Here's the latest Acadiana business news
| Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 |
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with Adam Daigle | Business editorGood morning, Acadiana. The last days of 2021 are here. We've got the business news this morning for you as we move closer to 2022. You'll want to read the latest in our deeper dive into Louisiana's population data from the recent U.S. Census, which shows rural parishes declining rapidly. Again, thanks for reading us. A rural Delta town withers amid population loss. It represents a broader trend in LouisianaLike many hamlets dotting the Mississippi Delta, Waterproof fell prey to a series of forces that have left it floundering. Tensas Parish, which includes Waterproof, St. Joseph and Newellton, lost a bigger chunk of its population — 21% — than any other parish in Louisiana during the last decade, 2020 census data show.. Read the story here. |
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 | Tire chips used to stabilize an embankment at a Scott landfill have been smoldering off and on since 2017, records with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality show. Read more |
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 | When the calendar rolled from 2020 to 2021, there was hope for a return to a pre-pandemic normal. A year later, we're still hoping. Calendar year 2021 saw a fourth surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in Louisiana. Read more |
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 | As the coronavirus’s highly-virulent Omicron variant drives a fresh spike in infections and snarls year-end plans, many are turning to at-home rapid tests to decide what they can and can't do. Read more |
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