Falling oil prices are having a negative impact on the state’s oil and gas industry. Eric Gill reports…
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Construction is underway on an 110-million dollar expansion and renovation at the LSU College of Engineering. Scott Carwile has the story…
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Retired US Army General Wesley Clark is in Louisiana pushing the federal free cell phone program despite complaints from Senator David Vitter saying it’s a waste of tax payer dollars. Michelle Southern reports.
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Falling oil prices are having a negative impact on the state’s oil and gas industry. Many analysts say layoffs are in the industry’s near future. Louisiana Oil and Gas Association President Don Briggs says the low prices for oil is forcing companies to pull back and reassessing their budgets…
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Briggs says he’s seen companies already reducing manpower and scaling back drilling budgets in the Gulf of Mexico for 2015. Briggs says the reduction in oil prices no only affects oil and gas companies, but it affects the state as well…
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He admits that consumers are happy with the prices they are seeing at the pump these days, but there is a happy medium where we all do well. Briggs says oil prices in the $70 to $80 dollar a barrel range can be problematic for a while…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is trying to find out who owned a tame cougar that was found dead in Calcasieu Parish just west of Dequincy. LDWF Wildlife Division Director Rob Gosnell says they could tell immediately that the animal belonged to someone who was keeping it as a pet…:
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Gosnell says the cougar was about 10 years old and 70 pounds. He says they don’t know the animal died but they suspect he was hit by a car. Gosnell says it is unlawful to kill a cougar in Louisiana…:
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Gosnell says the origin of the cougar is unknown at this time but they are illegal to own unless you’re a zoo so they are trying to figure out where it came from…:
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LSU has broken ground on a 110-million dollar renovation and expansion of the engineering school. LSU College of Engineering Dean Rick Koubek (Ko-Bek) says they expect construction on the expanded facility to be completed in 2017 and it will help produce more grads to meet the workforce demands of the state’s growing economy
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State funds and private donations are paying for this new engineering complex. Koubek says the facility will give faculty the opportunity to implement new teaching methods…
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Koubek says the renovation of Patrick Taylor Hall and construction of a chemical engineering addition will help LSU continue to grow its engineering college….
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Retired US Army General Wesley Clark is in Louisiana pushing the federal free cell phone program despite complaints from Senator David Vitter saying it’s a waste of tax payer dollars. Vitter has been a vocal critic of the Lifeline program which gives cell phones to low-income families. Clark says Vitter should instead be taking credit for fixing the program
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Phone companies add about 40 cents per phone bill to pay for the system. Clark says more than 300,000 Louisianians have the phone including 36,000 veterans. He says the federal free cell phone program helps a lot of people get connected who otherwise would be unable to do so…:
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Vitter says he would like to see the Lifeline program restored to its original intent of land-lines and he’s challenged Clark to a debate which was accepted Monday. The Senator claims the program is riddled with fraud but Clark says many steps have been taken to ensure the privilege is not abused…:
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After breaking down the game film from the Saints 27-10 loss to the Bengals, Coach Sean Payton is hopeful the team can correct the mistakes that have led to their four-and-six record. Payton says providing better protection for Drew Brees and getting off the field on third down needs to be better in the final six games
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After the loss on Sunday, Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro expressed his frustration with the team’s performance by telling reporters that they have to come up with something different, because every week is the same result. Payton says had no problem with with what Vaccaro said
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The Saints next game is Monday night against Baltimore. Even though the Saints are 4-and-6, they are still tied for first place in the NFC South and Payton says his team has to take advantage of that opportunity
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