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Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE:AMRC) has secured approval for a streetlight technology pilot in New Orleans. The program intends to enhance efficiency and safety with advanced LED and smart technology. Partnering with Legacy Professional Services and AllStar Electric, Ameresco will upgrade 56 streetlights...

Power grids across the South face an extraordinary challenge Tuesday as snow blankets regions typically prepared for summer heat waves, not winter whiteouts. What Happened A fierce winter system has upended daily life from Texas through the Carolinas, forcing Gulf Coast weather forecasters to issue...

Energy companies on the U.S. Gulf Coast suffered minimal damage after Hurricane Francine made landfall on Wednesday as a Category 2 hurricane and weakened as it made its way inland on Thursday. Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) inspected its manufacturing sites in Geismar and Norco, Louisiana, to ensure the....

Hurricane Francine, currently approaching Louisiana’s coast, is expected to make landfall in the late afternoon and early evening as a Category 1 storm. The storm’s northern eyewall was about 95 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana at 2 p.m. ET. NBC News reports sustained wind...

Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) celebrated the passage of a pro-Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) bill, emphasizing the importance of states’ rights in the cryptocurrency landscape. What Happened: On Monday, Cynthia Lummis lauded the passing of a law aimed at defending Bitcoin rights and banning Central...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized Louisiana’s recent abortion legislation, slamming that it is about controlling women, not abortion. What Happened: On Friday, Warren expressed her disapproval of the newly passed bill in Louisiana on Twitter, X. The legislation could potentially...

Total Wine & More, often called “America's Wine Superstore” as it is the largest independent retailer of fine wine in the U.S., has been at it since 1991 when brothers David and Robert Trone opened a small shop in Delaware. They now operate more than 260 superstores across...

Attorney General Jeff Landry has clinched the gubernatorial race in Louisiana, marking a significant win for the GOP in a state predominantly run by Democrats for nearly a decade. The Washington Post reported that Landry, known for his strong alliance with former President Donald Trump, secured...

The latest court rulings on redistricting could potentially swing the balance of power in the House of Representatives towards the Democrats in the forthcoming 2024 elections, Politico reports. What Happened: The power of Black voters in Alabama and Florida was seen to be suppressed...

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) is seemingly taking a page out of Better.com's playbook. The video game company just laid off more than 200 quality assurance (QA) testers via Zoom, as reported by Kotaku. The affected testers mainly worked from Baton Rouge, Louisiana on “Apex Legends,”...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is reportedly challenging a Louisiana law as it seeks to sell directly to customers. What Happened: The Elon Musk-led automaker filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana last week, reported the Wall Street...

Louisiana employees who use medical marijuana may soon receive much-needed protection from being fired, reported Marijuana Moment. Sponsored by Rep. Mandie Landry, D-New Orleans, House Bill 988 passed the Senate on Wednesday in a 26-8 vote. The legislation, which is now heading...

NY Bill Stimulating Business To Utilize Hemp For Industrial Purposes Heads To Gov. Hochul The bill that seeks to stimulate hemp use in packaging, construction and other industrial purposes got the green light from the New York Senate and Assembly. Following final procedural...

Democrat Gary Chambers, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat from Louisiana, released a campaign ad on Tuesday in which he smokes a sizable blunt while sitting in an armchair looking about as chill as someone could possibly look. But Chambers is dead serious about the harms of cannabis criminalization...

Louisiana’s medical marijuana program, as of January 1, is offering raw, smokable cannabis to its registered patients. The state will also tweak its calculations for state income taxes as more than two dozen new laws took effect on New Year's Day. Up until now, the state’s...