Three new research vessels are being constructed in Houma, Louisiana. One will sail across the Gulf of Mexico and fill gaps in our understanding of the Gulf Coast.
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The company wants to build a $441 million natural gas power plant at the mouth of Bayou Lafourche. If approved, the costs would trickle down to customers through increased rates and charges.
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LSU has been the beneficiary of a series of federal grants to fund research into carbon capture and sequestration.
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Supporters spoke against City Park leadership's proposal to build a promenade that would bisect the land where Grow Dat currently operates.
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Lawmakers in the House passed a bill to allow motorcyclists to ride without helmets, provided they are at least 21 years old and have health insurance.
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The bill passed pretty easily through a House committee earlier this week. Then, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry came out against it, saying it was anti-business.
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Two bills that target school vaccine requirements advanced from the House Education Committee on Wednesday. Both passed last year, but were vetoed by then Gov. John Bel Edwards, a Democrat.
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Chevron operates a major refinery in Richmond, Calif. It also owns the city's dominant news site, putting its own spin on events, and runs similar sites in Texas and Ecuador.
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The new pressing is to celebrate the album's 50th anniversary and the Swedish quartet's 1974 Eurovision win. It will even include the album's title track in four different languages.
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Prosecutors are asking for 40 to 50 years, citing the severity of Bankman-Fried's crimes. Lawyers of the disgraced former head of FTX are asking for far less.
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Crypto-wunderkind Sam Bankman Fried, 32, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. He was found guilty of fraud after his company FTX swiftly collapsed in 2022 losing billions of dollars.