Sheriff, Port of South Louisiana face lawsuit over $4M tax waiver for failed grain terminal
Hearken to this text The Port of South Louisiana and St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre are going through a lawsuit that alleges they illegally forgave hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in taxes owed for a now-defunct grain…
Chilly rain anticipated Sunday evening into Monday morning throughout South Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A low strain system transferring in from the Gulf will carry a chilly rain to the realm Sunday evening into Monday morning, however extreme climate just isn’t anticipated. Coastal areas in Louisiana and Mississippi are prone…
Louisiana Supreme Courtroom upholds state authority to clear homeless encampments
Hearken to this text The Louisiana Supreme Courtroom has dominated in favor of the state’s authority to clear unauthorized homeless encampments from public property, dissolving a decrease court docket’s injunction that had briefly blocked such actions. The choice, issued on…
M&A Report: Louisiana M&A exercise declines for second consecutive yr
Take heed to this text For the second yr in a row, Louisiana merger and acquisition exercise declined. The state noticed 171 transactions involving a Louisiana goal, purchaser or vendor introduced or closed in 2024. That is an 8.6% lower…
Louisiana resident has extreme case of fowl flu
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention supplied an replace on a human case of fowl flu in Louisiana on Wednesday. The one that contracted the virus in Southwest Louisiana final week is taken into account to have the primary…
Cities throughout Louisiana clamor to construct new juvenile detention facilities
With hopes of getting state funding to develop, renovate, and construct new jails and juvenile detention services across the state, native governments in Louisiana have submitted purposes to a felony justice funding fee requesting greater than $500 million. Solely a…
Placing up a Christmas tree? Louisiana hearth officers supply security suggestions
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The vacation season is in full swing in New Orleans, and for some, which will imply it is time to put up a Christmas tree. Hearth departments from seven parishes and cities joined the Louisiana Workplace…
Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming declares bid to run for U.S. Sen. Invoice Cassidy’s seat
Hearken to this text Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming, a Republican and appointee of Donald Trump’s throughout his first time period as president, has introduced that he’ll run for U.S. Senate within the hopes of unseating present member Invoice Cassidy, additionally…
Freeze Warning issued for elements of Southeast Louisiana and Coastal Mississippi
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A Freeze Warning is in impact till 8 a.m. Sunday for areas alongside and north of the Interstate 12 hall, excluding the Baton Rouge metro. Temperatures are anticipated to drop to close 30 levels within the…
The United Nations International Plastics Treaty: validating the struggles of fenceline communities in Louisiana
In mid-November, days earlier than this week’s remaining United Nations assembly to debate plastic air pollution, the Biden Administration declared that it not supported a cap on new plastic manufacturing, as a part of a world treaty to guard environmental…