AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoStatehouse: St. Bernard Rep. Michael Bayham Jr., a first-term Republican, died at 52 after battling liver failure. Rural Health: Nearly two-thirds of Louisiana applicants were denied funding: 195 of 529 received awards from the state’s roughly $208 million first-year allocation, despite requests topping $498 million. Baton Rouge Budget: Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ proposed 2027 budget would cut or eliminate support for local nonprofits and cultural groups, reducing total funding from $5.6 million in 2024 to an estimated $1.7 million. Public Safety: A legislative audit found nearly one in five rape kits in Louisiana never reach a crime lab. Industry: BASF opened its $1 billion Geismar facility, nearly doubling the site’s annual MDI production capacity to about 600,000 metric tons. Pelicans: New Orleans fell to 4-8 after a 145-111 loss to Brooklyn, its fourth straight defeat; Zion Williamson called the team’s performance “unacceptable.”
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