Governor Landry announces a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening the business climate in the state. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is dealing with a torso injury according to coach Brian Kelly. Should he play this Saturday against Southeastern Louisiana? Jeff Palermo has more…
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A 47-year-old Eunice woman is facing several charges for allegedly setting fire to a home with two juveniles inside. State Marshal’s Office spokesperson Ken Pastorick says the fire happened in May and after an extensive investigation detectives collected enough evidence to arrest Falice Anissa Oglesby…
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Pastorick says Oglesby intentionally set fire to a home with two juveniles inside…
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Pastorick says the home that was set on fire did not have working smoke detectors, but thankfully no serious injuries…
Authorities are not releasing a possible motive.
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Governor Landry announced four initiatives aimed at strengthening the business climate in Louisiana. The first initiative is the creation of a website called Source Louisiana, which provides an easy platform for local businesses to showcase themselves for potential opportunities.
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The second initiative is the Driving Louisiana Opportunity Tour, in which Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois will meet directly with companies throughout the state. Landry says this won’t be a listening tour, this will be an action tour.
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The third initiative is what Landry calls Project Lightning Speed, which is aimed at reducing government red tape which can slow projects down.
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The fourth initiative Landry announced is one that promotes and encourages the use of Louisiana businesses in projects that utilize state incentive programs.
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It was expected that the third ranked Tigers would have another explosive offense with quarterback Garrett Nussmeier returning for his fifth season, but Coach Brian Kelly said the Heisman candidate is playing through a torso injury. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says it’s an injury Nussmeier has been dealing with this torso injury since preseason camp…
Through three games this season, Nussmeier has completed 65-percent of his passes for 689 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. LSU’s pass offense ranks 11th in the SEC and Guilbeau says the injury has prevented Nussmeier from throwing the deep pass…
Kelly believes Nussmeier will be able to get over the injury during the bye week following the Ole Miss game on September 27th. Guilbeau says it seems like LSU has a handle on the injury…
LSU hosts Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night and then they’ll visit the Rebels the following week.