CenturyLink will keep it’s corporate headquarters in Monroe through 2025. The company, which employs over 2,200 workers in the state at a payroll of 200 million dollars, announced the agreement with Governor Edwards earlier today.
Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says securing the north Louisiana campus was vital for the state’s tech economy.
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A fatal wreck in November 2017 is inspiring a Bossier Parish representative to push an extension of a law that could make drug tests a requirement after serious auto and boating accidents. The current law only mandates toxicology tests if someone dies at the scene of a crash. Representative Raymond Crews says measure stems from the death of a 4-year-old.
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Louisiana may soon see high occupancy vehicle lanes on state highways, but Livingston Senator Dale Erdey says the state Department of Transportation needs the authority to put them in place, so he’s got legislation to make that happen. Erdey says says drivers riding solo would not get to take advantage of the driving in the lane, but…
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a recent study showed Louisiana could relieve traffic congestion by adopting HOV lanes.
New Orleans Senator Wesley Bishop is introducing legislation to see the interstate adopt the moniker the “Who Dat Nation Highway.” Bishop says the nearly 275 mile stretch of Interstate 10 that runs through South Louisiana would be rebranded in an effort to pay homage to the fans of the Black and Gold.
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