Inflation and supply chain issues have been impacting Americans and in an exclusive interview with the Louisiana Radio Network, Bharat Ramamurti, (Rom-ah-more-tee) Deputy Director of the National Economic Council at the White House, says one-third of inflation last year was in vehicles and the severe shortage of semiconductors or chips is to blame…
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U-L Lafayette Economist Gary Wagner previously predicted that Louisiana would reach pre-COVId job levels this year, but he’s now pushing that projection back to the first quarter of 2023…
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Wagner says job growth is expected to be slowest in cities like Alexandria, Houma & Thibodaux, while Baton Rouge, Lake Charles and New Orleans will grow fairly quickly over the next six months.

Today is Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season. Many Christians will spend the next 40 days in reflection and self-examination. Associate Professor at LSU’s Department of Religious Studies Michael Pasquier says Lent is a time when many Christians concentrate on their immediate surroundings…
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Many Christians will abstain from meat today and Fridays during Lent. Harlon Pearce, Chairman of the Gulf Seafood Institute, says while oysters might be low in supply, there’s plenty of shrimp, the crawfish season looks good and there’s also…
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