March 2021

Cheers to Walker

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Cheers to Walker

POLICE REPORT

Editor’s Note: An arrest does not indicate whether a person is guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. A person is not considered guilty until they are convicted of a crime in a court of law.

Blast off! Buckle up for the Space Age

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In 1961, America launched into the Space Age.

In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon

WASHINGTON (AP) — The oil and gas industry’s top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding policy that comes as the Biden administration has pledged dramatic steps to address climate change.

Aid groups call on Biden to develop plans to share vaccines

(AP) - WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of nongovernmental organizations is calling on President Joe Biden to immediately begin developing plans to share an expected surplus of hundreds of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses with the world, once U.S. demand for shots is met.

Three times as many red snapper doesn’t mean tripled quotas

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Members of Congress say they expect relaxed catch limits for red snapper this year in light of a new study finding three times the number previously thought to swim in the Gulf of Mexico, but experts note that tripled quotas are extremely unlikely.

ID verified: woman missing 28 years was in submerged car

NATCHITOCHES (AP) — Remains found in a submerged car this month have been confirmed as those of a woman missing for 28 years — the sister of a former CNN news anchor.

Legislature’s economist: La. recovering, but long way to go

(The Center Square) – Louisiana has a long way to go until its economy resumes pre-pandemic economic growth, which wasn’t particularly strong to begin with, the Louisiana Legislature’s top economist said Thursday.

Kennedy, Cruz introduce bill to promote liquefied natural gas exports

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Thursday joined Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in introducing the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, which would remove regulatory bottlenecks that discourage the liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade and increase LNG exports to the more than 160 countries in the World Trade Organization.

‘Do it all for the glory of God’

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At my previous employment, I was witness to what I call the “frothy-mouthed” churchgoers ... the type that were told to get angry at those who are non-Christian and drag on them about the way they dress, talk, believe and so forth.