U.S. House Republicans settle on committee chairs for 2025
Dec 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON — House Republicans have finalized their committee chairs for 2025, with most lawmakers returning to their posts. The committee chairs will play a pivotal role in helping advance President-elect Donald Trump’s ambitious legislative agenda amid a GOP trifecta in the House, Senate and White House.
Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data …
Nov 16, 2024 · Business + Labor; Huge power plant eyed to run mystery $5 billion Louisiana data center Entergy proposes a new $3.2 billion natural gas plant to run a ‘game changing’ data center in northeast Louisiana; critics question the move.
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All 14 people killed in New Orleans terrorist attack identified
Jan 4, 2025 · Matthew Tendori o, 25, an audiovisual technician at the Superdome from Slidell.H is family has created an GoFundMe donation page to help cover the cost of his funeral.. Billy DeMaio, 25, of Homedel, New Jersey.He was an account executive with Audacy Inc. A GoFundMe page has been establish to provide support to DeMaio’s parents.. Terrence Kennedy, 63 of New Orleans.
New Orleans woman among Biden’s 39 pardons in historic …
Dec 12, 2024 · President Joe Biden on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people and granted pardons for 39 individuals with convictions for nonviolent crimes.
Meta plans $10B data center with 500 jobs in NE Louisiana: Details …
Dec 4, 2024 · Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, intends to build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana and hire more than 500 employees at the site, Gov. Jeff Landry and state economic development officials announced Wednesday.
FBI finds bomb making chemicals at New Orleans terrorist’s home …
Jan 3, 2025 · NEW ORLEANS – “Precursor chemicals” for making explosives were found at the home of terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s home in Houston, according to the FBI. Multiple news reports confirmed agents returned to Jabbar’s mobile home Friday to seek more evidence after first raiding it Thursday ...
Genetic testing shows more Gulf of Mexico shrimp at Louisiana …
Nov 27, 2024 · A joint Louisiana Illuminator and WVUE-TV Fox 8 investigation into shrimp sold at festival and market vendors in the New Orleans area found most of the samples to be domestic.. The results could indicate retailers and event organizers are becoming more careful about how they label and present their dishes. The samples of shrimp were collected from nine vendors at an area seafood market in ...
Louisiana sets special election for state Senate seats
Dec 16, 2024 · Louisiana will hold a special election Feb. 15 for open state Senate seats in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. A runoff, if needed, will be held March 29, on the same ballot as Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposed tax and criminal justice state constitutional amendments.
Cassidy backs bill to crack down on illegal fishing
Dec 18, 2024 · The Louisiana Republican is sponsoring the proposal with with Sen. Tim Kaine, R-Va. The Protecting Global Fisheries Act would expand the U.S. government’s authority to create and enforce maritime law alongside other nations, with their efforts centered on illegal and unregulated fishing practices.