When gas prices soared to record highs, several placed blame on the Biden Administration for limiting oil and gas leases. But Louisiana’s Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub says last year the department issued more than 500 permits and they project that number will exceed 800 this year.
Conservation is considered the chief regulator of the oil and gas industry in Louisiana.
LSU’S one point five-billion-dollar fundraising campaign has surpassed its goal—and done so three years early. The Fierce for the Future Foundation President Rob Stuart says four hundred million dollars has been raised since President William Tate arrived. Direct donations flowed into every LSU campus in the system, and there’s more for scholarships.
Republican members of Louisiana’s Congressional delegation do not support President Biden’s plan to cancel or in some cases reduce the student loan debt for millions of Americans. Senator Bill Cassidy calls it a spit in the face of Louisiana families who are struggling to get by.
But Democratic Congressman Troy Carter of New Orleans says the President is bringing long-needed relief to student loan borrowers and allows them to seek more opportunities in the future.