State Police is looking for men and women for a new cadet class that will start in February. Marsanne Golsby reports the deadline to apply is soon…
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New Orleans officials say shortened parade routes will be used again for Mardi Gras 2023. Publisher of the annual Mardi Gras Guide Arthur Hardy says at least the decision came well in advance this year…:
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The Livingston Parish Council is saying “not so fast” to a proposal—backed by Governor John Bel Edwards—to inject captured greenhouse gases deep beneath Lake Maurepas. The lake is part of councilman Randy Delatte’s district and he’s concerned.
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The company Air Products wants to store carbon dioxide under the lake instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. The company is building a new clean hydrogen energy complex in Ascension Parish, next door to Livingston. The Livingston Council has passed a moratorium on injection wells.

Big day of college football is on tap across Louisiana. the LSU Tigers are in the Swamp to face the Florida Gators. Louisiana Tech travels to North Texas, ULM is at South Alabama. Grambling plays its first home game of the season as the Tigers host Florida A-and-M. Southern hosts Alcorn State.