AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoNew Orleans school fight: NOLA Public Schools is weighing more closures as enrollment drops, and alumni and parents are mobilizing to keep L. B. Landry High School open after Algiers Charter Schools said it will stop running the school. Congressional redistricting fallout: A Black community in Louisiana’s orbit, Scotlandville in Baton Rouge, is again being reshaped by congressional maps after a Voting Rights Act ruling, leaving residents facing a future without a champion in Congress. Legal pressure on finance: Republican state AGs, including Louisiana’s Liz Murrill, are pushing the SEC to scrutinize Moody’s, Fitch and S&P over how climate assumptions and ESG factors affect credit ratings. Local business moves: Hurwitz Mintz Furniture is closing after more than a century, while New Orleans and Baton Rouge saw new hotel and museum leadership announcements. Infrastructure update: U.S. 90B East in New Orleans reopened after a major crash delay, with lanes reopening nearly 12 hours later. Energy/space ambition: A SpaceX Starship launch in Texas is being framed as a preview of what’s coming to Louisiana as Musk’s spaceport plans move forward.
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