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LSU women’s basketball coach ‘surprised’ by inclusion of PMAC funds in budget
Head coach Kim Mulkey of the LSU Tigers holds the Invesco QQQ WBCA Coaches’ Trophy after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at...
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Louisiana Illuminator accepted in the Local Media Association’s Lab for...
Louisiana's state flag. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)The Local Media Association has chosen the Louisiana Illuminator as one of 17 news organizations to participate in the 2024 cohort of the its...
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Services for people with disabilities could be eliminated under Landry budget...
Gov. Jeff Landry's administration has aid the state needs to prepare for over $300 million in health care budget cuts. (Getty Images)Programs for medically vulnerable children, seniors and people with...
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U.S. Senate Dems will prioritize Montana and Ohio seats, campaign chief says
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, right, talks with committee member Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., during a hearing about the Consumer Financial Protection...
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Incarcerated people from three jails evacuated ahead of Hurricane Francine
A water vapor-enhanced satellite image shows Hurricane Francine as of just before 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. The storm is approaching the New Orleans metropolitan area after making landfall in...
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Gov. Jeff Landry, ethics board expected to reach deal over his ethics charges...
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry's personal attorneys said the governor and ethics board are close to reaching a deal over ethics charges he faces. (John Ballance/The Advocate, Pool)Gov. Jeff Landry’s...
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Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins’‘overtly racist’ tweet sparks calls for...
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana, on Wednesday posted to X, and later deleted, a comment that invoked racist stereotypes about Haitians. In this photo, Higgins speaks during a press conference on the...
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Landry attorney, legislators slam Louisiana ethics board for ‘abusive’...
Rep. Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, may look to make further changes to the ethics board. (Allison Allsop/Louisiana Illuminator)A personal attorney for Gov. Jeff Landry delivered sweeping criticism this...
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The Louisiana ethics board is trying to rein in PAC spending. Lawmakers are...
(Getty Images)The Louisiana Board of Ethics has quietly clamped down on political action committee (PAC) spending for over a year, angering state lawmakers and a campaign advisor to Gov. Jeff Landry....
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Homeless sweep ahead of Taylor Swift concert reveals conflict between city,...
Peggy Bush dismantles her tent under the Pontchartrain Expressway on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, when state police cleared out a homeless encampment. (Safura Syed / Verite News)NEW ORLEANS — City leaders...
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New Orleans subdivision on toxic Superfund site being cleared for solar farm
An excavator tears into the home at 2897 Abundance St. in New Orleans. The subdivision, built on top of a landfill full of hazardous waste, will be turned into a community solar farm. (Halle...
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Louisiana lawmaker asks AG to investigate ethics board over alleged open...
A legislator has asked the Attorney General Liz Murrill to investigate the Louisiana Board of Ethics. (Wesley Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)A state lawmaker is asking the attorney general to investigate...
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Louisiana lawmakers consider making it easier to sentence more minors to...
Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, is proposing a constitutional amendment that could lead to more minors being sentenced to adult prisons. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)In a special lawmaking...
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Louisiana senators sue state ethics board to delay hiring of new ethics...
Senate President Pro Tempore Regina Barrow is one of two legislators suing the state ethics board over the hiring process used to pick a new state ethics administrator. (Pool Photo/Gerald Herbert via...
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University of Louisiana System president optimistic about Trump’s return
University of Louisiana System President Rick Gallot speaks at the Baton Rouge Press Club (Piper Hutchinson/Louisiana Illuminator) University of Louisiana System President Rick Gallot said he is...
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