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Former President Jimmy Carter was remembered for his leadership and commitment to public service following his death. Carter died on Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, at the age of 100. RELATED STORY | Former President Jimmy Carter dies at age 100 President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden: Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian. Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what’s extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well. With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us. He saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe. Donald and Melania Trump: I just heard of the news about the passing of President Jimmy Carter. Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History. The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Melania and I are thinking warmly of the Carter Family and their loved ones during this difficult time. We urge everyone to keep them in their hearts and prayers. Barack and Michelle Obama: For decades, you could walk into Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia on some Sunday mornings and see hundreds of tourists from around the world crammed into the pews. And standing in front of them, asking with a wink if there were any visitors that morning, would be President Jimmy Carter – preparing to teach Sunday school, just like he had done for most of his adult life. Some who came to hear him speak were undoubtedly there because of what President Carter accomplished in his four years in the White House – the Camp David Accords he brokered that reshaped the Middle East; the work he did to diversify the federal judiciary, including nominating a pioneering women’s rights activist and lawyer named Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the federal bench; the environmental reforms he put in place, becoming one of the first leaders in the world to recognize the problem of climate change. Others were likely there because of what President Carter accomplished in the longest, and most impactful, post-presidency in American history – monitoring more than 100 elections around the world; helping virtually eliminate Guinea worm disease, an infection that had haunted Africa for centuries; becoming the only former president to earn a Nobel Peace Prize; and building or repairing thousands of homes in more than a dozen countries with his beloved Rosalynn as part of Habitat for Humanity. But I’m willing to bet that many people in that church on Sunday morning were there, at least in part, because of something more fundamental: President Carter’s decency. Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth. And he did – advocating for the public good, consequences be damned. He believed some things were more important than reelection – things like integrity, respect, and compassion. Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God’s image. Whenever I had a chance to spend time with President Carter, it was clear that he didn’t just profess these values. He embodied them. And in doing so, he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. In his Nobel acceptance speech, President Carter said, “God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace.” He made that choice again and again over the course of his 100 years, and the world is better for it. Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away – buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from this remarkable man. Bill and Hillary Clinton: Hillary and I mourn the passing of Jimmy Carter and give thanks for his long, good life. Guided by his faith, President Carter lived to serve others—until the very end. Statement from President Clinton and Secretary Clinton on the Passing of President Jimmy Carter pic.twitter.com/1Ejol6yjav — Angel Ureña (@angelurena) December 29, 2024 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer: President Carter's faith in the American people and his belief in the power of kindness and humility leave a strong legacy. He taught us that the strength of a leader lies not in rhetoric but in action, not in personal gain but in service to others. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell: President Carter served during times of tension and uncertainty, both at home and abroad. But his calm spirit and deep faith seemed unshakeable. Jimmy Carter served as our commander-in-chief for four years, but he served as the beloved, unassuming Sunday school teacher at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia for forty. And his humble devotion leaves us little doubt which of those two important roles he prized the most. U.S. Sen. Jon Osoff (D-GA): Among his lifetime of service and countless accomplishments, President Carter will be remembered for his commitment to democracy and human rights, his enduring faith, his philanthropic leadership, and his deep love of family U.S. Sen. Rafael Warnock (D-GA): President Carter was one of my heroes. His leadership was driven by love, his life’s project grounded in compassion and a commitment to human dignity. For those of us who have the privilege of representing our communities in elected office, Jimmy Carter is a shining example of what it means to make your faith come alive through the noble work of public service. U.S. Sen. John Thun (R-SD): President Carter dedicated his life to serving the people of Georgia and our great country – as a naval officer, a governor, and as the 39th President of the United States. From peanut farming to the presidency and every step in between, his wife Rosalynn was by his side. House Speaker Mike Johnson Because of his work in brokering the Camp David Accords and his advocacy with Habitat for Humanity, the world is a more peaceful place, and more Americans have a place to call home. No one can deny that President Carter led an extraordinary life of service to his country. May he rest in peace.None
