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Will Gov. John Bel Edwards punish uncooperative Republicans for thwarting his initiatives? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2123
Both Greenwell Springs residents arrested in the killing of two found in St. Helena Parish entangled 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2272
Cory Booker in St. James Parish: Corp. polluters attack families, 'steal folks health,' livelihoods 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2207
Gov. John Bel Edwards kicks off $7.9 million project for Baton Rouge vocational technology facility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1520
Rapper Juvenile jailed in New Orleans for failing to pay whopping child support debt 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2721
Louisiana lawmakers unite on criminal justice overhaul 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2459
Criminal justice bills head to governor 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1176
Tesla says new law will prohibit direct sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 4077
Federal lawsuit filed against Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and district court 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 3914
Bill to protect medical marijuana users from prosecution moves to House 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1089
Louisiana senator brings up mayonnaise during education hearing 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4123
Why can't we be friends? Senator seeks civility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 5347
$29 billion budget hangs in balance as Legislature nears end 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4141
Louisiana's school aid plan clears final hurdle in legislature; here's what it includes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3822
Senators restart debate over Louisiana marriage license law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3900
Baton Rouge man at center of Trump tax return hacking probe 'tricked' by federal agents, lawyer ... 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4114
Legislation touted as way to protect campus speakers clears final hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3896
Gov. John Bel Edwards signs automobile, State Police legislation into law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3897
Under proposed air permit, upgraded Noranda alumina plant near Gramercy would get nod to release ... 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3997
Former Sen. David Vitter joins law firm's New Orleans office 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3908
Louisiana House Democrats leader announces he's stepping down amid ongoing budget battle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3931
Budget deal could resolve dispute between Gov. John Bel Edwards, AG Jeff Landry 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2409
Former Angola prison official arrested over alleged misuse of funds 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1022
Trump's NAFTA renegotiation, local rice farmers concerned 3 Jimbo101 May 2017 May 2017 1 4591
Edwards: Special session on taxes more likely every day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4321
Louisiana minimum-wage hike advances 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2591
Senate approves bill to sunset movie tax credit program 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2633
Mayor Landrieu to discuss removal of Confederate statues in 'special address' Friday 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1075
Louisiana to get $51 million more federal dollars for flood victims, far short of what's needed 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1096
Legislation to set up statewide rules for Uber and Lyft clears Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 977

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Death penalty lives on in Louisiana after House committee rejects bid to end practice 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 2555
Louisiana Legislature could outlaw letting children use Uzis and other fully automatic guns, but ... 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4217
Barricades, no-parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of statue 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4274
'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 5878
Band director no longer at Ascension middle school after racial slur on social media 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2949
Angola inmate Corey 'C-Murder' Miller ordered to pay $1.15 million to family of slain teen 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2467
Winners: Louisiana owes whopping $4.7M for abortion law challenge 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2396
Medicare scheme nets New Orleans woman prison term, $200,000 in penalties 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1748
Louisiana residents can't use federal flood recovery funds to repay SBA loans, agencies say 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1762
Trooper, two police officers shot Thursday during standoff in Avoyelles Parish 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2549
77-year-old veteran with dementia punched in the face by employee at state-run Veterans Home 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2476
Corporate flat tax bill gaining traction in Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3434
Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1038
Let 70,000 ex-felons vote? No, says Louisiana House committee 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2661
State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1655
House Democrats left wanting more details from Republicans on state budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1082
Huge challenge loom, but backers of a gasoline tax hike say they have a plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1048
First NBC Bank fails, ordered closed; will be absorbed by Whitney Bank 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6375
Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 2748
New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 4793
Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4531
Kids who bring toy guns to school could go to jail if bill passes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1316
Woman accused of beating man with flagpole 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1155
Mayor Landrieu responds to Take Em Down NOLA demands on Confederate monuments 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4523
'Tampon tax' would exempt feminine products, diapers from sales tax 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3062
Bill would exempt students from spanking 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1199
Alcohol regulations affecting local businesses 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1140
Louisiana auditor finds $1.4M in improper, duplicate Medicaid payments 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4151
GOP lawmakers take aim at Louisiana Medicaid spending growth 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2604
Poll finds widespread support for Louisiana law to address gender pay gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1078

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Reimagining Louisiana's film tax program: Gov. John Bel Edwards, allies have new plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4107
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves spreading myths, 'can no longer be trusted' on flood aid, Gov. Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1200
Louisiana tax proposal could increase cost of Netflix, Hulu, other streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2716
I-49 South supporters tout economic impact study 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4177
In drive for gas tax hike, first and key battle is in the Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2564
Labor hiring company ensnared in fatal LaPlace bus crash files for bankruptcy protection 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1104
Many old issues re-emerge as New Orleans prepares for upcoming legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2655
Proposed bill would clarify state ban on strippers under 21 as dancers' court fight continues 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1158
Racquel Smith sues Cardell Hayes, man convicted of killing Will Smith, shooting her 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1198
Marksville (LA) officer sent to prison for 40 years for killing 6-year-old boy 4 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1694
New Orleans' drug-related deaths exceeded murders in 2016 1 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1465
Louisiana governor loses in clash over education redesign 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3080
Louisiana governor visits Grambling State University, discusses higher education budget 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2301
Louisiana's archives in 'state of emergency,' historians say 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2265
Louisiana senators reject closure of children's mental health program by governor 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2384
Tampons, diapers exempt from sales tax under Louisiana lawmaker's proposal 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1121
Louisiana officer convicted of manslaughter in boy's death 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1433
Lawmakers say they want to fully fund TOPS, but no one making promises 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1736
Why is Gov. John Bel Edwards pushing this new, specific method of taxing Louisiana businesses? 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2289
Louisiana government auditing office sounds the budget alarm 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2184
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