Louisiana News
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Summer P-EBT Coming Soon to Louisiana K-12 Students
BATON ROUGE, LA, July 27, 2021 – The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received federal approval to expand…
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Louisiana Hits Record COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations
BATON ROUGE — Today as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Louisiana both hit records, the Louisiana Department of Health and Governor…
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Gov. John Bel Edwards updates COVID guidance as local leaders set new restrictions
(The Center Square) – Gov. John Bel Edwards has updated Louisiana’s pandemic safety guidelines as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increase.…
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Gov. Edwards, LDH Recommending All Louisianans Now Wear Masks Indoors for the Duration of Louisiana’s Fourth COVID Surge
BATON ROUGE — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in Louisiana, and following the designation of Louisiana by the…
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Child Tax Credit payments sent this week to Louisiana families
(The Center Square) – Tens of thousands of Louisiana households should begin receiving monthly government assistance this week because of…
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Cleco names Kristin Guillory CFO
PINEVILLE, La. – July 14, 2021 – The board of managers of Cleco Corporate Holdings LLC (“Cleco”) has announced Kristin…
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Audit questions Louisiana corrections department on $1.6M in COVID-19 spending
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections failed to provide documentation for more than $1.6…
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Edwin Edwards, Former Louisiana Governor, Dies at 93
According to multiple reports, former four-term Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards has died at the age of 93.
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Louisiana GOP pushing for veto override session
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards could face the first veto override session in state history after…
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Troopers Encourage Safe Driving During the Independence Day Weekend
The Independence Day holiday weekend is one of the busiest travel periods of the year as the summer season is…
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Edwards vetoes carrying concealed weapon without permit
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry…
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Edwards signs legislation enabling sports betting in Louisiana
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards this week signed legislation allowing sports betting after voters in 55…
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Louisiana approves smokable marijuana for medical program
(The Center Square) – Medical marijuana patients in Louisiana will now be able to buy the smokable flower form of…
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Higgins Introduces Legislation to Protect Louisianans from Insurance Fraud after Flooding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) introduced today the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Consultant Accountability Act of 2021…
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Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Implenting New Fee Structure
LDWF is implementing a new fee structure for hunting and fishing licenses and boat registrations. The new fee structure streamlines…
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Louisiana lost $484.9 million in 2019 due to migration, study finds
The collective wealth of Louisiana residents decreased $484.9 million in 2019 due to population migration trends, according to a new…
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Edwards OKs trading higher unemployment benefits for ending federal assistance
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed into law a bill that will end federal pandemic unemployment…
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Gov. Edwards Issues State Emergency Declaration due to Tropical Threat in the Gulf of Mexico
BATON ROUGE — Governor John Bel Edwards has issued a state of emergency due to the potential weather threats associated with…
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Louisiana not among states whose tax funds have rebounded from COVID-19 downturn
Monthly tax receipts collected in Louisiana from March 2020 to February 2021 remain below the total tax revenues collected in…
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Nicholls to Provide STEM Assessment Training to Local Teachers with Brown Foundation Grant
THIBODAUX, La. — Three Nicholls State University professors will provide professional development to local K-12 STEM teachers, thanks to a…
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This is By How Much Alzheimer’s Is Expected to Increase in Louisiana
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease in about 20 years. Currently…
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Louisiana Legislature approves rules, money distribution for sports betting
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Legislature has decided how legal sports betting will work in Louisiana and how state…
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Legislature, Edwards reach deal on unemployment benefits
(The Center Square) – Gov. John Bel Edwards reached an agreement with legislators Thursday whereby the state will give up…
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Louisiana Legislature poised to adopt tax overhaul; voter approval needed
(The Center Square) – Louisiana legislators will enter the last day of their session Thursday poised to adopt a tax…
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Louisiana lawmakers agree to make kindergarten mandatory
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Legislature agreed Wednesday to make kindergarten mandatory for children statewide. Making the change was…
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Louisiana Legislature approves $3.9B school spending plan
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Legislature gave final passage Tuesday to the state’s $3.9 billion K-12 education funding formula.…
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Edwards signs income tax exemption for most COVID-19 relief
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed into law an exemption from state income taxes for…
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Louisiana’s Annual Free Fishing Weekend to be This Weekend
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) invites you to take part in its annual Free Fishing Weekend on…
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Road construction money hits detour in Louisiana Senate
(The Center Square) – An effort to make permanent a temporary sales tax to fund road construction died Monday in…
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Louisiana Legislature agrees to eliminate jail time for small amounts of marijuana
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana Legislature gave final passage Monday to a bill that calls for eliminating the possibility…
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