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Louisiana detective believes 6-year-old's mother was killed in next room while boy slept
For most of his life, Reggie Reed has wondered who murdered his mother Selonia Reed decades ago in Hammond, Louisiana. A ...
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Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana's insurance chief clash over how to lower high auto rates
Dueling press conferences show a split in their approach to 'tort reform' during the upcoming legislative session.
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Louisiana's environmental chief hit with more scathing criticism as another agency official quits
In a seven-page letter sent to almost all Department of Environmental Quality employees, Giacometto was accused of ...
‘A living laboratory’: An accidental delta taught Louisiana scientists how to rebuild wetlands
Research on Wax Lake’s land-building success has been enlisted in the fight against the rapid disappearance of the coast ...
Lawsuit alleging environmental racism in Louisiana parish allowed to proceed, federal court says
A federal appellate court says a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies ...
Louisiana lawmakers could address taxes, insurance reforms in upcoming session
Louisiana lawmakers are putting insurance reform front and center this session, with Gov. Jeff Landry and Insurance ...
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'It is a blow:' Louisiana libraries, museums brace for cuts as Trump targets cultural funding
Arts and cultural organizations across the state grapple with what to do in the face of federal cuts affecting local programs ...
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announces another billion dollar economic development project
This announcement follows recent multi-billion dollar projects from Meta and Hyundai in Louisiana. CF Industries will build a ...
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Louisiana homeowners are still facing an insurance crisis. Will the Legislature respond?
There is growing disquiet among lawmakers that homeowner's insurance rates continue to rise, years after hurricanes threw the ...