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Louisiana Companies Participate in American Academy of Entrepreneurs
BATON ROUGE – From Louisiana Economic Development:. Sixteen Louisiana-based, growth-oriented companies became the fifth group of participants in an initiative called the American Academy of Entrepreneurs (AAE), designed to accelerate business growth and develop meaningful relationships among second-stage companies. The program is made possible through a collaboration by Louisiana Economic Development and the Michigan-based Edward Lowe Foundation.
IMPs Help to Create Marine Research Innovation Hub, Attracting Students and Researchers to Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands
The Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) is a statewide organization involved in various marine research and educational programs. A $14.5 million boost helped to build a new 25,000 square-foot innovation hub located in Houma, Louisiana – the first major expansion of LUMCON's research center that will help it continue fighting to preserve and defend Louisiana's eroding coast and wetlands.
On Gulf Coast, an Activist Rallies Her Community Against Gas Exports
Over the last few years, the Gulf of Mexico has become ground zero for the U.S. liquid natural gas boom. The region has five LNG export facilities in operation, and at least 16 new export facilities have been approved or are under construction or regulatory review. Roishetta Ozane, a Lake...
Cassidy announces vote to consider congressional subpoena of Steward Health CEO, owner of Glenwood Regional Medical Center
WEST MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On Thursday, July 18, 2024, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced that the HELP Committee will vote next Thursday, July 25, 2024, to consider a subpoena to compel Steward Health CEO, Dr. Ralph de la Torre, to testify on the company’s financial mismanagement of its hospitals. The mismanagement reportedly threatened […]
ACT testing: New law allows some students to skip test
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD)–In a new law passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Jeff Landry, Louisiana high school seniors will no longer be required to take the ACT test across the board. Monroe resident Forrest Adams graduated in 2018 and he took both the ACT and the SAT before he graduated, but the […]
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