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Record Diesel Rides Every Cane Truck, and Louisiana's Relief Ends Oct. 22

Louisiana diesel hit a record $6.03 a gallon just as the sugarcane harvest began, and Gov. Jeff Landry's order letting farm and timber trucks burn dyed off-road diesel without the state penalty expires Oct. 22, weeks before the harvest ends. The relief is not tax-free, since the 20-cent state excise tax still applies, and a White House order calls for federal penalty relief through Dec. 31, leaving a gap the governor would have to close.

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A $20 Million Lesson in How Not to Build a Detention System

A GAO report finds DHS wasted more than $20 million rushing to expand immigration detention. Louisiana's model of converting existing prisons looks a lot smarter by comparison.

Sep 293 min read

Louisiana's Supplier Pipeline Tops 3,500 Businesses, and the Big Projects Are Already Buying In

The Source Louisiana Accelerator has graduated its first cohorts as the state's supplier directory passes 3,500 registered businesses, with Woodside and Meta already steering over $2.6 billion combined toward Louisiana vendors.

Sep 293 min read

A Tulane Spinout's $1.25 Million Bet on Beating Superbugs Before They Beat Us

Informuta, a New Orleans biotech born out of Tulane research, landed a $1.25 million NSF Phase II grant to test its antibiotic resistance forecasting platform in real hospitals.

Sep 283 min read

Opinion & Editorial

Investor Protections and Confidence Are Key to Crypto Innovation

After a decade of explosive growth, digital assets are rightfully moving into the financial mainstream. Financial institutions from NYSE to Nasdaq are investing in plans to integrate digital assets and tokenized securities. Even U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has claimed that much of the financial system could move on-chain within " a couple of years ." In preparation for this shift, the SEC is expected to announce an innovation exemption f

Apr 213 min read

WSJ: The FDA Clears the Air on Tobacco Products

This piece was written in response to an article in the Wall Street Journal linked here. While the FDA continues to navigate challenging headlines pointing to organizational problems and widespread criticism, one area within the agency stands out. Over the past year, the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) has become a notable bright spot—delivering real results for an agency working through significant institutional challenges. The CTP has been responsive to industry ex

Mar 241 min read