On Tuesday, Governor Bobby Jindal joined The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse to announce that the companies will build the first module fabrication and assembly facility focused on constructing components for new and modified nuclear reactors in the United States...

Governor Bobby Jindal’s office has announced the transfer of $10 million dollars to help boost the two energy assistance programs run by the Louisiana Housing Finance Agency. The Low-Income Housing Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) will each receive $5 million dollars by way of the Petroleum Violations Fund from the Department of Natural Resources...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) extended its relocation assistance program to March 1, 2009. To date, 8,889 families have been helped with more than $15.7 million for moving and transportation costs incurred as a result of hurricanes Katrina and Rita....

According the Moss, Redman Gaming was issued a permit on Friday, August 22, to build a much debated truck stop/video poker establishment next to Grainger’s on Hwy.108 with Bobel Construction beginning work on the site possibly within the next 30 days. Redman’s original site, located next to the Sulphur Wal-Mart, was a hotly contested topic recently when the city, along with citizens, objected to the location of the truck stop. A potential lawsuit was averted when an alternate site was proposed and accepted by Redman Gaming. The original site is once again for sale...