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Graves of 1,000 enslaved people found near Ascension refinery; Shell, preservationists to honor them 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 Mar 2018 4 1682
Grand jury indicts 4 in death of Louisiana State University frat pledge 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2018 Mar 2018 3 1778
Man who fatally shot former NFL player Joe McKnight sentenced to 30 years 1 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1647
Many LSU buildings experiencing air-conditioner problems that could last days, or weeks 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1497
Parents of student who died in fraternity hazing incident slam LSU's reform plan 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1456
Regulators demand Louisiana utility customers get back improperly collected taxes 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1453
Alexandria-area student accused of threatening schools, arrested on terrorizing charges 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1248
Committee members challenge state contributions to retirement plans 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1311
Bourbon Street strip club illegally expanded into bar next door 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1304
Louisiana House makes progress toward tax compromise 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1240
New Orleans area officials react swiftly to 'extreme' amount of school-related threats Thursday 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1290
Louisiana ordered to pay $154K over law that blocked foreign-born citizen from marrying 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1234
Lawsuit claims a Louisiana college refused to hire coach due to 'Jewish blood' 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1307
Louisiana Secretary of State Tom Schedler says he had consensual sex in past with harassment accuser 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1361
Medicaid bills, seen as Louisiana GOP priorities of special session, falter in committee 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1275
One of Louisiana's 1st medical marijuana pharmacies plans to open in Metairie (NOLA suburb) 0 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 2377
New Orleans area military preparing for climate change, despite Shitler's official posture 1 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 4352
Half of New Orleans is below sea level, humans sank it: report 0 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1418
CNN anchor Don Lemon's sister identified as Denham Springs woman who died in accidental drowning 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1769
Dancers, Bourbon St. workers protest strip club closures 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1543
'You sure you want to compare?' New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu lets Alabama know where #RealMardiG 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1408
Bobby Jindal says Republicans need to embrace Trump supporters 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 1696
Gov. John Bel Edwards is highest-ranked Democratic governor in new national poll 7 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 1 2074
Gov. John Bel Edwards reports $5M in campaign war chest for 2019 re-election bid 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1192
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards claims $600M in cuts; GOP calls the list misleading 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2018 Feb 2018 0 1198
How not to be a Mardi Gras jerk 1 fleur-de-lisa Jan 2018 Jan 2018 6 1787
Teen prisoner raped by inmate in Baton Rouge, infected with HIV, federal lawsuit claims 1 fleur-de-lisa Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1462
Travelers from Louisiana are the happiest in the country, study says 1 fleur-de-lisa Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1720
93K pounds of Mardi Gras beads found in New Orleans storm drains 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 10 2200
Tax preparer gets 18 months for tax scheme 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1327

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Sen. Kennedy (R) tells WWL-TV Trump is 'not a racist' 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1523
Postal worker admits he burned 20 tubs of mail 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1695
Former State Police Commission whistleblower sues, claiming retaliation 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1204
Plans for a new culinary school get rolling, and some in New Orleans call it a game changer 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1546
Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser rejuvenates push for privatization of state parks as budget cuts loom 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1598
Gov. Edwards 'not sure why' Louisiana requires florists, others to be licensed, wants review 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1390
Sen. Sharon Hewitt: Work requirements for Medicaid can help lift Louisianans out of poverty 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1323
Louisiana budget not only task: Here's what other issues lawmakers are eyeing at upcoming session 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1248
'Silence is not an option': service, calls for action ignite Baton Rouge area on MLK Day 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1401
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards open to reviewing occupational licensing laws in Louisiana 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1586
I-10 widening in Baton Rouge will take at least 5 years as part of $600M transportation overhaul 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1308
New Orleans named No. 1 place to visit in the world in 2018 by NYT 6 fleur-de-lisa Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 2328
Gov. John Bel Edwards: Deadline for special session is flexible but time frame is tight 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1407
How federal tax rewrite could be a gift for Louisiana lawmakers struggling with budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1251
Steve Scalise says he's set to undergo additional surgery, asks for continued support 8 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 2528
Court considers constitutionality of key budget balancing tool 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1213
No charges for Vermilion teacher cuffed after questioning boss' raise; supporters say it's not over 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1669
Louisiana lawmakers caught in fiscal torrent, not even trying to swim 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1341
Louisiana To Study Interstate Water Sales To Parched Texas Communities 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1596
Judge dies days before trial of private eye over Trump taxes 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 8 2269
Audit: $718K spent in Louisiana on dead Medicaid patients 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1957
Study: LSU pays men substantially more than women of same rank, in some cases $20K-plus 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1337
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 994
Too restrictive, unequal access: Advisory panel hears concerns about state voting laws 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1200
Congressman seeks pledge med school will stay in Shreveport 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1190
Mayor-elect Cantrell fights bid by Jeff Landry's office to recuse Orleans judges in credit card 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1319
Louisiana Medicaid program running under-budget this year 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1202
Gov. John Bel Edwards creates task force to look into sexual harassment in state government 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1283
Court tie means Louisiana Planned Parenthood keeps funding 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1557
Donna Brazile: LSU 'will receive all of my papers,' including all assessments DNC received for 2016 6 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2762

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Baton Rouge voters approve tax on hotel rooms by big margin 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1587
FEMA penalties for some uninsured public buildings could cost governments in Livingston, Ascension 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1404
LaToya Cantrell elected New Orleans' first female mayor 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1841
Republican John Schroder to become Louisiana's next treasurer, defeats Derrick Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1624
Judge overturns rape conviction of Louisiana man imprisoned 46 years 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 1917
Louisiana House Republicans delay Medicaid contracts that cover 1.6 million people 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 2029
GOP plan to end historic tax credits would hurt New Orleans, developers say 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1871
New effort underway to examine Louisiana's redistricting process; bipartisan summit set for January 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1624
Louisiana mayor says he will 'still be mayor' after arrest for alleged malfeasance, theft related to 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1738
Ex-Louisiana private investigator can't use 'white hat' defense in Trump tax return hacking case, 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1738
Jason Aldean plays to 7,000 fearless fans in New Orleans, his first outdoor concert since Las Vegas 2 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2052
Lawsuit: Louisiana sheriff rejected applicant because of HIV 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1442
(Chef) John Besh steps down from restaurant group after sexual harassment allegations 1 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1991
Tony the Louisiana truck-stop tiger dies, age 17 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1494
Residents oppose radioactive cleaning facility in Gibson 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1262
Judge dismisses former president's claims against Louisiana College 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1434
LSU President reinstates alcohol ban on Greeks, says they did not take it seriously 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1407
St. Charles Parish councilman says parish president needs drug rehab 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1252
New Orleans hires attorney who has helped cities crack down on strip clubs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1278
Caddo Parish Commission votes to remove Confederate monument 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1202
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