According to New Orleans CityBusiness, Louisiana's state government alone has accumulated $39.3 billion in debt, which works out to $8,440 per resident. That places Louisiana 17th-highest among all 50 states for state debt per resident, the outlet reported, citing the Reason Foundation analysis.
Eddie Lewis III keeps an eye on the sugarcane harvest as it is loaded into trucks Friday, October 2, 2026, at Lewis Farms in Youngsville, La. Farmer Donald Simon cuts into a stalk of sugarcane for a snack Friday, October 2, 2026, as he…
Yellow mountains of what appears to be a sulfur-like product appear to rise out of the cane field but in actuality is piled up in front of the Mosaic plant just south of the Sunshine Bridge Monday June 26, 2017, in St.
BATON ROUGE — Gas prices in Baton Rouge have not seen a significant jump after Hurricane Isaias disrupted oil production in the Gulf. As of Saturday, federal officials reported nearly 69 percent of production was shut down. The Energy Department has authorized…
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