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Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development workers inspect the aging Calcasieu River Bridge, which carries Interstate 10, in 2021. Facebook / Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)

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Louisiana officials to hold hearing on Aug. 31 for $2.1B Calcasieu River bridge
By VICTOR SKINNER | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Fri,08/25/23-10:53AM , 335 Reads
(The Center Square) — Citizens will weigh in next week on plans to build a $2.1 billion toll bridge over the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles before lawmakers review for a final go-ahead in September.
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From left, Louisiana Association of Business and Industry President Stephen Waguespack, House Speaker Clay Schexnayder and Senate President Page Cortez address LABI's annual conference on Feb. 11, 2020. By David Jacobs | The Center Square

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Gubernatorial candidate Waguespack unveils four-part plan for Louisiana
By VICTOR SKINNER | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Tue,08/22/23-6:46AM , 386 Reads
(The Center Square) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Stephen Waguespack wants to leverage his experience in the private sector to bring free market solutions to Louisiana's pressing issues, and he released details on Monday outlining his approach.
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The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meets on June 15, 2022. Louisiana Department of Education / Facebook

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Louisiana graduation requirement rule change will receive a public hearing
By VICTOR SKINNER | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Tue,08/22/23-6:32AM , 341 Reads
(The Center Square) — A proposed rule that would allow Louisiana high school students who failed state tests to graduate by other means will receive a public hearing next week.
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A tugboat pushes a barge down the Mississippi River at New Orleans. Chuck Wagner / Shutterstock

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Louisiana Tax Commission reviews proposals for commercial vessel assessments
By VICTOR SKINNER | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Fri,08/18/23-10:27AM , 354 Reads
(The Center Square) — The Louisiana Tax Commission on Wednesday reviewed proposals for assessments on vessels and carbon capture technologies, with a decision likely next month.

The meeting centered primarily on competing proposals for assessing taxes on commercial vessels for 2024.
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