AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSports & Local Economy: Taj Gibson, a 17-year NBA veteran and former Bulls fan favorite, announced his retirement and is joining Chicago’s coaching staff as an assistant under new head coach Tiago Splitter—an NBA personnel move that keeps Louisiana’s pro-sports footprint in the spotlight. New Orleans Downtown Development: The Downtown Development District has started Phase II of Canal Street enhancements, including repairs to Molly Marine Plaza sidewalks, drainage upgrades, ADA curb landing improvements, and new public lighting groundwork. Maritime & Logistics: Turn Services completed its acquisition of St. John Fleeting, adding fleeting capacity for up to 300 barges near Reserve and expanding operations across the Lower Mississippi River and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Energy & Environment: A UCLA satellite-based study flags a Shreveport-area Energy Transfer gas processing site as a major methane “super emitter,” renewing pressure on emissions monitoring and enforcement. Agriculture Enforcement: Louisiana agriculture agents arrested a Vernon Parish man in a Rapides Parish timber theft case tied to more than $22,000 in alleged unreported or unpaid proceeds. Business Tech: Filmore launched an early-access Copilot agent for Microsoft Teams to bring construction equipment demand data into sales workflows.
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