Three men killed in a small plane crash Thursday afternoon in Jackson Parish have been identified as pilot Robert Gilliam of Minden and passengers Wade Williams and chief executive of St. Amant’s Rehabilitation Services Chris Mudd of the Shreveport-Bossier area. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau knew Mudd and says commuting with small planes was the norm.
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Williams, a former Northwestern State defensive end, played football at the university from ‘09 to 2012. The 29-year-old leaves behind a wife and a two-year-old daughter.
Concerns over dropping demand and uncertainty involving the Wuhan Coronavirus are likely to keep oil prices low. Oil is at 50 dollars a barrel and LSU Center for Energy Studies Executive Director David Dismukes says the phase one trade deal with China was initially good news for the industry…
The Edwards administration’s budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins on July 1st calls for a 128-million dollar increase in general fund spending. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the additional dollars will go towards education
The budget does not explicitly carve out a teacher pay raise.
Docville Farm in St. Bernard Parish is the home for the third annual Cook-off for the Coast on Saturday. National Wildlife Federation’s Vanishing Paradise spokesperson Erin Willhoft says the idea behind the food selection is to promote the bounty of the marshlands in St. Bernard Parish.
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The culinary competition will feature free tastings from 14 different cook teams. Proceeds benefit coastal restoration. More details can be found at coastcookoff.com.