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Audits unveil new Jindal-era financial problems: misspent money, shoddy bookkeeping, lost property 3 Jimbo101 Jan 2017 Jan 2017 4 3480
LSU Health bracing for the possibility of mid-year cuts 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2613
Houma man threatened to blow up Social Security building, police say 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 3192
Gov. John Bel Edwards defends Medicaid expansion as GOP works on repeal 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2351
Geismar plant to pay $1.4 million fine for improperly disposing hazardous waste 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1638
'Humbled': Gov. John Bel Edwards to travel to Italy, meet with Pope Francis 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2181
Under threat of lawsuit, 'Marley Gras' changes name to 'NOLA Jerk Chicken Festival' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2588
After Sen. Troy Brown's domestic abuse case, some legislators call for his dismissal 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2386
Lead found in Saint Joseph drinking water in 20-plus percent of homes, businesses 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 3128
Sharon Weston Broome sworn in as Baton Rouge's mayor-president 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3006
In John Bel Edwards, Louisiana finally has effective, full-time governor 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2839
Here are some of the laws that take effect New Year's Day 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3039
River Parishes seek nearly $500 million from feds for levees 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2415
Appeals court tosses life sentence for $15 theft 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 3661
Louisiana wildlife secretary opts to resign immediately, says reforms sabotaged 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 3472
Health nonprofit sues Louisiana for unpaid $12M, alleges defamation 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 3043
Audit finds management weakness in state's welfare, food stamp programs 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3358
Amazon.com to start collecting taxes for online sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2975
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards defends brother, Tangipahoa Sheriff Daniel Edwards: 'He did not enga 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2981
More than $1 billion in Louisiana flood recovery funds released by federal government 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1710
Mayor: New Orleans Settles Police Shooting Suits for $13.3M 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1530
Legislature candidate stands by FB post calling for Muslim business boycott, calling Islam a false 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2013
Louisiana nondiscrimination order declared unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2497
Louisiana AG Opposed to LGBT Rights: I Love My Gay Brother But The Law Matters More 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2431
Misogynistic jokes spark Rep. Helena Moreno taking #ItsNoJoke campaign to next level 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2505
Violent convicts working in state buildings, audit finds 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2111
Gov. John Bel Edwards takes issue with Sen.-elect John Kennedy's take on federal flood aid 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1732
Married GOP Politician Who Admitted to Sexting Male Teen: Im Not Gay 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Dec 2016 1 2860
Gov. John Bel Edwards' task force recommends $700 million boost for transportation 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1722
Gov. Edwards' approval rating rises after 9 months filled with budget crunch, tragedy 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1652

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Obama administration makes second request for Louisiana flood relief from Congress 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1529
Baton Rouge council approves settlement with protesters 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1423
Audit: Poor record-keeping in attorney generals office 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1693
Fire at ExxonMobil refinery leaves four workers critically injured in Baton Rouge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1583
'Model' New Orleans cop had secret life for years as serial sexual predator, police say 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1998
LSU fraternity voluntarily suspends most operations while alleged sexual assault investigated 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1365
Mother sues Ascension School Board after son's injury from bullying required emergency brain surgery 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1851
Eric Trump slams David Duke, says U.S. Senate candidate 'does deserve a bullet' 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2769
Fringe figure David Duke hijacks final Senate debate 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1655
Priests don’t have to report sexual abuse, Louisiana Supreme Court rules 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1581
Videos: Protesters pepper-sprayed, David Duke in shouting match with moderator at U.S. Senate debate 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1731
Raucous protest against David Duke at Dillard University leads to pepper-spraying 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1649
$13 billion road and bridge backlog big part of upcoming debate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1917
Democratic and Republican party heads criticize David Duke's participation in statewide debate 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 2050
Rapper Kevin Gates drops out of 2016 Voodoo Fest 'due to unforeseen incarceration' 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1718
Gov. John Bel Edwards increases federal flood aid request to $4 billion 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1457
With $313M budget deficit looming, Louisiana agencies, colleges braced for cuts 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1620
David Duke to debate at historically black college 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1736
Louisiana Senate campaign: Campbell leads Fayard in Democratic money race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1535
Gretna grocer hit with $1.4 million judgment for parking lot death 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1569
Dixie Cab in Lafayette faces permit suspension for not paying traffic camera fines 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1409
Kenner City Council asks Mike Yenni to resign as Jefferson Parish president over sexting scandal 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1614
Baton Rouge women sentenced to 1 year, order to pay over $850K in defrauding pediatric surgery group 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1724
Attorney General Jeff Landry challenges Gov. John Bel Edwards' LGBT rights order 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1482
Medicaid expansion enrollment tops 326K people in Louisiana 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1510
First NBC Bank Co. deemed in 'troubled condition' by Fed 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1733
Black LSU student reports possible hate crime, prompting Baton Rouge police investigation 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1777
Married GOP Politician Admits to Sexting Male Teen in Video Pleading for His Job 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 7 1932
Louisiana delegation returns from Cuba, waiting for U.S. to change policies 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1517
From cub to LSU mascot, man who raised Mike the Tiger devastated by prognosis 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 4156

Louisiana Continued...

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Louisiana officials respond to released recordings of Donald Trump's 'offensive and indefensible'... 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1945
Married Republican Politician in Louisiana Being Investigated by FBI for Sexting 17-Year-Old Boy 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2248
BP oil spill may have caused 'irreversible' damage to marshes, study says 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1884
Nicholls celebrates building upgrades; Lafourche family donates another $1 million 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1367
Three strippers in Baton Rouge, New Orleans sue over state ban on those younger than 21 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1789
Former president Aguillard suing Louisiana College 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1617
AG Jeff Landry blocks state contracts that include language preventing LGBT discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1515
Court upholds public records lawsuit, penalties against Lafayette city marshal 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1437
New Orleans fire union, administration at odds over promotions and pay 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1537
Judges question groups seeking to keep New Orleans Confederate monuments; no ruling issued 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1411
Baton Rouge police: Man arrested in rape of a 9-year-old girl 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1726
U.S. Senate OKs $500M flood aid in short-term budget plan needed to prevent government shutdown 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1387
Manhunt in Louisiana for gunman who killed driver in carjacking, shot at vehicles in Cedar Hill, TX 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2053
Louisiana’s cost to respond to flooding could reach $81M 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1557
A white police chief rants on Facebook, and a Louisiana town hears echoes of its racist past 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1878
Louisiana will borrow up to $400M in short-term loans to shore up budget 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1420
Legislators to Attorney General Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards: 'Do your job' 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1472
White House asks Congress for $2.6 billion to help Louisiana 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1457
'Not going to be easy': Task force to make final recommendations on Louisiana's budget issues by ... 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1817
Louisiana Democrats release anti-Donald Trump ad 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 2313
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