Help is on the way for Louisiana small businesses who are struggling with inflation, labor shortages and more. The U.S. Treasury has approved $113-million in aid, in the form of venture capital, seed capital, low-interest loans and more. Governor John Bel Edwards says it part of a larger $10-billion federal program for small businesses nationwide. Edwards says a great many locally-owned businesses are struggling in the wake of hurricanes in 2020 and ’21…plus the pandemic…:
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Louisiana Economic Development will administer the program. Information is online at “LouisianaSSBCI.com”
A Louisiana man is under arrest in Utah, after stealing a car then crashing it into a utility pole. 26-year-old Malcolm Van Buren reportedly led cops on a high speed chase leading up to the crash. When caught he told Utah Highway Patrol officers that “demons were after him” and were going to kill him. They suspected drug impairment and a test found high levels of meth in his blood.
On this December the 7th, afternoon high temperatures will reach into the 80’s. Can the unseasonably warm temperatures change how one shops for the holiday season? Brooke Thorington asks an expert…:
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Inflation is causing delays in big road projects on DOTD’s slate. Transportation Secretary Shawn Wilson says a new I-10 interchange project just south of Baton Rouge is now about $14-million over budget due to rising costs of…everything. An I-210 project at Nelson Road in Lake Charles in now $40-million over budget.