Big economic development news for Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards announced today that industrial gases supplier Air Products will invest $4.5-Buillion to build a clean energy facility in Ascension Parish. The plant – once online in 2026 – will produce something called Blue Hydrogen. The governor says this is a big step in moving to clean energy…:

CUT 06  (10)        “…our carbon footprint.”

The plant will also be able to trap CO2 emissions and bury them underground.

The attorneys for Ronald Greene and Aaron Bowman say Governor Edwards has not done enough to end a pattern of excessive force by State Troopers. There’s body camera video showing Greene and Bowman on the receiving end of beatings by troopers during arrests in 2019 in north Louisiana. Attorney Lee Merritt represents the Greene family..:

CUT 12(13)      “…specific action”

Greene died in police custody. Bowman was badly injured.

Seeing a lot of empty store shelves? Louisiana is having its share of trouble with the supply chain, due to a trucker shortage. Renee Amar is CEO of the Louisiana Motor Transport Association…:

CUT 03(08)      “…on the road.”

She says it’s not just too few drivers; it’s also an explosion of online purchasing and the deliveries that come with them.

A Shreveport woman who was involved in a deadly hit & run in 2015 has now been found guilty of obstruction of justice. 32-year-old Emily Renee Fields was found guilty after jurors saw evidence she had had repairs done to her car in order to cover up the October 2015 hit & run, which took the life of a pedestrian. She faces up to five years in prison at sentencing.

The FDA has approved the use of a half-dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine as a booster shot. Expect more CDC recommendations on this next week.