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Kennedy warns against proposed SBA direct lending program
By WILLIAM PATRICK | THE CENTER SQUARE
Thu,12/16/21-7:11PM , 2,719 Reads
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. John Kennedy is trying to stop an effort to allow the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from making direct government loans through its 7(a) lending program.
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Grand jury indicts former St. Bernard Parish prosecutor for bank fraud, money laundering
By WILLIAM PATRICK | THE CENTER SQUARE
Wed,12/15/21-9:13PM , 1,382 Reads
(The Center Square) – A New Orleans grand jury has charged a former St. Bernard Parish assistant district attorney and two associates with bank fraud and money laundering offenses.

The charges were announced by U.S. Attorney Duane Evans, the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Report: Louisiana lacks transparency for COVID relief spending
By WILLIAM PATRICK | THE CENTER SQUARE
Wed,12/15/21-6:58PM , 1,654 Reads
(The Center Square) – Louisiana has failed to provide adequate public information about taxpayer money received through the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund, a new report from Good Jobs First asserts.
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Edwards overrules House committee to require COVID vaccinations for K-12 students
By WILLIAM PATRICK | THE CENTER SQUARE
Wed,12/15/21-4:11PM , 1,339 Reads
(The Center Square) – Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Tuesday he is overriding a bipartisan House committee vote that strongly opposed adding COVID-19 vaccines to Louisiana K-12 school immunizations lists.
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