The largest solar energy manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, First Solar, announces plans to build a one-point-point billion dollar solar panel manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will employ 700 workers. He says it’s a huge win for the state and the country…
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The project is expected to be completed in 2026.

Federal, state and local officials broke ground today in Belle Chasse on the long awaited Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion. Executive assistant to the governor for coastal activities, Bren Haase, says this project will use the power of the Mississippi River to build and sustain thousands of acres of wetlands in the Barataria Basin…
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The project costs two-point-nine billion dollars, most of the funding comes from BP settlement dollars.

The GOP front-runner in the governor’s race is officially in as Jeff Landry qualifies to have his name on the October 14th ballot. Brooke Thorington has more…
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Today is the final day of qualifying. Republican Stephen Waguespack qualified today and we are expecting another Republican, Richard Nelson, will also qualify today. That gives us seven main candidates for the governor’s race, unless we get a surprise by the 4:30 qualifying deadline.