Ruston will soon be home to a new state-of-the-art microchip packaging facility. Radiance Technologies announced that it is investing more than 370-million dollars to expand its footprint in Louisiana with the new facility. Governor Landry was on hand for the announcement at Louisiana Tech; he said it furthers his commitment for Louisiana’s universities to be incubators for job growth.
The company is expected to create 150 direct new jobs
North and Central Louisiana are getting a new area code.
Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says the 3-1-8 area code has run out of seven-digit numbers and starting today, the area will have to dial their area code plus the other seven digits to make a phone call. Beginning, September 25th, newly assigned phone numbers in north and central Louisiana will have a 4-5-7 area code.
Firefighters in Tangipahoa Parish continue to work on putting out a massive fire at a lubricants plant in Roseland that started Friday when the facility exploded forcing the evacuation of nearly one-thousand people. Black soot can be seen on homes, businesses and cars in the area. Tangipahoa Parish President Robbie Miller says if you’re able to clean the soot off our property, you can do so…
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Miller says the soot is being tested by environmental regulators but the results are not available yet.
Starting LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier will wear the number 18 jersey this season, which is awarded to a leader on the team that has great character. Starting center Braelin Moore ….
Ninth ranked LSU visits fourth ranked Clemson on Saturday night to kick off the season.