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In BB Gun Suspension Case, AG Jeff Landry Joins Families Fighting Jefferson Parish School Board
The state Legislature has not authorized the same vote-by-mail rules communities used in 2020.
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A Defiant Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She’d Be ‘Wasting My Time’ On Committees
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene told reporters here on Friday that now that she’s lost her committee assignment.
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The Term ‘Cancer Alley’ Has A Long History In Louisiana — And Even A History Before Louisiana
Sen. Cassidy calls Biden’s use of it ‘a slam upon our state’
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Partly Recants Conspiracy Theories, But Fails To Apologize
Scalise, Higgins, Johnson, Graves vote against yanking assignments
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Louisianans 65 And Older Are Now Eligible To Get The COVID-19 Vaccine
About 275,000 Louisianans will be newly eligible to get the vaccine starting Feb. 8
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January Was Louisiana’s Second Deadliest Month For COVID-19
The state’s top health official expects a fourth surge in cases later this year
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Education Secretary Nominee Says Teachers Should Be Prioritized For Vaccines
Some states recently have advanced bills barring transgender women from playing on teams that align with their gender identity.
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EPA Nominee Regan Fields GOP Discontent On Biden Climate Change Orders
Calls climate change ‘a dire situation’
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New York Gun Restrictions ‘Violate The Second Amendment,’ Landry And Other AGs Write To U.S. Supreme Court
The court ruled that the Second Amendment grants an individual a right to possess a firearm at home and to use it for self defense.
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U.S. Senate Agriculture Panel Approves Vilsack As Ag Secretary In Bipartisan Vote
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved Tom Vilsack’s nomination to lead USDA.
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Louisiana Health Secretary Joins Counterparts In Asking Congress For More Vaccines, More Money, More Communication
Courtney Phillips says state has been able to keep declined shots from going to waste
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GOP Senators Score Meeting With Biden To Discuss More Modest Relief Plan
Cassidy 1 of 10 senators who met with the president
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Air Quality Regulators In ‘Cancer Alley’ Have Fallen Dangerously Behind
‘Louisiana has the highest toxic air emissions per square mile of any state’
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‘All Disasters Increase Inequity’: A Year After The Pandemic Hit The U.S., The Poor Are Even Poorer
In Louisiana: low unemployment assistance, lots of hunger
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Election Reform To Return As A Priority For Dems In Congress
Dems excited to continue ‘John Lewis’ legacy’
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Louisiana Republican Party Struggles With Counting Votes In Chairman Election
There were initially more ballots cast than eligible votes Saturday.
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The New Orleans Area Has A High COVID-19 Vaccine Rate, But It’s Also Received The Most Doses
Vaccine supply hasn’t been evenly distributed across Louisiana
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Republicans Press HUD Nominee Fudge For Saying They ‘Have No Decency’
Toomey also cited a separate comment by Fudge, who is Black, that Republicans don’t care about people of color.
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State Officials Express Concern About New COVID-19 Variants In Louisiana
‘UK variant could become the predominant strain,’ Edwards says
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Biden Pauses New Oil And Gas Leases On Public Lands In Sweeping Climate Order
Administration also to focus on environmental justice and and racial impact of pollution