320-million in federal dollars is heading to Louisiana to bolster U-S battery manufacturing. 219-million dollars will go to Syrah Technologies in Vidalia which makes battery components for electric vehicles and another 100-million dollars will go to a chemical plant in St. Gabriel. Senator Bill Cassidy says the funding is the result of the federal infrastructure bill
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Cassidy says this funding will result in 300 new jobs.

Governor Edwards is urging every Louisianan with student debt to apply for the federal government’s student loan debt relief program before the end-of-the-year deadline. University of Louisiana System President Dr. Jim Henderson…
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Students with college debt can apply at student-aid-dot-gov.

In its final report on the SEACOR Power liftboat disaster, the National Transportation and Safety Board puts most of the blame on a faulty weather alert system for what happened in the Gulf of Mexico in April of 2021 when the vessel capsized killing 13 people. The NTSB says a 10 to 15 minute warning about the approaching bad weather could have prevented the tragedy.

Netflix says they are about to crack down on password sharing. Brooke Thorington talks to the Host of Tech Gumbo podcast.
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