The Louisiana Oil and Gas Association is speaking out after a jury awards Plaquemines Parish almost 745-million dollars from Chevron. The jury agreed with the plaintiffs that Texaco operations and abandonment of equipment led to land loss. Chevron later acquired Texaco. LOGA president Mike Moncla says the state gave Texaco the green light decades ago for oil exploration…

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The plaintiffs in the case say a 1978 state law was violated when Texaco did not restore its drilling site after use.

Monroe Representative Mike Echols wants to increase the tax on consumable hemp products. The state tax is currently three-percent, Echols has filed a bill to increase it to 20-percent and the money will go towards drug treatment and prevention…

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CEO of Cresent Canna, Joe Gerrity calls the tax excessive and forces people to pay more money at a time when they are already tightening their belts.

Ahead of the 2025 legislative session, the Pelican Institute released its Pelican Pulse poll highlighting voter sentiment on key issues facing the state.  Sean Richardson has more.

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Phil and Kay Robertson, the matriarch and patriarch of Duck Dynasty are suffering from serious health problems. It was announced late last year 78-year-old Phil Robertson was suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. In a podcast, Unashamed with the Robertson Family, Phil’s son, Jase, says his father is not doing well and Miss Kay recently spent 11 days in the hospital after suffering a cut from a fall that became infected and is now in a rehab hospital.