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#Drones were spotted over a #NuclearPlant. #JeffLandry wants state authority to take them down.

BY ALYSE PFEIL | Staff writer Jan 10, 2025

"Landry said Friday that drone activity over a nuclear plant in Louisiana occurred within the past several days, though he declined to provide greater detail.

"#Entergy confirmed Friday that drone sightings occurred at the company's #RiverBendStation nuclear power plant in early January.

"'While drones are not a substantial risk nor a threat to safety, we have reported the sightings to the appropriate law enforcement officials,' a statement from Entergy said. 'Our nuclear team, including our security professionals, follow industry safety protocols and best practices to continue keeping our employees, communities and plants safe.”

“The safety and security of our employees, our plants and our communities are our top priority," the statement said.

"On Friday, the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that parish authorities are 'investigating a rash of unidentified drone sightings reported over the last two weeks.'"

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#RethinkNotRestart #NuclearPlants #NuclearPowerPlants #SecurityRisk

NOLA.comDrones were spotted over a nuclear plant. Jeff Landry wants state authority to take them down.Entergy confirms drone activity has occurred recently over the company's River Bend Station nuclear power plant in West Feliciana Parish. Gov. Jeff Landry wants the state to have the authority to take down such drones.

Bible brigade marches into Louisiana classrooms by forcing Ten Commandments into classrooms - Boing Boing

Remember when conservatives pretended to support "parental rights" in education? Apparently, those rights only extend to whitewashing history and banning books. Now, thanks to the fine, freedom-loving folks in Louisiana, every classroom just became a mandatory Bible School.

Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill requiring a framed copy of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom. Notably absent from classrooms are the Constitution and Bill of Rights that require the separation of church and state. They probably shredded them and put the scraps in school lavatories.

U.S. News and World Report has rated Louisiana's public education system at the rock bottom of its ranking list, placing it 47th among all 50 states. I'm sure Governor Landry's plan to force eight-year-olds to stare at "Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Wife" while trying to learn arithmetic will help.

Proponents of the law, like State Representative Dodie Horton, claim it's not about religion, but about providing "a moral code we all should live by."

#USPol #Politics #News #Louisiana #Religion #Christianity #JeffLandry

boingboing.net/2024/06/19/bibl

Boing Boing · Bible brigade marches into Louisiana classrooms by forcing Ten Commandments into classroomsRemember when conservatives pretended to support "parental rights" in education? Apparently, those rights only extend to whitewashing history and banning books. Now, thanks to the fine, freedom-loving folks in Louisiana,…

Shannon Osaka: Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it. A new Republican governor is taking aim at the state’s coastal protection agency.

"For the past decade, Louisiana’s program for coastal protection has been hailed as one of the best in the country, after the devastation from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita pushed the state to shore up coastlines, repair levees and protect natural habitats.

But now, environmental advocates and experts say the state’s new Republican governor is undermining its coastal protection agency — the state’s first and strongest line of defense against climate change-induced sea level rise. In an open letter published this week and signed by more than 200 business leaders, environmental advocates and other experts, various groups warned against Gov. Jeff Landry’s plans to transform the state’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority."

#giftarticle #GOP #Louisiana #JeffLandry
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The Washington Post · Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it.By Shannon Osaka

#Louisiana's governor on Fri signed a bill making his state the 1st in the #US to classify
2 #abortion #medications as #ControlledSubstances, a category that #healthcare regulators typically reserve for #drugs that may be abused or cause #addiction.

#Republican Gov #JeffLandry posted on social media that he had signed the bill 1 day after the Republican-controlled state legislature sent it.

#Law #ReproductiveRights
reuters.com/world/us/louisiana

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@bolts
He won with **less than 19%** of the electorate voting for him.
Voter turnout in #NewOrleans was 15%...

'Welcome to the state of apathy. When the low-interest #Louisiana primary election resulted in #JeffLandry being elected governor outright without needing a runoff, analysts expected even lower interest in the general election with no gubernatorial candidates at the top of the ballot. The primary election turnout was 36%, and the general election turnout was 22.5%...' 👇