Boise Cascade, a leading manufacturer of building materials, announces plans to invest $75 million dollars to expand and modernize its Oakdale facility in Allen Parish. Vice President Mike Brown says the company expects to create 30 new direct jobs and…
Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 77 indirect new jobs, for a total of 107 potential new jobs.
Governor Landry has named Susan Bonnett Bourgeois of Covington as the new Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Economic Development saying she is exactly what the department needs to move Louisiana’s economy forward to compete with our Southern neighbors. Bourgeois isn’t new to state government having held multiple roles in the late Governor Mike Foster’s administration. Bourgeois currently serves as President of SBB Consulting and President Emeritus of Northshore Community Foundation.
The LSU Lady Tigers lost to top ranked South Carolina on Thursday night and a king cake was murdered on national TV before the game. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Former Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick Senior passed away Thursday. Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the DA’s office is much different today compared to when Connick was at the helm.
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He was 97.