Beginning as early as May, Louisiana Entergy customers will see an 8-to-10 dollar surcharge to pay for the repair costs from recent hurricanes and last February’s winter storm. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

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State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the statewide burn ban has been lifted, after parts of the state got some measurable rain, and more is expected in the next 24 hours. The ban is officially rescinded as of 4 pm. Be mindful that your local or parish government may still have a local ban in effect.

Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves predicts another surge in gasoline and electricity prices because of what he calls Russia’s veiled invasion of Ukraine. Graves wrote a letter to the President expressing his concerns about higher gas prices and implored the Administration to take a different approach instead of opposing domestic energy production in the Gulf of Mexico…:

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Governor John Bel Edwards testified today before the U-S Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to discuss the state’s work on coastal restoration, and to ask for help achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Edwards says the state’s Climate Action Plan illustrates Louisiana is aggressive in preparing for future natural disasters…:

CUT 10(10)      “…to achieve it.”