Republicans in the U-S House will introduce the Lower Energy Costs Act to members of Congress today. Lead sponsor, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise from Jefferson Parish, says the legislation cuts red-tape regulation to open up pipelines and it removes hurdles in acquiring exploration permits, which would open up more offshore energy leasing…..
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The Biden Administration says its trying to reduce the amount of carbon released into the air.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the state’s unemployment rate in January was three-point-five percent which again ties for the lowest in series history. Mark Jones with the Louisiana Workforce Commission says there are one-point-nine million non-farm jobs in this state…
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LSU says its campuses produced a six-point-one billion dollar economic impact to the state’s economy during the 2021-22 fiscal year. LSU’s Flagship Campus in Baton Rouge supported an estimated economic output of more than 2.7 billion dollars and 24-thousand jobs.

In Louisiana, the Lenten season means seafood season. How does that impact the state’s economy? Teiko Foxx has more…
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