The TOPS task force formed five months ago to find a long term solution to funding the scholarship program is submitting a series of proposals for the legislature to consider. Jennings Senator Blade Morrish says his suggestion to cap TOPS Opportunity payments could save the state an estimated 20 million dollars a year.
LSU missed out on signing the nation’s top cornerback on National Signing Day. Recruiting analysts had Patrick Surtain Junior signing with the Tigers, instead the five-star prospect chose Alabama. Despite the loss Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says Coach Ed Orgeron’s staff did well recruiting the Bayou State.
Moran says the team noticeably improved its offensive and defensive line depth as well.
Pineville-based Cleco Corporate Holdings has acquired South Central Generating LLC, which includes nine utility cooperatives and eight generating assets in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, totaling one-billion-dollars. Spokesperson Jennifer Cahill says Cleco Energy will maintain the current workforce.
Cut 5 (09) “support employees.”
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is considering whether or not a 2016 Louisiana law that would ban women under 21 from dancing naked at strip clubs is too broad in its application. Opponents are concerned that the law was so vaguely written that it could outlaw 18, 19, and 20-year-olds from some theatrical or ballet productions that involve nudity. Proponents argue that the law protects young women from sex trafficking. The court has not indicated which way it is leaning.