A proposed 10 billion dollar Liquefied natural gas export terminal project in Cameron Parish is in jeopardy as a result of a decision by the President. Jeff Palermo explains…
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The LSU Lady Tigers lost to top ranked South Carolina on Thursday night and a king cake was murdered before on national TV before the game. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The Biden Administration is placing a pause on pending liquefied natural gas export terminals, which puts in jeopardy the construction of the 10-billion dollar Calcasieu Pass 2 terminal project in Cameron Parish. President Biden says they want to examine the impact LNG exports have on energy costs, energy security and the environment. Louisiana Bucket Brigade director Anne Rolfes applauds the decision
But Economist Loren Scott says this decision jeopardizes the state’s economic growth…
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Scott says the U-S ships LNG to Europe so they don’t have to count on Russia for natural gas. He says if U-S limits what they supply to Europe, they’ll be forced to use coal fire power plants which will lead to even more pollution….
Rolfes says gas export terminals are also bad for the seafood industry…
Scott disagrees that LNG plants are harmful to the seafood industry.
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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.
Brown says the expansion of the Oakdale facility will increase veneer production by 30 percent. He says upgrading machines and technology will also increase efficiency.
Boise Cascade also has facilities in Florien and Alexandria. Mill capacity at the EWP mill near Alexandria is the largest in North America.
Brown says the facility will be able to produce up to 400 million square feet of dry veneer every year. He says the construction process will be split into stages and expects it to start later this year.
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Former Orleans Parish District Attorney Harry Connick Senior passed away Thursday. He was the longest-serving DA in New Orleans from 1973 to 2003. But Loyola Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Connick had some ups and downs in his legal career and even faced federal charges himself.
Ciolino says some of Connick’s cases went as high as the US Supreme Court and were overturned for violations of not turning over favorable evidence to the defense.
The Mobile native moved to New Orleans at the age of two, served in the Navy, and earned his bachelor’s degree at Loyola. Ciolino says today the DA’s office is much different today compared to when Connick was at the helm.
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Funeral arrangements are pending. He is survived by his wife Londa Connick, son Harry Connick, Junior, and daughter Suzanna Connick Jamison. He was 97.
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Authorities say the bodies of 67 year old John Moss and his wife Christina Moss of the same age were found inside of a Leesville house fire as a result of a murder-suicide Thursday. Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft says deputies determined the fire was intentionally set and…
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Craft says the Moss’s were in court that morning as a result of divorce proceedings and shortly after noon the fire was reported. He says authorities believe John shot his wife before starting the fire and then turned the gun on himself.
The investigation is ongoing.