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Louisiana is latest state to redefine natural gas -- a planet-warming fossil fuel -- as green energy
Akron Legal News
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JACK BROOK JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press/Report for America Published: July 9, 2025 Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed recently, even though it's a fossil fuel...
New Orleans police seek expanded facial recognition powers amid privacy backlash
Biometric Update
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July 4, 2025
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is pressing the City Council to roll back restrictions on facial recognition technology in the name of public safety, igniting a fierce battle over privacy, civil liberties, and police transparency. Police...
How Louisiana Families Save Hundreds on Travel: Expert Hacks
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
Highlights Book flights 6-8 weeks ahead for domestic trips and 3-4 months ahead for international travel to secure the best prices Use packing cubes and roll clothes to maximize suitcase space and keep the family organized Take advantage of credit...
Shocking Parishes With The Longest Life Expectancy In Louisiana
Talk Radio 960AM - Louisiana
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July 11, 2025
If you've ever been curious enough to look up the life expectancy in Louisiana, you've probably seen some disappointing news. The state of Louisiana is pretty well known by researchers as being a state with a life expectancy well below the...
How did Sulphur, Louisiana get its name? Not from a rotten egg smell.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Sulphur is that little Calcasieu Parish town with a funny name. But is there more to the story of Sulphur than its funny name? Dee Jeffers, of Baton Rouge, says she has always known there's more to the story, and she believes she's joined by a lot...
Guest column: Louisiana is finally a good place for business. Now it's time to lead.
Nola - Louisiana
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The 2025 legislative session has come to a close, and with it, Louisiana enters a new era of economic possibility. The team at Louisiana Economic Development entered this legislative session riding a wave of historic wins: Meta’s data center in...
Was the first working helicopter invented in Alexandria? Curious Louisiana learns the story
The Advocate - Louisiana
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In 1922, Paul Leo Ortego created the first working helicopter in Alexandria and tested it on the corner of the city's Bolton and Rapides avenues. Ortego piloted the machine between 10 and 15 feet in the air, which secured him a patent. PROVIDED...
Overview and Live Results: Arizona Congressional Special Primary
270toWin
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There are currently three congressional vacancies, all of them associated with Democratic incumbents who died in office earlier this year. A 4th seat will open this upcoming weekend; the resignation of Republican Mark Green (TN-07) is effective on...
More acreage secured for Louisiana’s LNG export project
Offshore Energy
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July 11, 2025
A port commission in the U.S. state of Louisiana has purchased an additional area of land to support the expansion of a future liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal project in Port Fourchon. Rendering of the Argent LNG project; Source:...
Oklahoma man’s swim from Twin Cities to New Orleans grabbed headlines in 1930
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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July 6, 2025
Oklahoman Fred Newton swims down the Mississippi River near Inver Grove Heights on his way to New Orleans from the Ford Dam in this July 1930 clipping from the St. Paul Dispatch. (Pioneer Press files) The Mississippi River runs 1,826 miles between...
Why is La.'s State Capitol bathed in different colors sometimes? Curious Louisiana finds out
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Louisiana's State Capitol may be glowing in purple, green and gold when Mardi Gras rolls around on Feb. 21. "It's a possibility," said Jacques Berry, Policy and Communication director for the state Division of Administration. "The state lit it in...
Louisiana M&A deal was 15 years in the making
American Banker - New York
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July 8, 2025
Business First Bancshares CEO Jude Melville was able to strike a deal to acquire Progressive Bancorp due in part to the desire for a liquidity event among the selling bank's shareholders.Business First Bancshares The roots of Progressive Bancorp's...
In Ruling’s Aftermath, Some See Beginning of the End for Department of Education
The 74
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July 15, 2025
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter It took about 10 minutes after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday afternoon for Keith McNamara and over 1,000 employees at the Department of Education to...
New hires at Kean Miller, Hilton New Orleans, National Water Infrastructure
Nola - Louisiana
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New Orleans Shawn McWhorter was named general manager of Hilton New Orleans St. Charles Avenue. As the new general manager of the St. Charles hotel, McWhorter adds to his three decades of hospitality experience. McWhorter previously worked as...
This former French Quarter restaurant will now tell New Orleans history after $6.4M renovation
Nola - Louisiana
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For four decades, Chef Paul Prudhomme brought south Louisiana cuisine to a global audience from his French Quarter restaurant, K-Paul’s Kitchen, at 416 Chartres St. Paul Prudhomme outside of K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen. PHOTO BY THE TIMES-PICAYUNE...
Louisiana briefly had the first governor of color in the U.S. How are he and others remembered?
The Advocate - Louisiana
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During the tumultuous years after the Civil War, as Louisiana struggled to recover and its social order was reshuffled, three Black men rose to power. Each was lieutenant governor during this period, and one became governor briefly before federal...
Charity motorcycle run to support Children’s Hospital, pediatric cancer research
The St. Charles Herald Guide - Louisiana
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July 10, 2025
Inspired by an 11-year-old leukemia survivor, motorcyclists will rip down River Road from Hahnville to New Orleans on Sunday – all for a good cause. The Vicious Ryderz and Free Riders motorcycle clubs are partnering up for a charity ride to...
2025 WE Local Prague Recap: Inspiring Women in Engineering and Technology
All Together
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July 10, 2025
Every year, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) holds multiple WE Local conferences globally to create connections among engineers, thought leaders, industry partners, and employers. This year, five WE Local conferences were organized. From April...
Why don't more local restaurants use biodegradable packaging? Curious Louisiana investigates.
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Two of the biggest industries in Louisiana are chemicals and food. That's why Martha Holmgren asked Curious Louisiana why restaurants and bars don't use more biodegradable materials for their packaging, instead of plastic and polystyrene. She is...
Shell Project BlueCat expansion elevates Port Allen to No. 1
Greater Baton Rouge Business Report - Louisiana
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July 15, 2025
Shell Catalysts & Technologies has completed Project BlueCAT, a $121 million expansion that gives its Port Allen facility a second world-leading title. Already recognized as the world’s largest refining catalyst plant, it is now also the largest...