Early voting is underway and among the runoffs is the third district Public Service Commission Race as New Orleans Democrat Lambert Boissiere seeks a fourth term but is facing a significant challenge from Davante Lewis. Boissiere has been on the PSC since 2005 and he says he’s kept utility rates in check…:
CUT 13(11) “…they want.”
But challenger Lewis says utilities like Entergy used their monopoly power to generate record profits without making the necessary investments. He says utilities use campaign contributions to buy their way out of regulation.:
CUT 14(09) “…same entities.”
The third PSC district covers Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, plus the River Parishes and sections of the Baton Rouge area.
A Louisiana company receives FDA clearance for its chemo-rated nitrile exam gloves. SafeSource Direct partner Steve Mott the approval will mean the addition of more than 13 hundred jobs to the Broussard facility, which already employs more than 850 people.
Currently, more than 90 percent of medical-grade nitrile gloves are manufactured outside the country.
Fans of Hallmark Christmas movies are getting an added spice of Louisiana holiday traditions this year with “My Southern Family Christmas.” Ascension Parish native and filmmaker Daniel Lewis says it’s a sweet film about a family that was set and filmed in Sorrento.
Lewis’s production of A New Orleans Noel debuts on Lifetime in December. It features Patti LeBelle.