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Cajun Conservatism: Support the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act

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May 51 min read

Cajun Conservatism: Support the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act

As a resident of a rural community in Louisiana, I urge our lawmakers to support the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) to address the...

Louisiana Takes On Biden's Title IX Rule

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May 22 min read

Louisiana Takes On Biden's Title IX Rule

Defiance Urged Against Protections for Transgender Students The legal landscape is heating up as Louisiana's Republican leadership takes...

Baton Rouge Metro Council Leader Calls for Reexamination of St. George Incorporation

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Apr 302 min read

Baton Rouge Metro Council Leader Calls for Reexamination of St. George Incorporation

In a recent turn of events, Baton Rouge Metro Council Leader Lamont Cole has initiated a move to request a new hearing on the...

Louisiana House passes budget, restoring some money for teacher stipends

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Apr 291 min read

Louisiana House passes budget, restoring some money for teacher stipends

Two days after the House Appropriations Committee proposed a budget that cuts funding for early childhood education and teacher pay, the...

Federal court adjourns on Louisiana Congressional map hearing

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Apr 124 min read

Federal court adjourns on Louisiana Congressional map hearing

The third day of the Louisiana Congressional district map hearing, Callais et al. v Landry, began with final witnesses before closing...

Violent crime plummeting in NOLA so far in 2024

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Apr 92 min read

Violent crime plummeting in NOLA so far in 2024

After New Orleans infamously earned the nation’s highest homicide rate in 2022, with a 25% decline the next year, the Crescent City has...

Gov. Jeff Landry's plan to rewrite Louisiana Constitution

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Apr 82 min read

Gov. Jeff Landry's plan to rewrite Louisiana Constitution

Under a preliminary plan made public Wednesday, state legislators and Gov. Jeff Landry’s handpicked delegates would meet between May 20...

Louisiana House bill may allow insurance companies to drop 5% of policyholders

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Mar 282 min read

Louisiana House bill may allow insurance companies to drop 5% of policyholders

In an effort to stem Louisiana’s insurance crisis, the state House voted Wednesday to allow insurance companies more freedom to drop...

Proposal for Louisiana families to receive state money for private school

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Mar 263 min read

Proposal for Louisiana families to receive state money for private school

State legislators advanced a bill last week that would offer all Louisiana families, regardless of financial need, public money for...

Gov. keeps Remy Starns as LA State Public Defender

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Mar 221 min read

Gov. keeps Remy Starns as LA State Public Defender

As the state transitions to a new public defense oversight system, Gov. Jeff Landry seeks to keep Rémy Starns in his post as the state...

LETTERS: Supporting Louisiana's Retirees for a Healthy and Fulfilling Future

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Mar 141 min read

LETTERS: Supporting Louisiana's Retirees for a Healthy and Fulfilling Future

Dear Editor, Louisiana is home to some of our nation’s most hardworking and resilient people, helping to uphold our robust economy. So,...

NOLA.com: Louisiana Republicans again try eliminating 'jungle primary' for legislative, statewide races

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Mar 123 min read

NOLA.com: Louisiana Republicans again try eliminating 'jungle primary' for legislative, statewide races

Allies of Gov. Jeff Landry are again trying to sunset Louisiana's unique "jungle primary" system for a slate of elections — a priority of...

WATCH: Speaker Pro Temp Mike Johnson Sets Woke Leftist Straight on Crime Session!

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Feb 232 min read

WATCH: Speaker Pro Temp Mike Johnson Sets Woke Leftist Straight on Crime Session!

At a recent meeting of the Administration of Criminal Justice committee, Speaker Pro Tempore Mike Johnson stood his ground and defended...

LA National Guard Headed to Texas for Supplemental Border Patrol

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Feb 203 min read

LA National Guard Headed to Texas for Supplemental Border Patrol

Gov. Jeff Landry announced Thursday that he is sending Louisiana National Guard members to Texas to help with the flow of migrants across...

Louisiana Crime Special Session Starts Today

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Feb 191 min read

Louisiana Crime Special Session Starts Today

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called for his highly anticipated special session for crime on Thursday. In the attempt to overhaul...

Dispute over Louisiana's biggest coastal restoration project likely headed for state Supreme Court

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Feb 163 min read

Dispute over Louisiana's biggest coastal restoration project likely headed for state Supreme Court

The state agency overseeing construction of the controversial $3 billion Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's biggest-ever...

Louisiana's proposed nearshore wind farms could be wildlife catashrophe

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Feb 132 min read

Louisiana's proposed nearshore wind farms could be wildlife catashrophe

Despite somewhere between 200,000 and 650,000 birds killed every year by wind turbines, wildlife activists are the most fervent...

Legislature OKs plan to fund new I-10 bridge — with tolls

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Jan 313 min read

Legislature OKs plan to fund new I-10 bridge — with tolls

Originally published on AmericanPress.com, written by Rita Lebleu. Lake Charles will get a new Calcasieu River-Interstate-10 bridge....

Governor Landry appoints final cabinet member to head Louisiana's economic development department

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Jan 302 min read

Governor Landry appoints final cabinet member to head Louisiana's economic development department

Louisiana Republican Governor Jeff Landry has finalized his cabinet appointments by selecting Susan Bonnett Bourgeois as the Secretary of...

HIGGINS: Closed Party Primaries Needed in Louisiana

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Jan 163 min read

HIGGINS: Closed Party Primaries Needed in Louisiana

The Louisiana Legislature has convened for an important special session that will determine the future of our state’s electoral...