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Ferriday may build new water plant
Ferriday Mayor Glen McGlothin said today the town "should be pumping good water in two or three months and off the boil order," while plans are now being developed to build a new water plant at the location of the old water plant.
Cap and trade will have 'devastating' effects
U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander believes the Democrat- endorsed carbon-cap bill is one of the most absurd pieces of legislation he's ever seen.
Louann Hall and Tim Cotita, registered nurses in the St. Francis Diabetes and Nutrition Center, recently earned Certified Diabetes Educator status by completing the Certification Examination for Diabetes Educators.
Vitter outlines national threats to La. agriculture
NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Sen. David Vitter outlined three issues here at the annual Farm Bureau Federation Convention he called national threats to Louisiana agriculture.
Climate bill will raise energy prices
For many families in Louisiana and across the country, gas prices continue their steady rise and utility rates are mounting.A During these difficult economic times, higher energy prices are the last thing struggling Americans need, yet that is precisely what our hard-working citizens might get.
Rep. Steve Scalise has big credit card debt, data show
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, an ardent advocate of fiscal discipline, had between $55,000 and $165,000 in credit card debt on four different cards at the end of last year, according to his congressional financial disclosure statement.
Additional funds benefit business and community development center
Thanks to the great support of U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu and 5th District U.S. Rep.
President Obama says government-run insurance essential to health care reform
President Barack Obama insists that offering Americans the choice of a government-run alternative to private insurance is indispensable to health care reform.
Community shows excitement over new plant
Louisiana's Economic Development Department staff had planned for as many as 200 people to attend V Vehicle Co.'s announcement that it was bringing 1,400 jobs to Ouachita Parish to assemble a new American car at the former Guide Corp.
CHOUDRANT - The 1,400 jobs created by a new American auto manufacturer at the former Guide plant in Ouachita Parish will average $40,000 per year and create almost $20 billion in economic activity during the first 15 years of production, Louisiana's top economic development official said Tuesday.
More information on V Vehicle Co.'s Louisiana plant endeavor, high-mpg cars
There was big news out of Louisiana yesterday when new automaker V-Vehicle Co. came out of stealth mode with its announcement that it would start building high-mileage, environmentally friendly vehicles in an idled GM plant.
The dire economic atmosphere, which we have witnessed and endured in northeastern Louisiana for years, possibly marked a turning point Wednesday when a start-up company called V-Vehicle announced it would establish an automobile assembly operation at the former Guide plant in eastern Ouachita Parish.
Company looks to government for funding
The success of a new car company's manufacturing facility in Monroe could rest in the hands of the U.S. Department of Energy.
Guide plant to drive Monroe economy with 1,400 jobs
A deal has been signed that will bring about 1,400 jobs to the former Guide Corp.
U.S. Rep. Alexander uses YouTube, Facebook and is exploring Twitter
WASHINGTON - After a day of politicking on Capitol Hill, Rep. John Fleming often curls up with his laptop and opens up Facebook to catch up on what his constituents in Louisiana are saying.
Research on Rep. Rodney Alexander & The Greater Ouachita Port Commission
I have conducted some research into the campaign contributions given to Rep. Rodney Alexander .
Neville student wins 5th District Congressional High School Arts Competition
U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman announce Thursday that Neville High School student Courtney "CoCo" Zentner is the 5th District winner of the 2009 Congressional High School Arts Competition.
Funding Approved For New Orleans Crime Coalition
The House Appropriations Committee has approved $1.5 million to fund the New Orleans Crime Coalition at the request of U.S. Reps.
As hurricane season begins, pressure builds on Congress to pass Gulf Coast Civic Works Act
To mark the beginning of hurricane season, a group of students and Gulf Coast citizens have come to the nation's capitol to visit over 100 Congressional offices asking them to co-sponsor the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act, HR 2269.
La. congressional delegation is all atwitter over new media
Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R-New Orleans, began Twittering last week. "Check me out on FB, YT, and my new site," he Tweeted Thursday.