Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins joins 33 other mayors in calling on President Biden to support sending Americans recurring checks through the end of the pandemic. While they didn’t name a dollar amount Perkins left the door open to potentially leaving these recurring checks to continue even after the pandemic ends. He says adopting these checks now will give us valuable data…
Due to cooler pond temperatures, crawfish harvests have been slow to start the year but the season looks set to pick up steam in the near future. LSU Ag Center Crawfish Specialist Mark Shirley despite demand that will likely be lower than a non-pandemic season he projects we’ll still have a sizeable harvest.
Prices are expected to remain low as the pandemic continues.
The Biden Administration announces a 60-day moratorium on the issuing of new oil and gas leases on federal land and revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute Dr. Eric Smith says if the Biden Administration follows through on promises to begin significantly reducing the US’s carbon emission, the state’s economy could be in for some big changes.
The City of Bogalusa received uplifting news this week when International Paper announced a more than $52-million dollar. Mayor of Bogalusa Wendy Perrette says the company has been very community involved and a great asset to the town of just over 11-thousand. She’s relieved they are investing in the future.