Louisiana
This Week in Louisiana Politics: Natural gas exports, airport upgrades
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — On This Week in Louisiana Politics, a number of passed laws went into effect July 1, the execution methods for death row inmates have expanded and the Louisiana Attorney General filed against President Biden’s ban on natural gas exports.
Airports in Louisiana have gotten major upgrades because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act. The legislation passed and secured billions for the state’s transportation infrastructure.
Later, Fred Childers spoke with U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy to discuss the pause of any new natural gas exports.
A federal judge ordered the Louisiana State Penitentiary has days to fix its farmwork plan for hot weather.