Thursday | WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge
Legislative briefs for May 15, 2008
“You may have just destroyed the shrimp industry in this state”
House rejects bill to renew shrimp fee A vote to renew a fee for the shrimp industry was defeated by the state House of Representatives late Wednesday leading its sponsor to predict the demise of shrimping. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge
Tuesday May 13 | Daily Report
“The only thing we really know about the forecast is it's going to be wrong”
News Alert: State income boosted by $824 million Natural resources continue to keep Louisiana afloat, according to the Revenue Estimating Conference. via Daily Report
Sunday May 11 | News-Star
Officials intend to streamline recovery
“The governor made it really clear that he wanted one person in charge of the recovery.”
BATON ROUGE - After Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, Louisiana officials set up a patchwork of recovery efforts, a fractured system without a clear recovery chief, where one agency devised recovery plans and ... via News-Star
Friday May 9 | The Shreveport Times
Legislative Notebook: House wants open book on wardens
“This is an attempt to add more transparency to these very, very hardworking individuals who have responsibility for very large amounts of money”
BATON ROUGE -- Wardens of Louisiana's 13 state prisons should be forced to disclose their sources of income and other personal financial information, the state House of Representatives decided Thursday. via The Shreveport Times
Thursday May 8 | WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge
Legislators listen to testimony during Thursday night's discussion about funding for the state's construction projects. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge
Monday May 5 | KATC-TV Lafayette
Proposal pushes transfer of airport from city to state
“We don't have the assets to really, adequately invest, to turn it into a true, international airport”
In a bid to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund development in the city's business core and attract private investors, regional business leaders want the state to take over New Orleans' international ... via KATC-TV Lafayette
Wednesday Apr 30 | Times-Picayune
Downpour has West Bank residents trying to dry out
“There's no concern. Every time it floods you can't stop people from driving down the street”
Rusty Costanza / The Times-Picayune A pile of carpet sits in front of a home in the 1900 block of Fordham Place in Terrytown on Monday. via Times-Picayune
Monday Apr 28 | 4 WWL-TV
No solution near for street flooding with heavy rains
“At one point it was maybe six inches in a two or three-hour period”
Soaking rains that flooded several streets, stalling cars, stranding motorists and entering some homes in the process has some questioning the metro area's drainage capability again. via 4 WWL-TV
Tuesday Apr 22 | Daily Report
“There are a lot of moving parts and pieces with this”
Some 750,000 adults in Louisiana are outside of the traditional workforce, meaning they're jobless but employable - 'at least on some level. via Daily Report
Saturday Apr 19 | NOLA.com
Local Guardsmen returning to Iraq
“I wouldn't want to go back with any other group. We're like a family, really.”
Hours before the sun rises today, Spec. Eluniece "El" Williams will have checked on his young son and daughter as they sleep in their Slidell home before reporting for duty that will eventually take him to the ... via NOLA.com









