Governor Jeff Landry has issued an executive order that establishes a moratorium on new applications of carbon capture injection wells. This is a new technology where carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases emitted from Louisiana plants would be captured and then stored underground. Several rural lawmakers have concerns, including Rosepine Representative Charles Owen….

Cut 9 (11) “…don’t want it”

Landry says the moratorium allows state regulators to focus on the 33 applications that the Department of Conservation and Energy has received. Landry says it takes about two-thousand hours to review each project.

LSU is holding a press conference at 10 AM to discuss security enhancements for future home football games. There were two shootings on campus last Saturday when the Tigers hosted South Carolina. Two people were wounded in one of the shootings near the North Gates. Police have arrested a 16-year-old and charged him with two counts of attempted first degree murder.

The head of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development remains confident construction will start next year on a new Hyundai steel mill in Ascension Parish….

Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Andrew Greenstein”

Louisiana Community and Technical College System President, Doctor Monty Sullivan, says he will retire early next year. L-C-T-C-S Vice President Chandler LeBoeuf says Doctor Sullivan helped establish strategic partnerships that have resulted in workforce solutions for local businesses and industry…

Cut 12 (11) “….in that space”