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ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Energy will make a $6.6 billion loan to Rivian Automotive to build a factory in Georgia that had stalled as the startup electric vehicle maker struggled to become profitable. It's unclear whether the administration can complete the loan before Donald Trump becomes president again in less than two months, or whether the Trump administration might try to claw the money back. Trump previously vowed to end federal electric vehicle tax credits , which are worth up to $7,500 for new zero-emission vehicles and $4,000 for used ones. Rivian made a splash when it went public and began producing large electric R1 SUVs, pickup trucks and delivery vans at a former Mitsubishi factory in Normal, Illinois, in 2021. Months later, the California-based company announced it would build a second, larger, $5 billion plant about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Atlanta, near the town of Social Circle. The R1 vehicles cost $70,000 or more. The company plans to produce R2 vehicles, a smaller SUV, in Georgia with lower price tags aimed at a mass market. The first phase of Rivian’s Georgia factory is projected to make 200,000 vehicles a year, with a second phase capable of another 200,000 a year. Eventually, the plant is projected to employ 7,500 workers. But Rivian was unable to meet production and sales targets and rapidly burned through cash. In March, the company said it would pause construction of the Georgia plant. The company said it would begin assembling its R2 SUV in Illinois instead. CEO RJ Scaringe said the move would allow Rivian to start selling the R2 sooner and save $2.25 billion in capital spending. Since then, German automaker Volkswagen AG said in June it would invest $5 billion in Rivian in a joint venture in which Rivian would share software and electrical technology with Volkswagen. The money eased Rivian's cash crunch. Tuesday's announcement throws a lifeline to Rivian's grander plans. The company said its plans to make the R2 and the smaller R3 in Georgia are back on and that production will begin in 2028. “This loan would enable Rivian to more aggressively scale our U.S. manufacturing footprint for our competitively priced R2 and R3 vehicles that emphasize both capability and affordability,” Scaringe said in a statement. The Energy Department said the loan would substantially boost electric vehicles made in the United States and support Biden’s goal of having zero-emission vehicles make up half of all new U.S. sales by 2030. “As one of a few American EV startups with light duty vehicles already on the road, Rivian’s Georgia facility will allow the company to reach production volumes that make its products more cost competitive and accelerate access to international markets,” the department said in a statement. The loan includes $6 billion, plus $600 million in interest that will be rolled into the principal. The money would come from the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, which provides low-interest loans to make fuel-efficient vehicles and components. The program has focused mostly on loans to new battery factories for electric vehicles under Biden, but earlier helped finance initial production of the Tesla Model S and Nissan Leaf, two pioneering electric vehicles. The loan program, created in 2007, requires a "reasonable prospect of repayment" of the loan. Under Biden, the program has announced deals totaling $33.3 billion, including $9.2 billion for massive battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky for Ford’s electric vehicles. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff , who has been a vocal supporter of electric vehicle and solar manufacturing in Georgia, hailed Tuesday's announcement as “yet another historic federal investment in Georgia electric vehicle manufacturing.” Ossoff had asked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support the loan in July. “Our federal manufacturing incentives are driving economic development across the state of Georgia,” Ossoff said in a statement. