The Revenue Estimating Conference is meeting in this hour to discuss the exact budget deficit the state faces. Emelie Gunn has more…
Sixteen more parishes have been declared federal disaster areas, bringing the total number of parishes to receive federal aid to 23. Mike Steele with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Preparedness says more parishes could be added to that list. He says FEMA is proving to be a good partner…
Cleco has made changes to the terms of their proposed sale to a foreign investment group. Cleco president Darren Olagues says the new terms will benefit customers, employees and retirees more. Logan Atkinson-Burke, with the Alliance for Affordable Energy, says their alliance is concerned about how much money the company will pocket from taxes if the deal passes. She says they do not expect the PSC to change their “no” vote from the previous hearing.
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An Opelousas man was arrested after allegedly killing his mother’s dog when she refused to give him $4 for a pack of cigarettes. Corey Leger with the Opelousas police department, says Johnathan Williams was not as his residence when the complaint was issued, but officers found him at a Dollar General two hours later.