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New Orleans Sheriff Susan Hutson may not know how many keys to the jail exist
Nola - Louisiana
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Sheriff Susan Hutson Photo by Sophia Germer / The Times-Picayune An Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office whistleblower has turned over to New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell’s office a set of keys to the city’s jail they've had since being...
Gov. Landry vetoes Senate oversight for his Port of New Orleans board choices
Louisiana Illuminator
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June 10, 2025
A bill that attempted to add a layer of legislative oversight to the governor’s picks for the Port of New Orleans board was officially sunk Monday with Gov. Landry’s veto pen. Senate Bill 89 by Sen. Joseph Bouie, D-New Orleans, would have required...
Louisiana can’t afford a mirage
The Lens - Louisiana
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June 10, 2025
Louisiana’s coast is vanishing faster than almost anywhere in the world—especially in the Barataria Basin, where wetlands, wildlife, and working communities are collapsing under levees, subsidence, sea level rise, and saltwater intrusion. What we...
Juneteenth to bring live music, fireworks, family-friendly events to Baton Rouge
WRKF - Louisiana
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June 10, 2025
Want to honor and celebrate Juneteenth in Baton Rouge? You can enjoy live music, celebrate with family and learn about Black heritage at a number of events happening around the city this month. Juneteenth honors the day–June 19, 1865–when enslaved...
Anti-ICE protests in Louisiana; Le Petit Theatre presents Fats Waller musical; world premiere of New Orleans piano concerto
WWNO - Louisiana
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Protests against President Trump’s immigration policies and deportations are happening across the country. Over the weekend, raids from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers sparked massive protests in Los Angeles. President Trump called...
CDI Tells Louisiana Commission it Wants to Surrender Fair Grounds License
Thoroughbred Daily News - New Jersey
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June 10, 2025
By T. D. ThorntonChurchill Downs, Inc. (CDI) has escalated its recent threat of pulling out of racing at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. “Given the legislature's ease with which it approved legislation that is directly adverse and harmful to the...
Third Dimension Construction hosts first Home Expo in GB
The Nassau Guardian
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June 10, 2025
The Third Dimension Construction Home and Hardware Expo made its debut on Saturday at Pelican Bay Hotel, bringing together homeowners, contractors, and industry professionals for a dynamic one day event. With the aim of empowering Grand Bahamians...
Trump’s attempt to revive U.S. shipping is a heavy lift
WorkBoat
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In April, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order — “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” — aimed at rebuilding the U.S. shipbuilding industry and reducing what he described as China’s grip on global shipping. He also...
Reorganization of La. Department of Energy and Natural Resources to go before Senate Wednesday
KPLC - Louisiana
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June 10, 2025
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The proposed law to reorganize the State Department of Energy and Natural Resources has been a hot button this year in the state legislature. It has so many amendments, at least one lawmaker likened it to making sausage....
Highly engineered Mississippi River became author’s obsession
Civil Engineering - Virginia
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The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi, by Boyce Upholt. New York City: W.W. Norton & Co. Inc., 2024; 352 pages, $29.99. The most broadly famous book about the Mississippi River is almost certainly Adventures of Huckleberry...
Kennedy discusses GOP plans for reducing regulations affecting US energy sector
Central Louisiana News
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June 10, 2025
Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana has expressed his views on the current state of American energy policy in a column for the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA) Industry Report. In the article, Kennedy discusses efforts by Congressional...
New York Legislature Passes Bill That Would Set Curbs on Lawsuit Lending Industry
New Jersey Law Journal
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New York lawmakers resoundingly approved a consumer protection bill that is meant to regulate third-party litigation funding, an industry where hedge funds, investors and others front money to law firms in exchange for parts of any recovery the...
ATKORE INVESTIGATION INITIATED by Former Louisiana Attorney General: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates the Officers and Directors of Atkore Inc. – ATKR
The AI Journal
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June 10, 2025
NEW YORK & NEW ORLEANS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., Esq., a partner at the law firm of Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC (“KSF”), announces that KSF has commenced an investigation into Atkore Inc. (NYSE: ATKR)....
LSU engineering students create device to save children from being left in hot cars
WAFB 9 - Louisiana
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June 10, 2025
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Five children in the United States have died just this year from being left in a hot car. Officials say one is too many. Three LSU Engineering students are making sure those stats do not continue to grow. ”I’m hoping this...
Where were the cheapest places to fill up on midgrade gas in cities in East Baton Rouge Parish in week ending May 31?
Baton Rouge Reporter - Louisiana
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June 10, 2025
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.govFederal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips | www.ferc.gov There was a single gas station in cities across East Baton Rouge Parish...
CIOtv with Adam Krob of Boh Bros. Construction, LLC
Iwanta Buzz - Florida
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June 10, 2025
Each week on CIOtv, our host Mike Stockwell sits down with experts in the information-technology world. This week, Mike speaks to Adam Krob of Boh Bros. Construction, LLC. Heavy Civil Construction company in New Orleans, LA. View original post:...
Fair Grounds racing season is in peril after owner says it plans to pull out of Louisiana
The Advocate - Louisiana
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The upcoming horse racing season in New Orleans is in peril after the owner of the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots said it plans to give up its racing and gaming licenses following a failed effort to get state legislators to agree to a subsidy to...
Return of Hollywood South? New Louisiana law boosts film industry
New Orleans City Business - Louisiana
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June 10, 2025
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Gov. Jeff Landry signed Act 44 on June 4, 2025, enhancing Louisiana’s film tax credit program. The new law gives Louisiana Economic Development (LED) rulemaking authority for the program. Outdated project and per-person caps are...
Sanders, other officials discuss agriculture, levees
Paragould Daily Press - Arkansas
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The agriculture economy is facing some definite headwinds, but several people who attended a meeting on the issue Monday said the economy can battle through with the opening of markets and the understanding that agriculture is also a national...
Ace Wire Spring & Form Co. Owner Linda Froehlich Honored by Spring Manufacturers Institute for Outstanding Industry Service
Manufacturing Tomorrow
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Ace Wire Spring & Form Co., Inc. proudly announces that its Owner Linda Froehlich, has been recognized with a distinguished service award by the Spring Manufacturers Institute (SMI) during the organization's 2025 Annual Meeting, held in New...