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Louisiana Will Keep Little-Used Tax Stamps For Illegal Marijuana Sales
A Louisiana House committee voted down a bill Monday that would have repealed a little-used and little-enforced tax.
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Proposal Advances To Place Fixed Odds On Horse Racing Bets At Casinos
A Louisiana legislative committee advanced a proposal Monday that would allow the state's casinos to take fixed-odds bets on horse racing.
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Lawmakers Shelve Proposal To Eliminate Louisiana's State Income Tax
A proposal to eliminate the state income tax in Louisiana was pulled aside Monday after lawmakers questioned its impact on public education.
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Louisiana House Approves Punishment For Porn Websites That Don't Verify User's Age
The Louisiana House of Representatives gave final passage to a bill that would let the state attorney general pursue such civil penalties.
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Louisiana Republicans Want An End To Diversity Measures At Colleges
It would end diversity, equity, and inclusion departments, the report states.
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Commentary: Louisiana's Down Ballot Statewide Races Require Voters' Due Diligence
There are a few months left before qualifying for this fall's elections, but the stage appears set for historical turnover in Louisiana.
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Wildlife & Fisheries Secretary Quits, Following Reports Linking Him To Federal Probe
The leader of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries resigned after reports tied him to an ongoing federal investigation.
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‘Strawberry Festival Day' Marked At Louisiana Legislature — Without Strawberries
It's typically easy to tell when the Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival is approaching, even without a calendar.
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Louisiana House Committee Advances Bill To Punish Porn Websites That Don't Verify User's Age
A Louisiana legislative committee advanced a bill Wednesday that would let the state attorney general pursue such civil penalties.
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This Company Has Hired 25 Lobbyists For The Louisiana Legislative Session
A Pennsylvania company and global leader in carbon capture technology hired 25 lobbyists — ahead of the Louisiana Legislature.
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Clay Schexnayder Announces Bid For Secretary Of State
Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder announced Wednesday that he will run for secretary of state.
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Senate Panel Rejects Expanded Prescription Authority For Louisiana Nurse Practitioners
A discussion Tuesday among Louisiana lawmakers over whether to let nurse practitioners write prescriptions for patients for chronic pain.
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Bill To Reduce Reasons Why Cops Can Pull You Over In Louisiana Gets Stripped In Committee
A New Orleans lawmaker intended to reduce the reasons why police can stop people, to ease the financial impact of ticket fees.
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Lawmakers Question Ability To Sustain $3,000 Raises For Louisiana Teachers
Conservative Louisiana lawmakers' concerns about spending some of the state's surplus on teacher pay raises are stirring up controversy.
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Struggle To Attract Grocers Results In Food Apartheid For New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — Before Hurricane Katrina, about 5,000 households called the Lower 9th Ward home. Today, less than half.
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Louisiana Republicans Vote Down Bill To Lower Fines On Personal Debt Collection
A Louisiana House committee that handles tax and fines policy rejected a proposal Thursday to lower state fines.
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Louisiana Energy Companies Wasted $82 Million In Natural Gas, Study Finds
A new environmental advocacy group analysis found Louisiana's oil and gas industry wasted over $82 million in natural gas.
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Kyle Ardoin Won't Seek Re-Election For Secretary Of State
Louisiana's top election official will give up his office at the end of his term in January.
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5 White Cops Plead Not Guilty In Egregious Beating And Death Of Black Motorist Ronald Greene
The report indicates state troopers choked, stunned, and dragged Greene, before shackling him. One officer faces 10 counts of malfeasance.
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Nearly 1,000 Adoptees Seek Original Birth Certificates
It's occurred since a new Louisiana law took effect in August that gives adopted people access to their original birth certificates.