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Louisiana Governor’s Mansion records, commission meetings likely to be made...
Louisiana lawmakers agreed to make documents and meetings about the operations of the publicly-funded governor's mansion secret. (Piper Hutchinson/Louisiana Illuminator)The Louisiana Legislature has...
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Louisiana Senate added a new restriction to IVF, but it might not be enforceable
A lab tech uses equipment employed for in vitro fertilization in this undated photo. (Getty Images)Louisiana lawmakers have added a restriction to receiving in vitro fertilization (IVF) services that...
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Landry, lawmakers look to divert $700M from state savings to construction...
Rep. Jack McFarland. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)Gov. Jeff Landry and legislative leaders are looking to redirect over $700 million that would typically go into a state savings account toward...
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Lawmakers give Landry control over ethics board amid dispute over discipline
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a new law that will give him more control over the state ethics board. (John Ballance/The Advocate, Pool)Louisiana lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to give Gov. Jeff...
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Louisiana senators revive at-will dismissal of library board members
During the 2022–23 school year, book bans occurred in 153 districts across 33 states, according to a PEN America report. (Getty Images)The Louisiana Senate gave final passage Tuesday to a bill that...
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Louisiana voters could decide if Gov. Landry gets more control over state...
Louisiana lawmakers will not return in August for a constitutional convention or special session. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator).The Louisiana Legislature is close to approving a proposed...
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New Orleans lawmaker grills Landry parole board nominee about prisoner labor...
State Sen. Gary Carter questioned former Caddo Parish Sheriff Steve Prator about Prator's comments regarding "good" prisoners. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)Back in 2017, Caddo Parish Sheriff...
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White nationalist, anti-LGBTQ activity on the rise, annual hate report shows
One of the hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the “alt-right” who marched during the “Unite the Right” rally Aug. 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Southern Poverty Law...
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OB-GYN questions Louisiana’s ‘dangerous’ classification of abortion,...
An OB-GYN on a prominent state panel said there are "misconceptions" about how much the drugs used for medication abortions are also needed to treat other conditions. (Peter Dazeley/Getty Images) A...
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Lafayette coroner will take over sexual assault exams from nonprofit
The Lafayette Parish coroner's office is taking over responsibility for sexual assault forensic medical exams in the Acadiana region. (Getty Images)Lafayette Parish Coroner Dr. Ken Odinet’s office will...
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All 3 Louisiana Supreme Court candidates can remain in District 2 race, judge...
All three candidates running for Louisiana Supreme Court in the Second District can stay in the race, according to a district court judge. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)A Baton Rouge judge declined...
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Alabama congressional map: Federal court won’t let state relitigate Voting...
The current Alabama statehouse in Montgomery, Ala. (Photo by Stew Milne for the Alabama Reflector)The court overseeing a challenge to Alabama’s congressional map said Tuesday it would not allow the...
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Study cited by Texas judge in abortion-pill case under investigation
The abortion drug mifepristone, also known as RU486, is pictured in an abortion clinic February 17, 2006, in Auckland, New Zealand. (Phil Walter/Getty Images)Pharmaceutical sciences professor Chris...
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Louisiana removes more than 50,000 people from Medicaid at start of...
Louisiana has dropped over 50,000 people from its Medicaid program since beginning a massive disenrollment process earlier this year. (Getty Images)Louisiana removed 50,600 people from...
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Gov. Landry reauthorizes paid parental leave for state workers under his...
Gov. Jeff Landry opted to continue former Gov. John Bel Edwards' paid parental leave policy for state workers through an executive order this week. (Photo credit: Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)With...
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Louisiana asks judge to toss lawsuit against Ten Commandments law
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Monday she will ask a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit parents have brought to stop a new state law that requires the Ten Commandments to be posted in...
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Congress limps toward the end of a disappointing session, with just 78 laws...
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, and U.S. Speaker of the House...
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Appellate court hears arguments to remove two La. Supreme Court candidates
Louisiana Supreme Court building in New Orleans (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana’s Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal must decide before Thursday evening whether all three...
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LSU President William Tate can nearly double his salary through new incentives
LSU President William F. Tate. Courtesy of LSU. LSU President William Tate’s new contract includes incentives that can nearly double his $750,000 base salary if he meets certain goals. Tate’s contract...
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How big is Louisiana’s budget deficit next year? It depends on teacher pay.
House Speaker Phillip DeVillier, R-Eunice, left, and Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, will come up with a plan to tackle the looming budget deficit in the coming months. (John Ballance/The...
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