The Biden administration announces plans to hold the first ever lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico for renewable energy companies interested in building wind farms. Interim Executive Director of the Center for LSU Energy Studies, Greg Upton says the move is promising for investors.
Cut 4 (10) “…that project.”
One of the boundaries is a 102-thousand acre area south of Lake Charles.

The Tax Foundation says Louisiana has the sixth lowest income tax rate in the country among states that levy an income tax. Tax consultant Jason Decuir credits a 2021 state law that eliminated the federal income tax deduction…
cut 8 (08) “….4.25 percent”
There will be discussion in the upcoming regular session to eliminate income taxes.

After being canceled in 2021 and smaller parade routes in 2022 how was Mardi Gras this year? Brooke Thorington asks Mardi Gras Guide Publisher Arthur Hardy.
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

Charges have been dropped against LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers who was arrested in New Orleans this week for a misdemeanor count of illegal carrying of a weapon on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Prosecutors decided to drop charges on the condition that Nabers does not get the gun back.