Louisiana Democratic Party Executive Director Stephen Handwerk and Slidell Republican Senator Sharon Hewitt are both calling for the resignation of Secretary of State Tom Schedler. Last week, Schedler was named in a sexual harassment suit brought on by his former secretary Dawn Ross. Political analyst Jay Connaughton (Con-au-tin) says Hewitt is saddened by the allegations, but she wants to make sure this behavior is not tolerated…
The small town of Urania in LaSalle Parish has landed a big sawmill that will create 110 jobs and an additional 300 indirect jobs. A joint venture by Hunt Forest Products and Tolko Industries will build a state of the art 115-million-dollar mill in the heart of the state’s 11-billion-dollar forest products industry. Mayor Terri Corley is thrilled they can use the former location of the old Louisiana-Pacific mill…
The mill will supply wood fiber and residuals to Drax Biomass, which occupies part of the property. The project will create 150 jobs when construction starts in April and is expected to be completed in early 2019. Corley hopes they can attract local workers who left after L-P closed…
The new mill will require 850-thousand tons of wood per year and produce 200-million board feet of lumber annually. Corley says her community is ready for the challenge…
Hunt is getting a performance based forgivable loan of one-million-dollars under the Economic Development Award Program. The proceeds will be used to construct a rail spur to the mill.
Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says he will not support what he terms a “knee-jerk” reaction to additional gun control laws in the wake of the Florida shootings. Kennedy opposes a bill to modify the existing back-ground check systems for firearm purchases because he says that system is flawed.
Kennedy sympathizes with the victims of the Florida shootings but will not, as he says, be sucked into a pro temporary gun-control law we don’t need.
Parts of North Louisiana are bracing for more rain tonight into Thursday. Flood Warnings have been issued for the Ouachita and Red Rivers until further notice. Governor Edwards has declared nine Parishes along those rivers due to flooding. Shreveport National Weather Service Forecaster Aaron Stevens says the area can’t take any more water…