Sasol says they’re holding off on the 14 billion dollar gas to liquids plant phase due to tumbling oil prices. LSU Center for Energy Studies Executive Director David Dismukes says there are several announced industry sites still out there in Louisiana and the farther one is from completion, the more likely it is a similar delay will take place…

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The South African energy giant says it’s working to conserve as much money as possible right now.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating an early morning fire in Ouachita Parish that has claimed the lives of two people. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says officials are still working to determine the exact cause of the fire. He stresses it’s a very active investigation and information is very limited at this time…

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The identities of the man and woman who perished in the fire have not been released.

Republican Congressman Steve Scalise has agreed to a meeting with two civil rights leaders in the aftermath of reports that Scalise spoke to a group of white supremacists in 2002. The pair want to ask Scalise to help advance civil and human rights issues, like the renewal of the Voting Rights Act. Political analyst Clancy Dubos thinks this is a good move for the Congressman…

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Scalise has acknowledged it was a mistake to speak to the group and has apologized.

Slidell Police has arrested a man accused of breaking into someone’s home to rob it, but then passed out drunk on the couch. Detective Daniel Seuzeneau says the homeowner called police around 5:30 this morning and responding officers found 31-year-old Sharrod McCullum sound asleep in the living room…

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McCullum faces one count of simple burglary and one count of criminal damage.