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Wesley Muller

Baton Rouge

Reporter and Writer at Louisiana Illuminator

Staff Writer @IlluminatorLA (bureau of @StatesNewsroom). Former exec. producer @WAFB. Former staffer @SunHerald and @theEJlive. Veteran U.S. Army paratrooper.

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  • 1 week ago | kadn.com | Wesley Muller |Pam Radtke Russell

    BATON ROUGE, La. -- In a surprise agenda change for Wednesday’s meeting, the Louisiana Public Service Commission will consider terminating a statewide energy efficiency program it just recently hired a contractor to run after spending 14 years to create it. Commissioner Mike Francis, R-Crowley, added the agenda item Monday, two days before the LPSC meets at the Cypress Bend Resort in Many.

  • 1 week ago | news-journal.com | Wesley Muller |Pam Radtke Russell

    From left, Louisiana Public Service Commissioners Mike Francis, Jean-Paul Coussan and Eric Skrmetta during a Feb. 19, 2025, PSC meeting. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)In a surprise agenda change for Wednesday’s meeting, the Louisiana Public Service Commission will consider terminating a statewide energy efficiency program it just recently hired a contractor to run after spending 14 years to create it.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Wesley Muller |Elise Plunk

    On right, the City of Hammond's assimilation wetland on the northern coast of Pass Manchac. The wastewater effluent flows to the right of the pipeline, labeled for clarity in the image. (Photo: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)Opposing views among environmental groups and coastal scientists in Louisiana have spurred intense debates over the use of treated sewage to restore Louisiana’s wetlands. The conflicts could jeopardize some decades-long efforts to restore the state’s disappearing coast.

  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Wesley Muller

    Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple speaks to reporters about his legislative agenda to tackle high insurance rates, Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)GEISMAR — Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple said Gov. Jeff Landry has refused to speak to him about the state’s insurance crisis in nearly a year, a claim the governor’s office disputes.

  • 2 weeks ago | news-journal.com | Wesley Muller

    Gov. Jeff Landry speaks to reporters about his legislative agenda to bring down high auto insurance rates on April 9, 2025. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)Gov. Jeff Landry unveiled his legislative agenda Wednesday to target Louisiana’s high automobile insurance rates, leaning on some familiar issues that lawmakers have considered in previous years.

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Wesley Muller
Wesley Muller @WesleySMuller
8 Apr 25

There isn’t a whole lot new about the CF Industries ammonia plant that Gov. Landry announced today. The companies have been announcing this project since Congress passed Biden’s IRA.

Wesley Muller
Wesley Muller @WesleySMuller
7 Apr 25

Someone paid $2,138 just to reserve a table of 4 at Antoine's restaurant in New Orleans. Louisiana lawmakers are now considering a ban on the practice of reservation trading. https://t.co/P6N8sqfSXj

Wesley Muller
Wesley Muller @WesleySMuller
6 Apr 25

How much would you pay for a table reservation at the fanciest restaurant in town? Maybe $200-300? How’s about $2,138? Some say that should be illegal. https://t.co/P6N8sqfSXj