What's up with people's muted reactions? This is insane shit that should not be happening - replicated at a global scale. And it's getting worse day by day.
I woke up this morning to the smell and haze of smoke coming from the southwestern end of the state, hundred of miles away. I can’t remember ever seeing anything like this. 17 parishes across the state of #Louisiana have declared a state of emergency due to #wildfires - meaning there are active fires in a quarter of the state’s parishes.
From #LAIlluminator:
Two of the five #Louisiana police officers charged in the death of #RonaldGreene have had their charges dismissed earlier this week by a judge in #UnionParish. From the article:
“The judge further threatened to toss out the charges against the other officers if prosecutors fail to fix certain legal issues in the indictments.”
From #LAIlluminator
https://lailluminator.com/2023/07/12/2-troopers-accused-in-ronald-greene-beating-death-have-charges-dismissed/
Residents in #Louisiana’s #RiverParishes - colloquially known as #CancerAlley - are looking to the #EPA to enforce common sense regulations, such as fence line monitoring.
From #FloodlightNews and #LAIlluminator:
The #Louisiana Legislature appears to want to continue our race to the bottom in #education. The current teacher shortage isn’t because it’s too hard to become a teacher. It’s because it doesn’t make economic sense to continue being a teacher when so many other fields will give you less work for better pay.
From #LAIlluminator:
https://lailluminator.com/2023/05/04/louisiana-lawmakers-consider-softer-qualifications-to-attract-more-uncertified-teachers/
The Louisiana Industry Defense Council has rebranded itself as the Louisiana Industry Sustainability Council, but don’t let that fool you, their message is the same: ignore locals’ desires for a clean, healthy #environment and promote #industry at all costs.
In an area known as #CancerAlley is it really unreasonable to be weary of new development?
From #FloodlightNews and #LAIlluminator:
https://lailluminator.com/2023/05/04/petrochemical-industry-in-louisiana-plans-a-defense-amid-growing-opposition/
After residents of America’s “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana put a national spotlight on their fight for a healthy environment, the state’s economic interests and petrochemical giants are backing the creation of a new “sustainability council” to counter grassroots activists, documents show. In recent years, the activists have successfully fought construction of two multibillion-dollar plastics facilities […]
#ElectronicArts has laid off 200 employees from their facility at #LSU in #BatonRouge #Louisiana. Unlike many tech layoffs, it doesn’t seem that #EA was seeking to reduce it’s workforce. Instead, QA professionals were instructed to train new employees from the UK and Romania, whom they believed to be their replacements.
The #layoffs are suspiciously timed as employees were in discussions about #unionizing.
From #LAIlluminator:
https://lailluminator.com/2023/03/02/laid-off-ea-workers-in-baton-rouge-allege-retaliation-for-union-efforts/
#Louisiana’s #ITEP program offers big businesses relief from local taxes while largely cutting local taxing authorities out of the picture. In recent years, reform of ITEP gave local leaders a voice in vetoing applications, but now it seems companies can appeal to the Board of Commerce and Industry (and win).
#FolgersCoffee sought an appeal to the board, which let them off the hook for at least $5 million in unpaid taxes.
From #LAIlluminator:
https://lailluminator.com/2023/03/02/state-commerce-board-wrestles-taxation-power-from-locals-in-folgers-case/
Boring elections have vast consequences. By the sound of it, Devonte Louis is actually walking the walk on #energy, #sustainability, and #environmental policy. Now let’s see if the #Louisiana Public Service Commission can push utilities in the right direction.
From #LAIlluminator in partnership with #FloodlightNews and #TheLensNOLA
Once again #Louisiana AG Jeff Landry has decided to target #Libraries in an attempt to bolster his run for Governor.
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