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Could Louisiana survive without its colleges and universities? 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2526
Gov. John Bel Edwards: Time to explore to 'fiscal cliff' options, decide if special session 'will be 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2340
Louisiana may need to borrow money to pay its bills; Here's why Gov. Edwards wants to avoid that 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1935
U.S. attorney: Baton Rouge health care company to pay $1.7 million to settle fraud complaint 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2038
State Police Commissioner Calvin Braxton resigns; calls investigation allegations 'unfounded' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2047
FBI a presence in Amite for third time since December; this time to serve subpoenas on Town of Amite 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2391
Appeal rejected; Southern University Board votes to fire vice chancellor amid sex tape controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2151
Buried oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster still harming wetlands 0 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2411
House Democratic leader rescinds resignation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2634
Officer wounded in deadly ambush sues Black Lives Matter 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2249
Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2357
Raceland man seeks over $1 million in stun gun lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2164
Nutria bite into new territory, but overall Louisiana wetland damage down 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2452
1 year in, Louisiana Medicaid expansion by the numbers 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2248
Loyola University to cut 60 jobs in effort to cut costs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2125
Alton Sterling protesters treated 'like animals' in Baton Rouge prison, advocacy group claims 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2184
Louisiana reaches settlement to pay $5M, not $190M, for Jindal-era LSU hospital deals 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2523
Auschwitz video latest flap for 'Cajun John Wayne' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2201
Louisiana nursing homes shielded from 'Obamacare' replacement; Could other services pay price? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2201
Administrator stole $116,000 from Louisiana Supreme Court with elaborate plan, State Police say 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2203
Skirt-wearing man with knife robs Gentilly store, New Orleans police say 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1528
Police chief addresses Shreveport's rising violent crime 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2756
LTTE by Louisiana physician -- Please, Sens. Cassidy and Kennedy: save Obamacare 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2491
Louisiana Legislature passes $28 billion budget -- a week late 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3052
7 new tax laws approved by Louisiana Legislature, Gov. John Bel Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2535
$15 million pledged to coalition that supports Louisiana coastal restoration 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2854
Opponents file suit against state over permit granted to Bayou Bridge Pipeline 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1905
Will Gov. John Bel Edwards punish uncooperative Republicans for thwarting his initiatives? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2468
Both Greenwell Springs residents arrested in the killing of two found in St. Helena Parish entangled 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2584
Cory Booker in St. James Parish: Corp. polluters attack families, 'steal folks health,' livelihoods 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2550

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Gov. John Bel Edwards kicks off $7.9 million project for Baton Rouge vocational technology facility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1855
Rapper Juvenile jailed in New Orleans for failing to pay whopping child support debt 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3133
Louisiana lawmakers unite on criminal justice overhaul 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2826
Criminal justice bills head to governor 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1542
Tesla says new law will prohibit direct sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 4450
Federal lawsuit filed against Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and district court 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 4251
Bill to protect medical marijuana users from prosecution moves to House 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1427
Louisiana senator brings up mayonnaise during education hearing 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4493
Why can't we be friends? Senator seeks civility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 5671
$29 billion budget hangs in balance as Legislature nears end 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4534
Louisiana's school aid plan clears final hurdle in legislature; here's what it includes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4155
Senators restart debate over Louisiana marriage license law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4208
Baton Rouge man at center of Trump tax return hacking probe 'tricked' by federal agents, lawyer ... 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4402
Legislation touted as way to protect campus speakers clears final hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4200
Gov. John Bel Edwards signs automobile, State Police legislation into law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4208
Under proposed air permit, upgraded Noranda alumina plant near Gramercy would get nod to release ... 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4456
Former Sen. David Vitter joins law firm's New Orleans office 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4296
Louisiana House Democrats leader announces he's stepping down amid ongoing budget battle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4233
Budget deal could resolve dispute between Gov. John Bel Edwards, AG Jeff Landry 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2717
Former Angola prison official arrested over alleged misuse of funds 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1461
Trump's NAFTA renegotiation, local rice farmers concerned 3 Jimbo101 May 2017 May 2017 1 5146
Edwards: Special session on taxes more likely every day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4651
Louisiana minimum-wage hike advances 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2906
Senate approves bill to sunset movie tax credit program 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2937
Mayor Landrieu to discuss removal of Confederate statues in 'special address' Friday 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1388
Louisiana to get $51 million more federal dollars for flood victims, far short of what's needed 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1477
Legislation to set up statewide rules for Uber and Lyft clears Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1319
Death penalty lives on in Louisiana after House committee rejects bid to end practice 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 2880
Louisiana Legislature could outlaw letting children use Uzis and other fully automatic guns, but ... 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4634
Barricades, no-parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of statue 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4618

Louisiana Continued...

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'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 6311
Band director no longer at Ascension middle school after racial slur on social media 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 3382
Angola inmate Corey 'C-Murder' Miller ordered to pay $1.15 million to family of slain teen 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2976
Winners: Louisiana owes whopping $4.7M for abortion law challenge 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2721
Medicare scheme nets New Orleans woman prison term, $200,000 in penalties 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2063
Louisiana residents can't use federal flood recovery funds to repay SBA loans, agencies say 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 2050
Trooper, two police officers shot Thursday during standoff in Avoyelles Parish 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2850
77-year-old veteran with dementia punched in the face by employee at state-run Veterans Home 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2886
Corporate flat tax bill gaining traction in Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3764
Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1358
Let 70,000 ex-felons vote? No, says Louisiana House committee 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2993
State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1989
House Democrats left wanting more details from Republicans on state budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1450
Huge challenge loom, but backers of a gasoline tax hike say they have a plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1413
First NBC Bank fails, ordered closed; will be absorbed by Whitney Bank 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6704
Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 3107
New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 5546
Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4896
Kids who bring toy guns to school could go to jail if bill passes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1676
Woman accused of beating man with flagpole 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1525
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