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Childrens Hospital New Orleans is reporting a 'staggering number' of COVID cases in children. 8 zuul Jul 2021 Jul 2021 11 3626
In pushing a transgender sports ban, Louisiana Republicans manufactured a war and lost it 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1864
Louisiana's historic veto override session: Winners and losers 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 8 1597
Louisiana lawmakers sign off on 'Caesars Superdome' name 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1147
COVID-19 numbers increasing the fastest in Louisiana, Gov. Edwards says 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1538
NOLA Public Schools to require masks amid delta variant surge 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 988
Prisoners at David Wade Correctional facility went on hunger strike to protest conditions, alleged 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1259
New Orleans 'strongly recommends' masks as COVID-19 cases rise 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1069
Charges dropped against activists protesting Louisiana pipeline 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1127
Flamboyant former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards dies at 93 3 peppertree Jul 2021 Jul 2021 5 1828
Lawyers win mandatory bar dues battles in Texas, Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1552
New Orleans approves $15 minimum wage for city contractors, but city employees say they deserve the 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 3 1856
These 3 New Orleans parks, 1 street to get renamed after council vote; Fats Domino among new names 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1750
Southern University in Baton Rouge is 'falling into the river' and needs $32 million to stop erosion 4 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1866
Louisiana police leaders blocked charges against trooper involved in Ronald Greene's death 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1479
Louisiana Senate president supports session to override veto on transgender sports ban 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1110
Louisiana Democratic Party loses another state lawmaker 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 2 1483
Pay raises for Southern and UL system's faculty and staff coming this year 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1169
Jimmy Fitzmorris, Louisiana politician who lost squeakers for mayor, governor, dies at 99 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 1126
Louisiana state worker insurance to cover obesity surgery after governor signs bill into law 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2021 Jul 2021 1 1194
Flash flood warning in Greater New Orleans area through 2:00 pm 8 zuul Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1799
Severe T-storm Warning in effect for New Orleans area, flash flooding 2 zuul Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1456
'Tell the truth,' Xavier University's president says of struggle to vaccinate returning students 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 2042
Marathon Petroleum cut nearly 2,000 jobs - and reaped $2.1B in pandemic benefits 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 3 1139
Baton Rouge, La., to pay $4.5M to settle lawsuit over Alton Sterling's death 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1738
John Bel Edwards: We need the Mid-Barataria diversion to help save our coast 4 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1865
Louisiana lawmakers support concealed carry without permit 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1393
President Joe Biden approves disaster declaration for Louisiana after severe weather 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1434
Trump endorses Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, but says Sen. Bill Cassidy 'went stupid' 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1874
Louisiana lawmakers vote to allow people convicted of felonies on juries 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1068

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Louisiana Republicans block qualified immunity bill, setting aside months of bipartisan work 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 10 1357
1-year-old girl, 2 others slain at Louisiana swimming pool 2 left-of-center2012 Jun 2021 Jun 2021 1 1689
Illegal piranha found in Louisiana State University lake 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 3 1924
On this day, May 23, 1934, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow died, outside Gibsland, Louisiana. 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2021 May 2021 3 2075
Police release all body-cam footage related to Black man's deadly arrest in Louisiana 4 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 5 1974
Edwards refuses request to end federal jobless aid for now 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 2 2074
Bill to allow environmental self-audits by industries passes House 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 0 1119
Flooding in Southwest Louisiana prompts Gov. Edwards to issue emergency declaration 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 2 1226
Ray Garofalo won't get to pass his shaky grasp of history down to Louisiana's students 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 6 2496
President Biden to visit Louisiana to pitch infrastructure plan, state Republicans resist 2 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 5 1755
Louisiana lawmakers plan $1,000 pay raises for K-12 teachers, doubling previous proposal 1 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 2 1911
Federal grand jury returns indictment against former Shreveport police officer 3 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 12 2071
Democratic National Committee billboard finds correct placement by New Orleans airport 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 4 1856
Broussard police chief sexual harassment allegations: What we know so far 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1215
Marijuana legalization in Louisiana gets boost from public support: 'The tide is changing' 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 3 1065
In suit over legal fees, attorneys ask to invalidate agreement between Cantrell and Edward Wisner 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1203
New Orleans collected $1,500 -- not $1 million -- in short-term rental fines levied over two years 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1702
LSU president says staff could be moved around -- not fired -- as a result of scandal 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1557
Louisiana State fraternity brothers pay cook's mortgage 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 21 2510
A third of Louisianians have no intention of getting vaccine, survey finds 42 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 20 6126
Defendants whose non-unanimous convictions were tossed take plea deals on lesser charges 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1644
Louisiana partners with data firm to boost food stamp enrollment, close 'SNAP gap' 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1948
Could Baton Rouge-New Orleans passenger rail finally happen? Here are Biden, Amtrak plans 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1627
Louisiana prison system may seek federal COVID-19 funding for air conditioning 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1063
Governor John Bel Edwards appoints more women to higher ed boards as LSU scandal escalates 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1319
A prudent proposal to save Louisiana's petrochemical industry 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1124
Woman charged with arson says she and boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes 1 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1450
Former Louisiana College students accused of defrauding school of CARES Act funds 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1441
After Tulane suspended a Black female doctor, medical community erupts with racism, bias claims 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1489
Attack ad accuses Troy Carter of 'partying' with tax dollars; he calls it 'out of touch' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1349

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Louisiana coastal restoration curbed by too little sediment; these states have too much 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 1121
Louisiana pays $52k to woman who says former New Orleans judge groped her 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1102
Food Bank of NELA sets dates for mobile food distributions across four parishes 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1227
State troopers texted about the 'whoopin' they gave a Black man, records show: 'He's gonna have 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 9 3161
Where's LSU's required African American studies course two board members ask 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1783
President Biden declares major disaster in Louisiana following winter storms 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1247
Feud between two St. Bernard titans heats up; allegations of bribes, murder cover-up traded 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 2407
Opelousas teacher cited after allegedly assaulting student who wore 'Black Lives Matter' sweatshirt 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1734
How Louisiana's bid for new voting machines fell apart amid baseless fraud allegations 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1183
$343 million Baton Rouge anti-flood project won't be done until the end of 2022, Corps says 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1230
Louisiana coronavirus vaccine eligibility expands to people 16+ with certain health conditions 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1034
Why Troy Carter says he's 'more ready now' to win a seat in Congress 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1310
a to do list for the next election cycle 0 rampartc Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1556
Lawmakers to debate if Louisiana should require kindergarten 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1683
New Orleans City Council joins $1 billion complaint against Entergy over mismanagement of Grand Gulf 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1483
United Nations experts condemn pollution of Cancer Alley as environmental racism 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1137
AG Jeff Landry loses public records lawsuit against Advocate reporter 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 5 1404
Louisiana governor eases virus rules, lets bars open indoors 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1615
Another company protests Louisiana's voting machine search 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1327
You only have to smell 'Cancer Alley' to know how toxic it is 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 12 1553
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