A New Orleans-area representative wants to make it a lot easier to cancel automatic-renewal trial subscriptions. Colleen Crain reports.
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A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Red River Parish early this morning. According to the United States Geological Survey, the seismic event was recorded just before 5:30 am, its epicenter was located approximately 4 miles northwest of Edgefield. This event is the latest in a series of small earthquakes to hit the region. Northwest Louisiana has seen an increase in minor seismic activity recently.———————–
PVC producer Shintech Louisiana is investing 3.4 billion dollars to expand its Iberville Parish operations. It’s expected to add 800 new job opportunities to the Capital Region and the expansion will introduce advanced, lower-emissions manufacturing technology, which Shintech says will strengthen Louisiana’s role in global PVC production. Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle Daigle says Shintech has made a big impact on this area for 26 years now.
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Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the state’s crawfish industry is dealing with a significant labor shortage. Strain told state lawmakers that crawfish processing plants do not have enough workers to peel and package crawfish, because the federal government has put a cap on foreign guest workers.