Louisiana Politics

Jeff Landry taps new state police chief: See who

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor

Police chief: Gov.-elect Jeff Landry has tapped WHO as the next chief of Louisiana State Police, James Finn reports. WHO is a XX-year veteran of the police department, having served as WHAT and WHAT.

Voting rights: A U.S. District judge will soon decide whether Louisiana must add more majority-Black districts to its legislative map, Meghan Friedmann reports. Though Attorney General and Gov.-elect Jeff Landry tried to halt the case in court earlier this week, his request was denied.

Northshore DA: Candidates are beginning to line up to replace northshore District Attorney Warren Montgomery, who died Nov. 10, Alex Lubben reports. See who's in the running.

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Numbers to Know

A company wants to spend $100M to build processing plants in Orleans and Iberia parishes

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The plants would turn plastic and old tires into green hydrogen, and create 250 jobs

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The company, FusionOne, has asked for an 80% property tax break for up to 10 years

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It has also asked for an up to 6% cash rebate of its payroll expenses for 10 years

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Source: Louisiana Economic Development

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