In an effort to gain federal approval for a natural gas storage project in south Louisiana, Sempra LNG lobbyists crafted letters for Louisiana elected officials to send to federal regulators in support of the project.
The state Senate passed a package of legislation Tuesday that would repeal Louisiana’s corporate franchise tax and offset lost tax revenue by slashing the Quality Jobs Program.
Entergy New Orleans is threatening the New Orleans City Council with “expensive litigation” if council members move forward with plans to collect a $1 million fine over frequent power outages, a company executive wrote in a letter last month.
After more than three years and 1.1 million deaths, the United States on Thursday ended the public health emergency for COVID-19—and Congress is attempting to better prepare for a possible resurgence of that virus or another.
After residents of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley,” between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, put a national spotlight on their environmental concerns, petrochemical giants are backing the creation of a new “sustainability council,” documents show.
A possible solution for what to do with the hundreds of hemp products that Louisiana mistakenly legalized for recreational use last year cleared an early hurdle Tuesday in a state Senate committee.