A person convicted of distributing 28 grams or more of fentanyl would receive the same sentence as a person convicted of murder, life in prison without the possibility of parole under a bill approved by the House Criminal Justice Committee today. Bill author Crowley Representative John Stefanksi…
Individuals convicted of possessing or distributing less than 28 grams of fentanyl would be sentenced to five to 40 years in prison with a 50-thousand dollar fine.
President Joe Biden says he’s running for a second term in 2024, asking voters to allow him to “finish this job” in a video released today. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says it is unlikely Biden will face any serious Democratic party contenders.
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A Danish-based energy investments group is looking to build a $4-billion reduced-carbon ammonia plant in St. Charles Parish. Project director Ramesh Raman (rah-MESH ROM-un) for the St. Charles Clean Fuels company says tax incentives were a factor in their decision but they also were drawn to the existing ports and infrastructure St. Charles Parish offers…:
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The facility will create over 200 new direct jobs.
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Louisiana is $3.24. Usually, at this time of the year, the price at the pump is rising, but it’s actually fallen a nickel in the last week. AAA fuel analyst Don Redman…
The price is forecasted to drop to $3.15 a gallon.