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his goal is to make Georgia a center of the electric vehicle industry. But the Republican has had a strained relationship with the Biden administration over its industrial policy, even as some studies have found Georgia has netted more electric vehicle investment than any other state. Kemp has long claimed that manufacturers were picking Georgia before Biden's signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, was passed. Efforts to bring Rivian to Georgia predated the Biden administration and "our shared vision to bring opportunity to Georgia will remain no matter who resides in the White House or what party controls Congress,” Kemp spokesperson Garrison Douglas said Tuesday. The loan to Rivian could rescue one of the Kemp administration's signature economic development projects even as Biden leaves office. That could put Rivian and Kemp in the position of defending the loan if Trump tries to quash it. State and local governments offered Rivian an incentive package worth an estimated $1.5 billion in 2022. Neighbors opposed to development of the Georgia site mounted legal challenges. State and local governments spent around $125 million to buy and prepare the nearly 2,000-acre (810-hectare) site. The state also has completed most of $50 million in roadwork that it pledged. The pause at Rivian contrasts with rapid construction at Hyundai Motor Group’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle and battery complex near Savannah. The Korean automaker said in October that it had begun production in Ellabell, where it plans to eventually employ 8,500. Associated Press writer Matthew Daly in Washington contributed to this story.Published 12:00 pm Tuesday, November 26, 2024 by Don Shoopman Hunters and fishermen arrived by boat to pass a good time or, better yet, considering the locale about as deep in the heart of Cajun Country as people can get, passer un bon temps . It was Swamp-a-laya time on the G.A. Cut! Never heard of Swamp-a-laya? Might be because a Teche Area outdoorsman cooked up, er, created the event’s name 3 1⁄2, 4 weeks ago after the weather finally turned from constantly grilling us to darned near chilling us a little. Kevin Latiolais thought it was high time to have a social event outdoors. Latiolais, who lived off-and-on at his camp for the last 15 years in the Atchafalaya Basin, then turned the modest structure into his full-time residence in 2016, decided to call the event Swamp-a-laya with a jambalaya cookoff theme right there on the big, splendidly, solidly built dock in front of his home overlooking the G.A. Cut. All Latiolais had to do was fit it into a schedule to avoid duck season opening dates in the West Zone and East Zone as well as steer clear of any inclement weather in the forecast. Finally, he scheduled Swamp-a-laya for Nov. 23. He chose well. “I like it. I like it,” Latiolais said, nodding his head in approval around 2:30ish that afternoon as other outdoorsmen enjoyed a break from deer stands or duck blinds. A drone photographs the site of the first-ever Swamp-a-laya held Nov. 23. The dock floats in front of Swamp-a-laya founder and host Kevin Latiolais’ residence along the G.A. Cut on the west bank just north of Bayou Darby. Latiolais’ friend, Chad Guidry, got the drone up in the air at mid-afternoon to video the Swamp-a-laya-goers, mostly deer hunters and a few anglers who all enjoyed a jambalaya cookoff. SUBMITTED BY CHAD GUIDRY Approximately 40 people had stopped by so far, he said, to eat, shoot the bull and otherwise enjoy a Chamber of Commerce kind of day in the nation’s last great overflow swamp. Whether the ducks were flying or deer moving took a backseat for the moment. Latiolais, who grew up in the Loreauville area near Lake Dauterive, where he learned from his father, Dewey Latiolais, to appreciate and live off the land and water, was in his element that Saturday as visitors in boats pulled in, tied up at the dock and stepped into the world of Swamp-a-laya. The G.A. Cut, also identified on some maps as Fausse Pointe Cut, turned into a parking lot around the dock built and installed in front of Latiolais’ permanent home on the high west bank north of Bayou Darby. Swamp-a-laya was a time to talk, laugh, poke good-humored fun at your closest friend(s), meet other like-minded outdoorsmen and, oh, yes, eat jambalaya. Conversational topics across the dock ranged from guns (mostly pistols), hunting, football, business, some politics, fishing, family and, oh, yes, food, namely jambalaya. Latiolais, 57, cooked off against Kip Louviere of New Iberia and Chris Dugan of Loreauville. There was plenty of smack talk goin’ on as each cook’s product was ladled into a bowl wrapped with either a red (Latiolais), white (Louviere) or blue (Dugan) tape, then handed to a hungry Swamp-a-laya visitor. Three jars told the tale of Kevin Latiolais’ inaugural Swamp-a-laya at his residence overlooking the G.A. Cut on the west bank just north of Bayou Darby. Swamp-a-laya-goers stopped by Nov. 23 to chow down on jambalaya cooked by Latiolais, Kip Louviere and Chris Dugan. Those diners voted red (Latiolais), white (Louviere) or blue (Dugan) for the best bowl(s) of jambalaya. DON SHOOPMAN / THE DAILY IBERIAN The diners were instructed to remove the tape on each bowl of jambalaya and drop the color representing his or her favorite jambalaya into a glass jar with a similarly colored tape wrapped around the neck. Louviere and Dugan spoke warily about the host’s home field advantage and ability to sway the vote with his gift of good-natured gab. They wondered aloud about ballot counting integrity, ballot stuffing and/or unlimited mail-ins while another outdoorsman in the crowd asked if the counting process might take three or four