Legendary LSU baseball coach and Athletic Director Skip Bertman died at the age of 88 early this morning. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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Elon Musk’s private jet landed at Lafayette Regional Airport fueling the rumors that Space X is planning to build a rocket-launching spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish near Pecan Island. A helicopter was also seen flying over Pecan Island after Musk’s private jet touched down in Lafayette.
Louisiana is losing film industry jobs at an alarming rate. A new report from Giggster says since 2024 Louisiana had the highest percentage of decline in film industry jobs. IATSE (eye-AT-zee) Local 478 Business Agent Simonette Berry says we’re not just competing against California and Georgia anymore.
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At one time, Louisiana offered one of the best film tax incentives the world.
Amid the cyclospora outbreak, restaurants – especially those which specialize in salads – are going the extra mile to reassure diners that their produce is safe. Scott Henderson, CEO of Lafayette-based Salad Station, says whereas the lettuce responsible for the outbreak was imported from Mexico, his company’s lettuce is not imported from any foreign country.