Dan Juneau, Author at St. Charles Herald Guide

Two sides of Ethanol

May 31, 2006 Dan Juneau

Legislation mandating that 2 percent of gasoline and diesel fuels sold in Louisiana must soon contain ethanol and bio-diesel blends will probably be on Governor Blanco’s desk shortly. […]

One of the major problems remaining in the wake of Katrina and Rita is the huge number of insurance claims that must be resolved. Literally hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were damaged by the storms. […]

Good people, tough times

May 17, 2006 Dan Juneau

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita impacted 81,000 businesses in the State of Louisiana, most of them small businesses. Unless you are in their shoes, it is difficult to understand what the affected small businesses are going through. […]

Spend it wisely

May 10, 2006 Dan Juneau

Within the next few weeks, the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) will meet to review data and establish a new official revenue estimate for state government. […]

What the New Orleans vote means for the future

May 3, 2006 Dan Juneau

In a few weeks, displaced, challenged and beleaguered New Orleanians will determine who will be their next mayor. Either the incumbent, Ray Nagin, or the challenger, Lt. Governor Mitch Landrieu, will have four years to try to bring some degree of normalcy back to the Crescent City. […]

Last chance to do it right?

April 26, 2006 Dan Juneau

If a system were the only one of its kind in the United States, was very antiquated, and yielded poor results, one would think those in charge of the operation would be desperately trying to reform it. […]

A stronger economy and safer environment

April 19, 2006 Dan Juneau

A recent Wall Street Journal article told the story of a Montana geologist-turned-independent oil man who discovered what is now the highest-producing onshore field found in the lower 48 states in the past 56 years. […]

Sobering personal income news

April 12, 2006 Dan Juneau

The governor and Legislature should pay close attention to a recent bit of economic news. Data just released by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) had some sobering news for Louisiana. […]