The House natural resources committee was divided on Tuesday after hearing the first round of bills that would tighten restrictions on carbon capture projects in Louisiana.Republican lawmakers from the Florida Parishes filed nine bills this session in response to local backlash against a major project that would store carbon dioxide about a mile beneath Lake Maurepas, a recreational and cultural hub for the area. On Tuesday, the committee heard five of those bills.
Sgt. Maj. William Marcantel was a highly decorated World War II veteran. House Bill 28 would designate a portion of Hwy 383 in Jeff Davis Parish as a memorial highway in honor of his service to our country.
SHREVEPORT, La. Unemployment benefits in Louisiana could be scaled back under a new proposal House Bill 340 sponsored by state Rep. Troy Romero (R-Jennings).
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