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Virginia-based energy company Venture Global LNG formally announced Thursday it plans to build a $10 billion liquified natural gas export terminal in Cameron Parish, bringing 200 permanent jobs with an average annual salary of $120,000 to southwest Louisiana.
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Louisiana’s deteriorating water infrastructure needs immediate upgrades but state lawmakers say only $23 million in federal aid has reached local water and sewer systems.
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, the lead plaintiff, celebrates the ruling which comes just days before the deadline for unvaccinated healthcare workers to receive their first shot.
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As coronavirus cases fall and vaccination rates rise, transportation officials say more people are hitting the roads and taking to the skies to visit family and friends ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
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Attorney General Jeff Landry has signed onto yet another lawsuit challenging the Biden administration’s workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates, this time taking aim at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ requirement that all employees of facilities participating in the federal entitlement programs be vaccinated by Dec. 6.
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Voters also rejected amendments to increase levee districts taxing authority, and allow lawmakers to tap into larger portion dedicated funds to address mid-year budget deficits.
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Early voting has concluded for the Nov. 13 election, and despite a lack of enthusiasm generated from the races themselves, mail-in voting continues to be a popular option during the pandemic.
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Department of Justice lawyers argued Monday that the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals should reverse course and allow the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for all large companies to remain in place until the court can hold a formal hearing to determine the fate of the policy.
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is suing the federal government over the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for all federal contractors. The move comes one day after the Biden administration issued a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and businesses with more than 100 employees.
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Children ages 5 to 11 can get the COVID-19 vaccine as early as today, after the Louisiana Department of Health gave providers the greenlight Wednesday morning to begin administering Pfizer doses immediately.