Louisiana News
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Edwards announces plans for $216M in federal road funding
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced Monday how the state will use $216 million in federal…
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Competing bills to lower income tax rates, cut tax breaks advance in Louisiana House
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana House’s tax-writing committee advanced without objection Monday competing bills to reduce state income tax…
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KQKI Music Showdown Scheduled for July 16
KQKI 95.3 FM is excited to announce the return of the KQKI Music Showdown. This year’s Showdown is scheduled for…
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Louisiana House committee votes to raise bar for creating tax breaks
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana House’s tax policy committee voted unanimously Thursday to make it more difficult to enact…
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Gov. Edwards Issues State Emergency Declaration Due to Ongoing Weather Threat
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards has issued a state of emergency due to the ongoing severe weather impacting Louisiana…
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Louisiana Legislature’s tax overhaul hits early session speed bump
(The Center Square) – A day after two major tax bills got out of committee with relative ease, day three…
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Louisiana committee approves bill to create single tax collector
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana House committee advanced a possible constitutional amendment Tuesday to create a single statewide entity…
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Senate committee votes to lower top Louisiana income tax rate, eliminate federal tax break
(The Center Square) – A Louisiana Senate committee voted Tuesday to amend the state constitution to lower the maximum allowable…
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U.S. Coast Guard Responding to Capsized Commercial Boat Near Grand Isle
UPDATE: The Coast Guard has confirmed that one person is dead and12 are still missing from the lift boat that…
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Edwards delivers State of the State, urges focus on ‘true tax reform’
(The Center Square) – When Gov. John Bel Edwards gave his last session-opening State of the State address on March…
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Commission recommends former Assumption Parish sheriff to be next Louisiana legislative auditor
(The Center Square) – A legislative committee recommended Monday hiring former Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack to be the next…
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Louisiana health department distributes COVID-19 doses to 486 providers
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Health announced Monday that 486 providers across the state will get shares…
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Biology Students Take Home Awards from Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting
THIBODAUX, La. — The Louisiana Academy of Sciences recognized multiple Nicholls State University students and faculty during their 95th annual…
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Louisiana launches COVID-19 vaccine hotline
(The Center Square) – Louisiana has launched a COVID-19 vaccine hotline for residents who have questions about the vaccines or…
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Edwards’ legislative agenda includes mandatory kindergarten, teacher raises, higher minimum wage
(The Center Square) – Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his agenda Thursday for the legislative session that starts Monday, including…
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Louisiana officials approve up to $300M in borrowing for construction
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana State Bond Commission approved up to $300 million in borrowing Wednesday to pay for…
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Louisiana unemployment rate falls to lowest level since before COVID-19 pandemic
(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s unemployment rate reached its lowest point since before the COVID-19 pandemic in February, though the…
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Audit report: Louisiana may have paid $405M in unemployment benefits to ineligible recipients
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Workforce Commission may have paid more than $405 million last year in unemployment benefits…
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Louisiana health department releases this week’s list of COVID-19 vaccine providers
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Health released Monday a list of 541 providers that will get shares…
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Boy Abducted by His Non-Custodial Father is Found Safe, and Father is in Custody
Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre announced a boy abducted by his non-custodial father has been found safe, and his father…
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New Executive Director of the Division of the Arts Announced
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana Office of Cultural Development and the Louisiana State Arts Council today announced Susannah Johannsen as…
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Congressman wants Louisiana to dedicate at least $1B in federal stimulus for major transportation projects
(The Center Square) – Congressman Garret Graves is urging state lawmakers to spend at least $1 billion of Louisiana’s federal…
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Cajundome Announces Return of Cajun Heartland State Fair
LAFAYETTE, LA (APRIL 1, 2021): Via review by the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Louisiana Department of Health,…
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Louisiana departments of Wildlife and Fisheries, Environmental Quality to seek fee increases
(The Center Square) – The heads of two state agencies – one in charge of hunting and fishing, the other…
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Fee increases at Louisiana colleges, universities add thousands to cost of higher education
(The Center Square) – Colleges and universities have increased fees charged to students as lawmakers cut state spending on higher…
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Louisiana officials project $473M state cost for tax incentives
(The Center Square) – Louisiana’s state economic development department estimates the tax incentives it oversees will be worth almost $473…
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Gov. Edwards Eases Some COVID-19 Restrictions, Keeps Statewide Mask Mandate
BATON ROUGE – Some restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana, including strict occupancy restrictions for bars…
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Nicholls Named Third Provider for Leading Educational Technology Certification
THIBODAUX, La. — The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has officially certified Nicholls State University as the third…
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Legislature’s economist: Louisiana’s economy recovering, but long way to go
(The Center Square) – Louisiana has a long way to go until its economy resumes pre-pandemic economic growth, which wasn’t…
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Louisiana House speaker proposes centralized sales tax amendment
(The Center Square) – The speaker of the Louisiana House filed legislation Wednesday to streamline state sales tax collection. The…
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