NOLA Brewing Company and Tulane Athletics teamed up to launch the new Green Wave Beer. Halen Doughty has more…
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The publisher of LaPolitics.Com, Jeremy Alford, says with the race for state treasurer underway, now might be a good time to talk about eliminating the post for good. Emelie Gunn has more…
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At a FAST Act hearing, Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves said something must be done about the wall between the lanes of I-12. Halen Doughty has more…
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Tulane University is the latest Louisiana school to trademark its own brew, after partnering with NOLA Brewing Company to release the Green Wave Beer. Brewery president Kirk Coco says the new brew is a filtered version of a Heffeweizen, a dry, wheat beer with a little bitterness. He says this Kristalweizen is similar without all the floating yeast.
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Coco says the partnership with Tulane Athletics was a no brainer because the school is such a big part of the city, and NOLA Brewing is all about New Orleans. He says this will also be a money maker for the university athletics. He says it should be available just in time for football season to kick off.
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Coco says the new brew has been about two years in the making. He says they had to wait and see what the future of university beers would be, as legislation threatened the partnerships because of arguments college beers encourage underage drinking. Coco disagrees.
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As the race for State Treasurer is underway, now might be a good time to start the conversation about eliminating the position for good. That’s according Jeremy Alford, the publisher of LaPolitics.com, who says this is the first time in 17 years there has been an open race for the seat.
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Alford says there are currently 16 states that don’t elect their state treasurer. He says he doesn’t foresee any of the major candidates running on the “hire-me-to-fire-me” campaign, but it has happened before with Suzanne Terrell in the 1999 race for Election Commissioner.
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Alford says many voters had come to view the post of state treasurer as an unofficial watchdog to second guess and review the governor and legislature’s spending. He says candidates could at least address the idea of merging this position with another department.
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Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves expressed his frustrations over the barrier between lanes of I-12 at a FAST Act hearing in Washington. Graves says the barrier seemed to contribute to flooding in communities north of I-12. He says something has to be done to address drainage concerns on the highway.
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Graves says there was about a six foot difference in water levels on the north and south sides of the interstate. He says offsetting walls could also be a solution, as it would leave gaps to allow the water to drain. He says that feature would also be helpful in the event of a disaster.
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It’s been nearly a year since the August flood, yet nothing has been done to address the issue. Graves says one reason for the delay is a lawsuit filed by the city of Walker filed claiming the barrier worsened flooding. But he says the problem can be addressed without the state admitting guilt because other groups want the wall fixed too.
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Three Louisiana cities are among the most stressed in the country, according to a new study from the personal finance website Wallethub. Shreveport came in at number ten on the list. Jill Gonzales with Wallethub says Shreveport did particularly badly in the health category.
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Less than 70 percent of the Shreveport population reported working out in the last month, which was one of the lowest rates in the country. Gonzales says residents of the city are also seeing more work related stress.
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New Orleans, which came in at number 19, and 21st ranked Baton Rouge are also seeing similar problems related to health and work stress. Gonzales says these Louisiana cities did fare well in other areas, like having a low suicide rate. She says although the poverty rate is high, we’re seeing financial benefits in other areas.
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