A New York-based investment company purchased two Baton Rouge Mini Storage facilities Monday, one on Greenwell Springs Road for $3.1 million and one on Airline Highway for $5.7 million.
More than $240 million in disaster assistance reimbursements to local governments over the past 14 years have not been verified to determine if the money was correctly spent or accurately calculated, according to a recent report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office.
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has put forward a nearly $1.3 billion spending plan for the fiscal year that begins July 1, marking the first time CPRA could hit its goal of spending $1 billion annually on its 50-year, $50 billion comprehensive coastal restoration blueprint.
Louisiana has the 26th highest percentage of women in municipal offices, with women holding roughly 31% of positions in local government, according to a recent report from the Center for American Women and Politics.