Qualifying has ended and the main candidates running for Louisiana governor include five Republicans, one Democrat, and one Independent. Republican Stephen Waguespack, Former Louisiana Association of Business and Industry president, is considered a long-shot because the Republican Party is backing Jeff Landry. But Waguespack is already taking an issue with a mailer from a political action committee that attacks him…
The youngest candidate in the race is Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson at 37. The Republican says among his top priorities are to change the state’s tax structure, recruiting and retaining qualified teachers. Nelson says he’d call a special session immediately to find solutions for the insurance crisis.
First Solar, a solar energy manufacturer, announces plans to build a one-point-one billion-dollar solar panel manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says the facility will employ 700 workers. Pierson says the company was awed by University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s solar energy lab..
The facility will be built on an LED Certified Site, meaning it has gone through extensive due diligence and studies to be declared development ready….
Maybe you haven’t seen a coyote in your neighborhood, but residents in Jefferson Parish have. Jefferson Parish officials held a meeting this week to address residents’ concerns about the recent increase in coyote sightings. LDWF State Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Jim LaCour says the escalated sightings are due to an increase in urban development and the availability of food…
According to Wildlife and Fisheries, coyotes are becoming more common in urban and suburban areas across the state including Jefferson and Orleans Parishes.