 BY VICKI FERSTEL | Staff writer Happy Veterans Day, everyone, with a sincere salute to all our veterans. Here are some of the stories we're following: Companies involved in carbon capture and sequestration have been looking for storage sites throughout the cane fields and woods of rural Louisiana. Staff writer David J. Mitchell notes the search is leaving residents with uncertainty and uneasy choices between the environment and the economy.
Here's the key question heading into the sixth day of the 20-day special legislative session on Monday: Can Gov. Jeff Landry hold the line against the groups lobbying legislators to knock the revenue-raising measures they dislike out of his complicated tax swap? If Landry can’t, he won’t raise enough money to pay for the tax cuts that most legislators seem to favor, or he’ll have to lower income tax rates by less than he’d like. Read staff writer Tyler Bridges' story here.
Dexter Cormier Jr. had a smile for everyone he met. A basketball standout, the 35-year-old also had a talent for business. And he rearranged his life to take care of his ailing father. That all stopped on Oct. 20 when he was shot and killed on Greenwell Springs Road as Southern University's homecoming weekend was coming to a close. Staff writer Quinn Coffman describes the devastation felt by Cormier's family and friends.
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