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Louisiana lawmakers push food label restrictions 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1543
Teacher union to boycott businesses that opposed Bossier tax proposal 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1527
Louisiana 'Heartbeat Bill' Relies on Mississippi Taxpayers' Legal Defense 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1524
Paid leave for Louisiana families a step closer to reality, but bumpy road ahead; see next steps 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1463
Some groups providing HIV/AIDS services in Baton Rouge may see funds cut in grant dispute 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1426
Lawsuits allege Cenikor sent rehab patients to work at Louisiana chemical plants, LSU without pay 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1595
Medical marijuana won't be available for Louisiana patients in mid-May, but June is a possibility 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1418
Louisiana public school aid battle sparking new rift between Gov. John Bel Edwards, Senate vs. House 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1457
Louisiana Teacher, 34, Accused of Raping 10-Year-Old Student 2 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 0 2253
Louisiana's The Advocate purchasing The Times-Picayune 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1634
Former Gov. Kathleen Blanco enters hospice care 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1793
Louisiana senator: Gambling addiction 'shameful, embarrassing' 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1693
Louisiana sports betting clears first hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1494
Union urges denial of Convention Center hotel, citing company's prior ownership of private prisons 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1611
After Governor's Mansion security breach, State Police leader 'certainly alarmed' 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1548
Raymond Reggie, politically connected Mandeville businessman, pleads guilty to federal fraud charge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1825
Sweeping bill aimed at lowering auto insurance rates passes Louisiana House, heads to Senate 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1486
Baton Rouge Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Threats Made Against President Trump 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1654
Louisiana man charged with 100 counts of first-degree rape 1 shenmue Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 2006
White Supremacist Group Stickers Found Along Metairie Road in New Orleans 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2185
Louisiana governor to report $10M in bank for reelection bid 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1978
Gov. John Bel Edwards leads the pack for re-election, but will incumbency help or hurt him? 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1464
Not a single New Orleans party bus in legal status, Cantrell administration says 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1719
Louisiana House GOP leaders face a bind in wanting teacher pay raise but not proposed K-12 funding 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1512
Gov. Edwards, GOP challenger Abraham debate health care, taxes, more at policy-focused forum 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1505
Fires destroy three black churches in ten days 0 shenmue Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1672
Law banning abortion after a detectable fetal heartbeat is set for consideration by Legislature 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1639
Ex-leader of tourism nonprofit pleads guilty to theft, ordered to pay back more than $70K 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1691
Jefferson Parish paid 307 employees almost $1 million for no work, inspector general says 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1663
Gov. Edwards shelves Medicaid work requirement idea despite earlier statements calling for them 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1732

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Lafayette City Marshal Brian Pope sentence postponed 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1616
30K people removed from Louisiana Medicaid rolls, deemed ineligible 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1858
Two fires, only days apart, destroy historically black Baptist churches in St. Landry Parish 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1527
New state deal with CenturyLink offers $17.5M in tax incentives, removes underperformance penalties 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1609
Layoffs might be in store for Baton Rouge public schools; Supt. Warren Drake explains why 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1515
LSU Vet School accused of violating Animal Welfare Act 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1606
No 'battle' expected for Louisiana teacher pay hikes, but one is brewing over public school aid 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1651
Trial delayed for Louisiana mayor charged with malfeasance 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2072
Shreveport financial advisor part of largest elder fraud sweep 6 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2623
Judge approves settlement in Louisiana school religion lawsuit 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1875
Anti-John Bel Edwards ads pulled from radio stations 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1947
Towboat carrying 13K gallons of diesel sinks near LaPlace 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1690
Raising smoking age to 21 in Louisiana one of many bills set for next legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1811
Spat between AG Jeff Landry, ex-state Sen. Larry Bankston headed to Louisiana high court 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1563
Mario Batali surrenders restaurants after sexual assault allegations, several in New Orleans 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1696
Nine LSU fraternity members arrested on hazing; DKE pledges were urinated on 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2083
Rare financing could be key to building $1B Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1901
Attacks in governor's race begin right away 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1807
Louisiana revenue standoff complicates agency budgets 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1666
Accountant accused of stealing $1M from Metairie shipping company 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 2255
Legal briefs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1637
Shell subsidiary to pay $2.2M fine for 2016 Gulf oil spill 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1801
In re-election bid, Edwards to face tax scrutiny 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2046
Louisiana appeals court: Felon mayor not permitted to take office 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1731
Gov. John Bel Edwards makes it official with roll out of re-election campaign pitch video 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1780
What's in Gov. Edwards' $350 million coastal plan? Protecting LaPlace, levee repairs, more 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1394
No rehearing for Louisiana abortion law 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1980
Facebook censors king cake babies for nudity. No kidding (NSFW?) 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2628
Ex-LSU player's leg amputated after dog shoots him: 'His pants were just soaked in blood' 8 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 3485
Roughly half of Louisiana voters approve of Gov. John Bel Edwards' job performance heading into 2019 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1871

Louisiana Continued...

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Louisiana tax commission administrator arrested, accused of payroll fraud and other offenses 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1824
Georgia-Pacific to cancel request for tax break after laying off 650 in Louisiana 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1582
Trump plan could divert funding from long-sought Louisiana project to build border wall 5 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 2651
Lawyers wrangle in federal court over Planned Parenthood request for abortion clinic license 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1849
Gov. John Bel Edwards makes staff changes as campaign for re-election starts to gear up 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2044
'Dukes of Hazzard' star's Livingston Parish property up for sale following default, seizure 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2664
ACLU sues Louisiana library over Drag Queen Story Hour ban 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Jan 2019 0 2663
Louisiana Chemical Association sues board, claims regulators biased in setting pilots' pay 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1984
Gov. John Bel Edwards makes teacher pay 2019 priority -- but other proposals haven't been so success 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1695
Louisiana's four Las Vegas-style casinos will soon be eligible to add more gambling devices 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1916
Louisiana's 'tort reform' talk has shaky foundations 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1513
Latest in Baton Rouge fatal shooting: Attorneys say LSU football players acted in self-defense 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2091
In small Louisiana town, losing police chief candidate allegedly hits officer riding in victory 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2146
Clean Harbors Colfax penalized nearly $900,000 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1647
Congressman Ralph Abraham enters Louisiana governor's race 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1821
Louisiana won't have new voting machines for 2019 governor's race 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1564
After House Speaker Taylor Barras objects, no upgrade to Louisiana budget forecast 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1775
Louisiana high court: 2015 tax break change unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1744
What Now? Louisiana GOP Loses Top Contender for Governor 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 2186
Kentucky man ordered to pay $34.8 million, go to prison over huge military munition dump, blast 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1699
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