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No 'battle' expected for Louisiana teacher pay hikes, but one is brewing over public school aid 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1454
Trial delayed for Louisiana mayor charged with malfeasance 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1848
Shreveport financial advisor part of largest elder fraud sweep 6 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2227
Judge approves settlement in Louisiana school religion lawsuit 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1662
Anti-John Bel Edwards ads pulled from radio stations 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1730
Towboat carrying 13K gallons of diesel sinks near LaPlace 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1488
Raising smoking age to 21 in Louisiana one of many bills set for next legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1612
Spat between AG Jeff Landry, ex-state Sen. Larry Bankston headed to Louisiana high court 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1366
Mario Batali surrenders restaurants after sexual assault allegations, several in New Orleans 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1531
Nine LSU fraternity members arrested on hazing; DKE pledges were urinated on 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1838
Rare financing could be key to building $1B Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1661
Attacks in governor's race begin right away 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1637
Louisiana revenue standoff complicates agency budgets 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1469
Accountant accused of stealing $1M from Metairie shipping company 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 2073
Legal briefs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1433
Shell subsidiary to pay $2.2M fine for 2016 Gulf oil spill 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1608
In re-election bid, Edwards to face tax scrutiny 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1844
Louisiana appeals court: Felon mayor not permitted to take office 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1549
Gov. John Bel Edwards makes it official with roll out of re-election campaign pitch video 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1616
What's in Gov. Edwards' $350 million coastal plan? Protecting LaPlace, levee repairs, more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1216
No rehearing for Louisiana abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1792
Facebook censors king cake babies for nudity. No kidding (NSFW?) 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2271
Ex-LSU player's leg amputated after dog shoots him: 'His pants were just soaked in blood' 8 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 3019
Roughly half of Louisiana voters approve of Gov. John Bel Edwards' job performance heading into 2019 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1638
Louisiana tax commission administrator arrested, accused of payroll fraud and other offenses 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1611
Georgia-Pacific to cancel request for tax break after laying off 650 in Louisiana 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1421
Trump plan could divert funding from long-sought Louisiana project to build border wall 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2294
Lawyers wrangle in federal court over Planned Parenthood request for abortion clinic license 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1674
Gov. John Bel Edwards makes staff changes as campaign for re-election starts to gear up 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1840
'Dukes of Hazzard' star's Livingston Parish property up for sale following default, seizure 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2422

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ACLU sues Louisiana library over Drag Queen Story Hour ban 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Jan 2019 0 2371
Louisiana Chemical Association sues board, claims regulators biased in setting pilots' pay 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1798
Gov. John Bel Edwards makes teacher pay 2019 priority -- but other proposals haven't been so success 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1499
Louisiana's four Las Vegas-style casinos will soon be eligible to add more gambling devices 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1760
Louisiana's 'tort reform' talk has shaky foundations 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1353
Latest in Baton Rouge fatal shooting: Attorneys say LSU football players acted in self-defense 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1912
In small Louisiana town, losing police chief candidate allegedly hits officer riding in victory 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1861
Clean Harbors Colfax penalized nearly $900,000 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1501
Congressman Ralph Abraham enters Louisiana governor's race 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1616
Louisiana won't have new voting machines for 2019 governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1386
After House Speaker Taylor Barras objects, no upgrade to Louisiana budget forecast 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1531
Louisiana high court: 2015 tax break change unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1572
What Now? Louisiana GOP Loses Top Contender for Governor 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1963
Kentucky man ordered to pay $34.8 million, go to prison over huge military munition dump, blast 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1542
With Jeff Landry out of the running for Louisiana governor, here's how race is shaping up 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1539
Louisiana's new unanimous jury law puts pressure on Oregon to follow suit 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1323
Mandeville financial adviser gets 14-year sentence for stealing $1M from clients 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1470
Louisiana Democratic Party, Collins-Greenup hit it off after all 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1357
Sen. Kennedy: Louisiana health secretary should resign 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1459
How is turnout in your precinct? 3 rampartc Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 2048
URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1058
Shreveport Police Department will no longer host or promote prayer vigils 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 11 1859
Free election day bus service in Lafayette draws criticism 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1587
Sunshine Bridge to remain closed for months following barge accident 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1478
SNL: Bayou Benny's Liberal Lagniappe 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1639
Louisiana pays $149K to settle former Secretary of State Tom Schedler's harassment suit 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1201
Christian groups rally against possible abortion clinic in New Orleans East; doctor continues fight 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1666
LSU fraternities adjust to latest change in tailgate rules; students have mixed reaction 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1438
Elected officials drag feet on new EPA report as news of chemical exposure trickles out to residents 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1386
Louisiana Man Tells Cops That A Ghost Planted Meth On Him 3 left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1873

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Louisiana's 'admitting privileges' abortion law upheld 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1506
Louisiana's whooping crane comeback: 5 chicks this year 8 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Sep 2018 18 3080
Wandering cat causes power outage in New Orleans 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1903
Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope indicted on 7 more counts of malfeasance 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1533
Treasurer: Louisiana has $300M-plus surplus from last year 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1630
East St. Tammany chamber alleges fraud in lawsuit against former CEO 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1192
Judge awards $461,682 to man who was raped by Slidell school janitor 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1346
Vandalized Mandeville synagogue to host support gathering Sunday 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1207
Slidell (LA) teacher 'no longer an employee' after racially-charged social media post 3 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 Sep 2018 4 2319
Woman held rapist at bay after biting his genitals: Westwego Police (suburb of New Orleans) 0 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2018 Sep 2018 2 1717
Do You Have a License for That Bouquet? 1 question everything Aug 2018 Aug 2018 6 1923
Ex-Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal: 'Media has gone so shrill with President Trump' 6 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 2065
Former Knight Oil Tools executive pleads guilty to bribery, corruption 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1458
'Circus monkeies:' Two Natchitoches officers resign after allegedly making racist posts 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1717
See who Louisiana Democrats pinned their hopes on 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 3 1470
Louisiana college students start new year with fee hikes 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1311
Louisiana's uninsured rate drops dramatically after Medicaid expansion, survey finds 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1432
Winner of Louisiana voting machine contract was low bidder 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1353
Three former Southern University at New Orleans professors win more than $422K in back pay 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1201
Family of Maxwell Gruver files lawsuit against LSU, Phi Delta Theta fraternity, seeks $25M damages 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 2 1294
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