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Report: Tax breaks for LNG facilities will cost Louisiana parishes $21 billion
By Elise Plunk Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Tax breaks to the liquified natural gas export industry could deprive Louisiana communities of more than $21 billion
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Trump promised to kill offshore wind energy. What does that means for the Gulf of Mexico?
By Tristan Baurick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to kill offshore wind energy development “on day one” of his second term is
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By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — In 2020, following the global Black Lives Matter protests, Walmart pledged to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging. Its “Belonging” program promised ... Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data center
By Pam Radtke Floodlight In rural northeast Louisiana, known for its rice, sweet potato farms and poverty, an as-yet-to-be-named company has agreed to build a new data center with an investment of ... Louisiana bill to hike sports gambling taxes is scuttled
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Amid pushback from the gambling industry, a Louisiana lawmaker has deferred his bill to increase the sales tax on online sports betting from ... A loan shark in your pocket: Cellphone cash advance apps
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Many Americans continue to find it challenging to keep up with the rising cost of living. Despite economic reports attesting to a growing broad economy, ... Feds grant RTA, New Orleans $950K to plan bus rapid transit
By Bobbi-Jeanne Misick Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — The Federal Transit Administration has awarded the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority, along with two city departments, $950,000 to plan a Bus Rapid Transit route ... Voters agree to put offshore wind energy revenue into coastal projects
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailliuminator.com) — Louisiana is just putting its toe in the water of offshore-based wind energy development, but any revenue such projects generate for the state will go ... Louisiana not keeping pace with new orphan oil and gas wells, audit finds
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — An unprecedented amount of resources are flowing into Louisiana to help address abandoned oil and gas wells that present environmental and safety risks throughout the ... As DE&I programs face rollback, study highlights Black women are still facing barriers in predominantly white workplaces
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) programs face increasing dismantling across corporate America, the challenges Black women face in predominantly white workplaces are ...
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