5-24-22
A UL ECONOMIST SAYS THAT THE FEDERAL RESERVES PLANS FOR AGGRESSIVE INTEREST RATE HIKES ARE COOLING OFF LOUISIANA’S PROJECTED JOB GROWTH. GARY WAGNER, IN A REVISION OF HIS ECONOMIC FORCAST SAYS THE NEW PROJECTION IS DOWN 40% OVER HIS FIRST QUARTER FORCAST. THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IS EXPECTED TO TAKE HOLD LATE THIS YEAR AND EARLY 2023. WAGNER ALSO EXPECTS CONSUMER SPENDING WILL SLOW AS A RESULT OF THE EXPECTED HIKE IN INTEREST RATES.
THE LATEST RIG COUNT HIT THE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE MARCH OF 2020. THE LATEST OF RIGS WENT UP 14 IN THE PAST WEEK TO 728, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 60% OVER THE NUMBER OF DRILLING RIGS THERE WERE IN USE A YEAR AGO.
A NEW BUILDING FOR THE ACADIANA CRIME LAB IS IN THE WORKS, T V 10’S SYLVIA MASTERS GIVES US THAT REPORT:
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ST LANDRY PARISH AUTHORITIES SAY THEY HAVE MADE AN ARREST OF A MAN WHO WAS IN POSSESSION OF ENOUGH FENTANYL TO KILL 70,000. JOSHUA JOSEPH WAS THE SUBJECT OF AND UNDERCOVER OPERATION BY THE ST LANDRY SHERIFFS OFFICE. JOSEPH FACES THE DRUG CHARGES AS WELL AS THE POSSESSION OF TWO FIRE ARMS..
A MAN WHO RAN FROM POLICE AND LEFT A 7YR OLD IN HIS VECHILE HAS BEEN LOCATED AND ARRESTED BY AUTHORITIES. OFFICERS SAY THAT JONATHAN BROOKS TOOK OFF ON FOOT AS POLICE ATTEMPTED A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP. ACCORDING TO POLICE BROOKS HAD SEVERAL OUTSTANDING WARRANT HE WAS FACING. .
THE LA LEGISLATURE IS WORKING TOWARD FINALLY PASSING A LAW THAT WOULD REGULATE THE USE OF CELL PHONES IN VECHILES, SYLVIA MASTER TELLS US MORE:
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A LAFORCHE PARISH DRUG BUST RESULTED IN THE ARRESTOF TWO. THE LAFOURCHE PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS 30 YR OLD TEVIN ROBINSON AND 32YR OLD TALEN BRYANT WERE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SELLING DRUGS OUT OF A HOME IN LAROSE.
