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Regulators asked to deny permits for giant Louisiana plastics plant
Environmental law advocates have asked Louisiana’s environmental regulating agency not to renew the air permits for a controversial planned plastics manufacturing facility, citing new federal air quality standards limiting toxic soot and dust pollution. In a separate action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, environmental advocates and local residents also are asking Louisiana to investigate what […] The post Regulators asked to deny permits for giant Louisiana plastics plant appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
Lafayette Parish woman named Louisiana Farm Bureau Outstanding Young Farm Woman
NEW ORLEANS — A Lafayette Parish sugar and cattle producer is this year’s Louisiana Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Outstanding Young Farm Woman. . Amanda Duhon, 33, received the award Thursday, June 27 at the Louisiana Farm Bureau's 102nd annual convention. Duhon is a first-generation sugarcane farmer and a fourth-generation cattle producer, but she said that wasn’t always the case.
RECALL: Minnesota Eggs Sold in Nine States Mislabeled
More than 4,000 pounds of liquid egg products manufactured in Minnesota and sold to food service locations in nine states across America are being recalled after they were mislabeled with undeclared allergens. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reporting that Gaylord-based Michael Foods Inc. failed to disclose the presence...
Louisiana man pleads guilty after intending to sell fentanyl to individual at Coast casino
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - A New Orleans man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Yancy Johnson, 45, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to court documents, in 2023, an investigation was initiated into a possible drug trafficking organization operating in Louisiana...
Nine charges filed against 49-year-old Alexandria felon
Arrests are accusations, not convictions. Wilbert Anderson Jr., 49, Alexandria — possession 2 counts, paraphernalia, firearm possession by convicted felon, resisting with force or violence, battery of officer, no insurance, suspension/revocation, obstruction evidence tampering, $3,000 bail;. Joshua Daniels, 24, Alexandria — possession, contraband penal facility, unauthorized entry occupied dwelling,...
Summer Art at Sunflower Van Geaux
Campers aged 6-11 participated in a summer camp last week at Sunflower Van Geaux in Alexandria. Students presented their art in an exhibit to their parents with the seasoned polish of professional artists. Clara Harris, 7, shared her collection with me. From a full Sanrio Hello Kitty world in colored...
Lawmakers seek probe of EBR Family Court
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - State lawmakers have made a formal plea to the justices of the Louisiana State Supreme Court to request that they investigate the East Baton Rouge Family Court. A Louisiana State Senate resolution from State Senator Cleo Fields (D-Baton Rouge) and State Rep. Kathy Edmonston (R-Gonzales)...
Judge sides with 16 states, putting on pause Biden’s delay of consideration of gas export projects
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — The Biden administration can’t delay consideration of projects aimed at exporting liquefied natural gas while a legal challenge by 16 Republican-led states plays out in federal court, a Louisiana judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge James Cain, Jr. sided with the states, granting...
Win Tickets from Vernon Parish Journal and Jack’s All Ya Need to Mud Racing Nationals
The Vernon Parish Journal and Jack’s All Ya Need are giving you a chance to win pairs of tickets to the Mud Racing Nationals, Friday, July 26, at the Rapides Parish Coliseum in Alexandria. Registration begins Monday, July 8, at Jack’s All Ya Need. Simply scan the QR code...
LHS Gridiron Club to Host Golf Tournament
The Leesville High School Gridiron Club will host a fund-raising golf tournament in support of the Leesville football team on Friday, July 26, at Links on the Bayou golf course in Alexandria. Registration begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. This is a two-person scramble with...
Louisiana mandate stirs debate about the 10 Commandments and their purpose
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A 17-foot-tall modernist statue stands in the atrium of Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles. Shards of broken metal lie at the figure’s feet, and he raises a rectangular slab over his head, about to dash it against the ground. This is a statue of Moses.
Gov. Landry accuses EPA of trying to close Denka plant in LaPlace
Cattle graze in a pasture next to the Denka Performance Elastomer facility in LaPlace, where U.S. Environmental Protection Agency leader Michael Regan announced proposed regulations Thursday, April 6, 2023, for toxic air emissions. The federal government has sued Denka for failing to reduce levels of chloroprene, a known carcinogen, coming from the plant. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
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