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Appeal rejected; Southern University Board votes to fire vice chancellor amid sex tape controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2105
Buried oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster still harming wetlands 0 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2356
House Democratic leader rescinds resignation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2572
Officer wounded in deadly ambush sues Black Lives Matter 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2182
Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2300
Raceland man seeks over $1 million in stun gun lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2116
Nutria bite into new territory, but overall Louisiana wetland damage down 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2396
1 year in, Louisiana Medicaid expansion by the numbers 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2194
Loyola University to cut 60 jobs in effort to cut costs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2079
Alton Sterling protesters treated 'like animals' in Baton Rouge prison, advocacy group claims 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2133
Louisiana reaches settlement to pay $5M, not $190M, for Jindal-era LSU hospital deals 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2468
Auschwitz video latest flap for 'Cajun John Wayne' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2153
Louisiana nursing homes shielded from 'Obamacare' replacement; Could other services pay price? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2155
Administrator stole $116,000 from Louisiana Supreme Court with elaborate plan, State Police say 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2153
Skirt-wearing man with knife robs Gentilly store, New Orleans police say 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1477
Police chief addresses Shreveport's rising violent crime 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2702
LTTE by Louisiana physician -- Please, Sens. Cassidy and Kennedy: save Obamacare 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2445
Louisiana Legislature passes $28 billion budget -- a week late 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3006
7 new tax laws approved by Louisiana Legislature, Gov. John Bel Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2484
$15 million pledged to coalition that supports Louisiana coastal restoration 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2788
Opponents file suit against state over permit granted to Bayou Bridge Pipeline 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1852
Will Gov. John Bel Edwards punish uncooperative Republicans for thwarting his initiatives? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2418
Both Greenwell Springs residents arrested in the killing of two found in St. Helena Parish entangled 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2528
Cory Booker in St. James Parish: Corp. polluters attack families, 'steal folks health,' livelihoods 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2502
Gov. John Bel Edwards kicks off $7.9 million project for Baton Rouge vocational technology facility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1792
Rapper Juvenile jailed in New Orleans for failing to pay whopping child support debt 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3075
Louisiana lawmakers unite on criminal justice overhaul 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2762
Criminal justice bills head to governor 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1488
Tesla says new law will prohibit direct sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 4391
Federal lawsuit filed against Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and district court 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 4194

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Bill to protect medical marijuana users from prosecution moves to House 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1364
Louisiana senator brings up mayonnaise during education hearing 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4436
Why can't we be friends? Senator seeks civility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 5616
$29 billion budget hangs in balance as Legislature nears end 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4479
Louisiana's school aid plan clears final hurdle in legislature; here's what it includes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4096
Senators restart debate over Louisiana marriage license law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4154
Baton Rouge man at center of Trump tax return hacking probe 'tricked' by federal agents, lawyer ... 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4357
Legislation touted as way to protect campus speakers clears final hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4150
Gov. John Bel Edwards signs automobile, State Police legislation into law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4152
Under proposed air permit, upgraded Noranda alumina plant near Gramercy would get nod to release ... 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4371
Former Sen. David Vitter joins law firm's New Orleans office 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4236
Louisiana House Democrats leader announces he's stepping down amid ongoing budget battle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4184
Budget deal could resolve dispute between Gov. John Bel Edwards, AG Jeff Landry 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2657
Former Angola prison official arrested over alleged misuse of funds 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1414
Trump's NAFTA renegotiation, local rice farmers concerned 3 Jimbo101 May 2017 May 2017 1 5062
Edwards: Special session on taxes more likely every day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4594
Louisiana minimum-wage hike advances 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2849
Senate approves bill to sunset movie tax credit program 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2887
Mayor Landrieu to discuss removal of Confederate statues in 'special address' Friday 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1339
Louisiana to get $51 million more federal dollars for flood victims, far short of what's needed 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1408
Legislation to set up statewide rules for Uber and Lyft clears Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1265
Death penalty lives on in Louisiana after House committee rejects bid to end practice 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 2826
Louisiana Legislature could outlaw letting children use Uzis and other fully automatic guns, but ... 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4568
Barricades, no-parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of statue 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4568
'We just have to do better': Gov. John Bel Edwards notes neglect as he, lawmakers tour LSU library 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 6243
Band director no longer at Ascension middle school after racial slur on social media 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 3319
Angola inmate Corey 'C-Murder' Miller ordered to pay $1.15 million to family of slain teen 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2925
Winners: Louisiana owes whopping $4.7M for abortion law challenge 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2667
Medicare scheme nets New Orleans woman prison term, $200,000 in penalties 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2004
Louisiana residents can't use federal flood recovery funds to repay SBA loans, agencies say 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1996

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Trooper, two police officers shot Thursday during standoff in Avoyelles Parish 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2804
77-year-old veteran with dementia punched in the face by employee at state-run Veterans Home 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2828
Corporate flat tax bill gaining traction in Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3715
Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1305
Let 70,000 ex-felons vote? No, says Louisiana House committee 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2934
State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1936
House Democrats left wanting more details from Republicans on state budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1386
Huge challenge loom, but backers of a gasoline tax hike say they have a plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1360
First NBC Bank fails, ordered closed; will be absorbed by Whitney Bank 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6655
Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 3057
New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 5434
Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4839
Kids who bring toy guns to school could go to jail if bill passes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1618
Woman accused of beating man with flagpole 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1462
Mayor Landrieu responds to Take Em Down NOLA demands on Confederate monuments 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4937
'Tampon tax' would exempt feminine products, diapers from sales tax 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3500
Bill would exempt students from spanking 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1484
Alcohol regulations affecting local businesses 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1436
Louisiana auditor finds $1.4M in improper, duplicate Medicaid payments 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4426
GOP lawmakers take aim at Louisiana Medicaid spending growth 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2887
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