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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) — The Housing Authority of New Orleans could pay landlords more than $171 million in taxpayer-funded housing assistance over the next year for units that fail federal standards unless it fixes major weaknesses in its inspection program, according to a new federal audit released Sept. 18.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Caddo Parish District Attorney James Stewart addressed his office’s handling of Tre’Veon Jackson’s prosecution Friday after district attorney candidate Alan Seabaugh questioned trial delays and why Jackson remained in a parish jail before his Sept. 14 escape.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) − A nuclear startup seeking to revive a reactor design abandoned nearly a decade ago is establishing its headquarters in New Orleans, betting that surging electricity demand from data centers can create a new market for small nuclear plants.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The director of a Caddo Parish nonprofit was arrested Tuesday after investigators say she spent about $37,500 intended for children’s academic support and life skills training on personal expenses, including vehicle payments, jewelry and travel.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Members of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on Wednesday considered a $50 billion federal plan that would fund three future nuclear innovation campuses designed to attract heavy manufacturing industries with abundant energy while also housing radioactive waste.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – More than 400 Shreveport city employees could receive pay raises of between 4% and 8% under a compensation overhaul that will be included in Mayor Tom Arceneaux's proposed budget.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) − Seven years after Baton Rouge launched its billion-dollar MoveBR transportation program, the city-parish is preparing to spend another $32.5 million on the private firms managing the work even as many of the program’s largest road projects remain years from completion.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Louisiana farmers and timber harvesters can temporarily use dyed off-road diesel in certain highway vehicles under a state of emergency declared by Gov. Jeff Landry as diesel prices remain near a record high during harvest season.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – A three-member majority of the Monroe City Council delayed action Tuesday on a $1.014 million historic restoration contract, $170,708 in additional transit insurance spending and other city business as a dispute escalated with Mayor Friday Ellis over the city's fire chief and broader complaints about the administration.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Louisiana has secured $1.54 million in confirmed federal funding for the first year of a manufacturing technology initiative, while the state’s share of the required matching costs is still being finalized, Louisiana Economic Development told The Center Square.
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