to see if criminal charges are warranted against the State Troopers involved in the 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says there are three scenarios for going to a grand jury…
cut 15 (13) “….do your dirty work”
He says Belton is taking Option 1; a certain indictment.

BESE approves a new policy for summer remedial literacy instruction for 3rd and 4th graders who read below level. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says the program is only temporary and intended to offset ill-effects on kids from the pandemic…:
CUT 21 (08) “…few years.”
Brumley says there will be other options for kids who don’t want to do summer school and the child’s parents and school officials can decide on that plan.

Whooping cough is a highly contagious respiratory illness and the American Lung Association says only 30% of adults in the U.S have received a Pertussis vaccination in the past 10 years leaving. Dr. Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer of the ALA says whooping cough is re-surging for two reasons…
Cut 4 (11) “…up to date.”
Rizzo says those living with asthma are four times more likely to have increased risk of infection and complications.