It’s been over 4 years since the Deepwater Horizon Oil disaster in the Gulf, and experts are implementing on-the-ground restoration projects that protect shorelines and fish habitats. Dr. Keith Ouchley – the Director of the Nature Conservancy in Louisiana- says we also need to work on our oyster reefs…:

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He adds in 10 years we should be able to make significant changes.

Following their 40-day initiative, The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is now on the fast track to install more than 400 credit card stations statewide with the goal to improve convenience for fee payments. In the past, OMV customers to pay with cash or schedule return visits to complete the transaction. They will continue their online services as well.

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For the first time in 30 years, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation obesity study, shows Louisiana’s obesity rate has dropped, moving the Bayou State from number one to number six in the nation…

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That’s LSU Pennington Biomedical Obesity Researcher LeAnne Redman.

More good news on the Louisiana job front, as the Louisiana Workforce Commission released new job numbers today, and the August report shows record-setting employment rates, particularly in construction…

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That’s L-W-C spokesman Tom Guarisco, who says a record one-point-nine million Louisianians were employed in August.