A major announcement by Hyundai – the first steel plant it’s building in North America will be going up in Ascension Parish. President Trump made the announcement at the White House yesterday.
Cut 4 (13) “…expansion after that.”
The 5.8-billion-dollar steel plant will be built in Donaldsonville, and construction is slated to begin in the third quarter next year. The steel production plant is expected to create more than 13-hundred direct jobs.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation has installed 28 new closed-circuit television cameras along I-10 from Lake Charles to Scott. John Guidroz with DOTD says these cameras will expand public access to live-stream traffic coverage of I-10 in southwest Louisiana….
The public can view the cameras on 5-1-1-la-dot-org or through the 5-1-1 mobile app.
LSU Health Shreveport says 152 of its medical school graduates will stay in Louisiana. Spokesperson Lisa Babin says retaining students in Louisiana for a residency is critical for addressing the state’s projected physician shortfall…
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LSU Health New Orleans says 50-percent of its medical graduates will stay in Louisiana for residency training.
A Baton Rouge state judge has dismissed former LSU football coach Les Miles’ lawsuit against LSU, the NCAA and the National Football Foundation over a decision to vacate 37 wins from his tenure. The wins were taken away because the father of former LSU offensive lineman Vadal Alexander received 180-thousand dollars from a booster. Because the wins were vacated, Miles’ winning percentage is .597, just below the 600 mark needed to be considered for the College Football Hall of Fame.