weeks, as has been known to happen in other parts of the land. For the record, results were readily available the next day. Latiolais’ jambalaya garnered 22 votes, Louviere’s 15 and Dugan’s 11. The cooks fired up their pots and began cooking about 7:30 on game day, Swamp-a-laya morning. Latiolais’ ingredients included but weren’t limited to smoked turkey necks; smoked brisket; pork butts; chicken thigh meat; Savoie’s beef sausage; Eckrich skinless sausage, and Best Stop sausage. He added the Holy Trinity of Cajun and Creole cooking plus red bell pepper, garlic and splash of jalapeno. Louviere’s entry had an interesting and lasting flavor. Latiolais agreed, tipped his cap to his buddy and said, “I think his was good, his jambalaya.” Kip Louviere, left, and Chris Dugan talk about the prospects of finishing ahead of Swamp-a-laya founder and host Kevin Latiolais on Nov. 23 in the heart of the Atchafalaya Basin. Louviere and Dugan’s jambalaya entries went up against Latiolais’ entry in a three-way cookoff judged by those who stopped at his dock to eat and party along the G.A. Cut. DON SHOOPMAN / THE DAILY IBERIAN Louviere, who admitted he just wanted to finish ahead of Latiolais, even if it meant a second-place finish, said he used two 10-pound turkeys, first smoking, then baking each; 3 pounds of Eckrich sausage; 3 pounds of Savoie’s andouille sausage; tasso, and his own seasoning of 13 ingredients. He made stock out of the turkey skin and bones to add along with chicken bouillon, which he believes is better than beef bouillon. The 58-year-old supervisor who oversees house construction for CHC Contractors is a veteran of many winning cookoff dishes at the World Championship Gumbo Cookoff in New Iberia. He’s been around the block a few times for cook-offs. Dugan’s jambalaya included 2 pounds of bacon; 4 pounds of pork; 4 pounds of Boston butt pork; 4 pounds of chicken thighs; 4 pounds of Savoie’s Andouille sausage. The proud Louisiana Freemason and avid deer hunter said a “secret” jambalaya ingredient is Italian dressing seasoning dry mix, which goes into the pot with garlic and, at the end, green onions. Dugan, 41, shop foreman at Reagan Power & Compression, also cooks competitively and is known for his mouth-watering barbecued brisket and pulled pork sandwiches at Chris’ Barbecue House. Kevin Latiolais, left, uses a little body English during a conversation Nov. 23 at the inaugural Swamp-a-laya at his residence along the G.A. Cut in the Atchafalaya Basin. Latiolais dreamed up the event and Acadiana’s outdoorsmen responded as they stopped by to eat jambalaya and vote for the winning cook. DON SHOOPMAN / THE DAILY IBERIAN Latiolais showed first-time visitors and others around his home – raised high off the ground for obvious reasons, i.e. spring flooding. Electrical appliances, including four freezers, a refrigerator/freezer and two mini split air conditioners, get their juice from 85 solar panels. The property also has two chicken coops, a sawmill, drying cypress wood and a large, fruitful orange tree that may or may not stay depending on how he fares against an orange-sucking predator. If the words sawmill and cypress trees ring a bell among readers of these Outdoors pages, they might recall a feature story published last December about Latiolais’ 1,400- to 1,500-year-old “sinker” cypress tree log that weighed an estimated 7,000 pounds. He discovered it about 6 1⁄2 years ago in the canal between Bayou Benoit Landing and Grand Bayou, covered it to hide it in low-water periods, then extracted it with considerable effort and help from his cousin, Brian Latiolais. The Daily Iberian story about the find and oft-lucrative practice of harvesting “sinker” cypress trees was reprinted in the First Quarter 2024 issue of Forests and People, an official publication of the Louisiana Forestry Association. That historic cypress tree, felled so many decades ago by loggers who worked the Atchafalaya Basin, introduced a lifelong outdoors writer to an all-around outdoorsman, a good, hard-working, God-fearing man and, oh, yes, founder of Swamp-a-laya. The rest, as they say, is history. DON SHOOPMAN is outdoors editor of The Daily Iberian. Kip Louviere smiles while relaxing Nov. 23 at the inaugural Swamp-a-laya dreamed up by his friend Kevin Latiolais, who planned the first Swamp-a-laya event that attracted boats full of people to his residence along the G.A. Cut. Louviere was one of the cooks who vied for jambalaya bragging rights that day against Latiolais and Chris Dugan. DON SHOOPMAN / THE DAILY IBERIAN Boats of all shapes and sizes line the well-built dock in front of Kevin Latiolais’ home along the G.A. Cut. The boats carried mostly hunters and a few fishermen to the first-ever Swamp-a-laya event, where Latiolais and two other jambalaya cookoff contestants welcomed them on a cool, balmy late November day in the Atchafalaya Basin. DON SHOOPMAN / THE DAILY IBERIAN Kevin Latiolais’ black Labrador retriever, Charlie, relaxes on the dock on the G.A. Cut in front of Latiolais’ residence Nov. 23. Charlie, known for his canny ability to hunt and bring back frogs, tolerated the extra boat traffic and crowd on hand for the first-ever Swamp-a-laya hosted by Latiolais. DON SHOOPMAN / THE DAILY IBERIAN
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