‘Democratic anger’ against Gov. Landry, distrust of tax changes in rural parishes and more helped create the perfect storm for the March 29 election results.
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Questions remain over whether teachers, school workers will see a pay reduction.
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Communities living and learning near petrochemical plants will face more pollution and less federal protection under Trump’s new policies.
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“The problem in our city is not that we’re too high tech,” tech entrepreneur and philanthropist Matt Wisdom said. “It’s that we don’t have enough technology in infrastructure.”
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In a legal setback for fossil fuel advocates, a federal court has invalidated a large offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, ruling Thursday in favor of environmental groups that sued to block the lease after it was scheduled for auction in 2023.
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One of the students facing discipline was also briefly detained in a separate incident after leaving their backpack unattended on campus with a sign attached to it criticizing the university’s moves away from DEI policies.
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