 | BY JEFF ADELSON | Staff writer |
Lt. Governor’s Race: Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser has drawn five opponents in his re-election bid, but none have raised significant sums or built a strong base for their challenges. That leaves the former Plaquemines Parish president in position to cruise to a third term as the state’s top tourism official. Tyler Bridges has the details.
Renewable energy hub: Pineville, in central Louisiana, has struggled since the paper plant closed nearly 15 years ago. But officials are now hopeful that a $2 billion plan to produce methanol from wood as an alternative fuel might be the first step in creating a green energy hub in the region, Faimon Roberts reports.
From golf to houses: It’s been more than a decade since the Colonial Golf and Country Club in Harahan shut down and despite plans to turn the 88-site into a new subdivision, it has remained almost entirely empty. Drew Broach reports on the first signs of a plan to turn the property into a new gated community.
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