AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoLouisiana Tech Education & Research: Louisiana Tech’s SciTEC is training North Louisiana educators with hands-on, place-based environmental lessons tied to local watersheds, showing how STEM can connect classrooms to real community change. Weather & Water Tech: ULM landed a record $4.21M Army contract to expand weather nowcasting and forecasting across the Lower Mississippi River Basin, including installing 50 new monitoring stations. AI, Power, and Costs: The White House expanded a “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” covering about 80% of U.S. power, but the reporting notes the real protection hinges on federal rules and a deadline—not the announcement. Storm Response in Louisiana: Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall near St. Bernard Parish, with officials tracking impacts and energy-sector precautions as the system moves inland. Local Infrastructure & Accountability: New Orleans leaders grilled Sewerage & Water Board officials over July 11 flooding, focusing on pump failures, power issues, and how quickly problems were detected. Conservation Wins: LDWF celebrated major alligator and whooping crane milestones, including a record 10 whooping crane chicks fledged this season. Tech in the Real World: A Monroe-based blockchain deployment announcement says Digital Motion’s token and vault standards will be added to Krown Network in Q3 2026.
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