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Rapper Juvenile jailed in New Orleans for failing to pay whopping child support debt 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3408
Louisiana lawmakers unite on criminal justice overhaul 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3052
Criminal justice bills head to governor 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1798
Tesla says new law will prohibit direct sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 4730
Federal lawsuit filed against Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and district court 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 4481
Bill to protect medical marijuana users from prosecution moves to House 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1662
Louisiana senator brings up mayonnaise during education hearing 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4721
Why can't we be friends? Senator seeks civility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 5897
$29 billion budget hangs in balance as Legislature nears end 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4774
Louisiana's school aid plan clears final hurdle in legislature; here's what it includes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4389
Senators restart debate over Louisiana marriage license law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4442
Baton Rouge man at center of Trump tax return hacking probe 'tricked' by federal agents, lawyer ... 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4615
Legislation touted as way to protect campus speakers clears final hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4441
Gov. John Bel Edwards signs automobile, State Police legislation into law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4435
Under proposed air permit, upgraded Noranda alumina plant near Gramercy would get nod to release ... 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4784
Former Sen. David Vitter joins law firm's New Orleans office 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4577
Louisiana House Democrats leader announces he's stepping down amid ongoing budget battle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4461
Budget deal could resolve dispute between Gov. John Bel Edwards, AG Jeff Landry 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2956
Former Angola prison official arrested over alleged misuse of funds 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1668
Trump's NAFTA renegotiation, local rice farmers concerned 3 Jimbo101 May 2017 May 2017 1 5534
Edwards: Special session on taxes more likely every day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4891
Louisiana minimum-wage hike advances 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 3134
Senate approves bill to sunset movie tax credit program 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3161
Mayor Landrieu to discuss removal of Confederate statues in 'special address' Friday 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1601
Louisiana to get $51 million more federal dollars for flood victims, far short of what's needed 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1773
Legislation to set up statewide rules for Uber and Lyft clears Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1550
Death penalty lives on in Louisiana after House committee rejects bid to end practice 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 3117
Louisiana Legislature could outlaw letting children use Uzis and other fully automatic guns, but ... 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4921
Barricades, no-parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of statue 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4875
'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 6640

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Band director no longer at Ascension middle school after racial slur on social media 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 3682
Angola inmate Corey 'C-Murder' Miller ordered to pay $1.15 million to family of slain teen 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3198
Winners: Louisiana owes whopping $4.7M for abortion law challenge 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2966
Medicare scheme nets New Orleans woman prison term, $200,000 in penalties 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2296
Louisiana residents can't use federal flood recovery funds to repay SBA loans, agencies say 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 2281
Trooper, two police officers shot Thursday during standoff in Avoyelles Parish 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3075
77-year-old veteran with dementia punched in the face by employee at state-run Veterans Home 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 3146
Corporate flat tax bill gaining traction in Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3970
Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1593
Let 70,000 ex-felons vote? No, says Louisiana House committee 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3214
State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2234
House Democrats left wanting more details from Republicans on state budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1681
Huge challenge loom, but backers of a gasoline tax hike say they have a plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1654
First NBC Bank fails, ordered closed; will be absorbed by Whitney Bank 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6949
Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 3309
New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 6060
Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 5145
Kids who bring toy guns to school could go to jail if bill passes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1930
Woman accused of beating man with flagpole 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1786
Mayor Landrieu responds to Take Em Down NOLA demands on Confederate monuments 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 5355
'Tampon tax' would exempt feminine products, diapers from sales tax 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3883
Bill would exempt students from spanking 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1776
Alcohol regulations affecting local businesses 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1728
Louisiana auditor finds $1.4M in improper, duplicate Medicaid payments 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4708
GOP lawmakers take aim at Louisiana Medicaid spending growth 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3180
Poll finds widespread support for Louisiana law to address gender pay gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1641
Reimagining Louisiana's film tax program: Gov. John Bel Edwards, allies have new plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4683
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves spreading myths, 'can no longer be trusted' on flood aid, Gov. Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1785
Louisiana tax proposal could increase cost of Netflix, Hulu, other streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3311
I-49 South supporters tout economic impact study 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4773

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In drive for gas tax hike, first and key battle is in the Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3128
Labor hiring company ensnared in fatal LaPlace bus crash files for bankruptcy protection 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1687
Many old issues re-emerge as New Orleans prepares for upcoming legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3226
Proposed bill would clarify state ban on strippers under 21 as dancers' court fight continues 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1912
Racquel Smith sues Cardell Hayes, man convicted of killing Will Smith, shooting her 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1878
Marksville (LA) officer sent to prison for 40 years for killing 6-year-old boy 4 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2782
New Orleans' drug-related deaths exceeded murders in 2016 1 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2221
Louisiana governor loses in clash over education redesign 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3687
Louisiana governor visits Grambling State University, discusses higher education budget 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2870
Louisiana's archives in 'state of emergency,' historians say 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2875
Louisiana senators reject closure of children's mental health program by governor 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2995
Tampons, diapers exempt from sales tax under Louisiana lawmaker's proposal 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1694
Louisiana officer convicted of manslaughter in boy's death 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 2369
Lawmakers say they want to fully fund TOPS, but no one making promises 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2354
Why is Gov. John Bel Edwards pushing this new, specific method of taxing Louisiana businesses? 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2898
Louisiana government auditing office sounds the budget alarm 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2775
Lawmakers seek closer look at Angola rodeo finances; more than $6M mishandled in recent years 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2370
Judge blocks marriage law, says requiring birth certificates violates foreign-born citizens' rights 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2866
Gov. Edwards urges White House to 'carefully consider' budget cuts that could threaten disaster ... 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3529
John White accuses teacher unions, others of slowing push for better schools 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2857
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