Rep. Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, is expected to become the next Louisiana House speaker after the four other major candidates vying for the position dropped out of the race Monday.
Following Gov. John Bel Edwards’ announcement that most state employees will gain access to six weeks of paid family leave, the state’s higher education systems, which are not bound by the state’s policies, are looking to adopt the same.
The new state task force on carbon capture and storage projects met Monday and got an earful from opponents of a proposal to store CO2 emissions under Lake Maurepas.
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office says it doesn’t know who used the governor’s two suites at the Caesars Superdome for the sold-out Beyoncé Renaissance concert in New Orleans Sept. 27
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced creation of the LSU Litter Institute on Tuesday, which will support debris abatement projects and centralize knowledge on the issue.
In Louisiana, the energy transition away from high-intensity carbon fuels is focused on things such as creating lower-carbon hydrogen and capturing climate-warming carbon from industry and directly from the air.