In his State of the Union President Biden set out goals to help reduce inflation. Brooke Thorington has more from the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.
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But Republican members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation still say misguided policies by the Biden Administration have led to high gas prices. Senator Bill Cassidy says he’s working on an energy policy that will restore America’s energy independence while addressing rising global emissions.

A new report from U.L.-Lafayette indicates recovery of Louisiana jobs in the wake of the pandemic will be a slow process. Economics professor Gary Wagner says there was a slight boost of nearly 28-thousand jobs in the last quarter of 2021, and jobs are coming back on a national scale. However…:
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The Lenten season starts today. Fish on Fridays is a decades-old tradition. Harlon Pearce, Chairman of the Gulf Seafood Institute, says there should be no shortage of options for seafood lovers, especially if you enjoy crawfish…
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Pearce says the supply of oysters remains low as a result of damage to oyster beds from Hurricane Ida.