Three days after multiple explosions rocked the Dow Chemical plant in Plaquemine, state officials and the company have remained silent as to the cause and nature of the incident while some neighboring residents report having felt ill over the weekend. Â
Lawmakers will return to Baton Rouge today for another veto override session—the third in as many years. At one time considered rare, this political exercise has become almost commonplace during this current term of state government. Â
Baton Rouge-based advertising firm Diane Allen and Associates announced Friday that ownership of the company has transferred from founders Diane Allen and Al McDuff to Nancy Steiner and Donny Charbonnet and the firm will now be called DAA Media + Marketing. Â Â
The East Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission is adding an extra meeting to its calendar next month to hear a status report on its planned five-year update to the city-parish’s comprehensive master plan, FuturEBR.Â