Louisiana is rich in passenger train lore with its City of New Orleans locomotive the subject of the iconic 1971 song written by and first recorded by Steve Goodman and later covered by Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson.Â
To deal with cost-of-living increases and the need to retain workers in the still-tough labor market, a growing number of large employers are raising salaries in the middle of the year or giving workers special bonuses
The Biden administration has released a preliminary proposal that could prohibit oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico for the next five years, though it will undergo a lengthy public comment period and congressional review before it’s finalized.