Blowing in the wind: Shreveport-based Southwestern Electric Power Co. has gotten the go-ahead from state regulators to buy part of the country’s biggest wind power project, the $4.5 billion Wind Catcher Energy Connection project in Oklahoma. The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved the purchase, which will increase customers’ monthly bills to pay for a portion of the wind farm’s power. Southwestern Electric will buy 1,400 megawatts, enough to power about 350,000 homes or 30% of the company’s customers starting in 2020. Read the full story.
Food fight: Elmwood-based Freshy Foods has been accused of violating federal law by distributing food that may have been contaminated with listeria in a complaint filed in civil court on Friday, NOLA.com reports. The complaint comes just over a year after U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials met with the owners of Freshy Foods LLC and asked them to voluntarily recall their food products in light of the listeria findings, and the company refused. Read the full story.
On the road: More grandparents are ditching their kids and taking their grandchildren on vacation than ever before, a rising trend called “skip-gen travel,” The Daily Advertiser reports. The travel trend was named one to watch in 2018 by U.S. News & World Report. As the trend increases, tour providers are beginning to target this group by opening tour packages interest for both older and younger travelers with different activity levels. Read the full story.
