Senator Bill Cassidy continues to hammer Congresswoman Julia Letlow for previously supporting DEI policies. When Letlow was seeking to be the president at ULM, she told the search committee she was committed to a more diverse faculty. Letlow also described herself as a strong and progressive leader saying she now sees DEI as a tool for the radical left to divide people, push indoctrination and hold people down instead of lifting them up. Letlow also claims Cassidy has supported DEI bureaucracy pointing to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Cassidy supported. In a press conference, Cassidy explained why he opposes DEI policies.
Cut 11 (11) “…totally against that.”
Cassidy says he was more interested in the money that the legislation brought to Louisiana.
A new report from the Data Center in New Orleans says job growth in Louisiana since the 2014 oil price crash has been flat. Dr. Alex Kolker who helped compile the report, says Louisiana is down about 15 thousand jobs in the drilling sector and another five-thousand jobs in water transportation, which involves taking people to offshore rigs. He says the state has moved away from offshore drilling jobs to short-term construction booms tied to liquefied natural gas and petrochemical projects.
Cut 5 (09) “…then employment drops.”
UL Lafayette baseball coach Matt Deggs has been suspended for two games after he confronted the James Madison dugout during Saturday’s 5–1 loss. It happened after Cajuns outfielder Maddox Mandino lowered his shoulder while running to first base after hitting a tapper in the infield. Deggs says he heard a James Madison player direct a disrespectful comment toward him. He says he doesn’t take disrespect lightly which is why he was so fired up