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Gov. John Bel Edwards seeks budget ideas from business leaders, other stakeholders 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2516

Officials: Fire at black Louisiana church caused by arson 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1793

Could Louisiana survive without its colleges and universities? 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2181

Gov. John Bel Edwards: Time to explore to 'fiscal cliff' options, decide if special session 'will be 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2062

Louisiana may need to borrow money to pay its bills; Here's why Gov. Edwards wants to avoid that 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1723

U.S. attorney: Baton Rouge health care company to pay $1.7 million to settle fraud complaint 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1791

State Police Commissioner Calvin Braxton resigns; calls investigation allegations 'unfounded' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1728

FBI a presence in Amite for third time since December; this time to serve subpoenas on Town of Amite 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2104

Appeal rejected; Southern University Board votes to fire vice chancellor amid sex tape controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1898

Buried oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster still harming wetlands 0 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2110

House Democratic leader rescinds resignation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2376

Officer wounded in deadly ambush sues Black Lives Matter 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1969

Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2123

Raceland man seeks over $1 million in stun gun lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1943

Nutria bite into new territory, but overall Louisiana wetland damage down 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2201

1 year in, Louisiana Medicaid expansion by the numbers 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1985

Loyola University to cut 60 jobs in effort to cut costs 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1890

Alton Sterling protesters treated 'like animals' in Baton Rouge prison, advocacy group claims 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1904

Louisiana reaches settlement to pay $5M, not $190M, for Jindal-era LSU hospital deals 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2277

Auschwitz video latest flap for 'Cajun John Wayne' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1971

Louisiana nursing homes shielded from 'Obamacare' replacement; Could other services pay price? 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1977

Administrator stole $116,000 from Louisiana Supreme Court with elaborate plan, State Police say 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1964

Skirt-wearing man with knife robs Gentilly store, New Orleans police say 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1262

Police chief addresses Shreveport's rising violent crime 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2520

LTTE by Louisiana physician -- Please, Sens. Cassidy and Kennedy: save Obamacare 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2258

Louisiana Legislature passes $28 billion budget -- a week late 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2829

7 new tax laws approved by Louisiana Legislature, Gov. John Bel Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2283

$15 million pledged to coalition that supports Louisiana coastal restoration 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2549

Opponents file suit against state over permit granted to Bayou Bridge Pipeline 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1632

Will Gov. John Bel Edwards punish uncooperative Republicans for thwarting his initiatives? 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2193

Louisiana Continued...

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Both Greenwell Springs residents arrested in the killing of two found in St. Helena Parish entangled 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2339

Cory Booker in St. James Parish: Corp. polluters attack families, 'steal folks health,' livelihoods 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2299

Gov. John Bel Edwards kicks off $7.9 million project for Baton Rouge vocational technology facility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1595

Rapper Juvenile jailed in New Orleans for failing to pay whopping child support debt 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2831

Louisiana lawmakers unite on criminal justice overhaul 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2549

Criminal justice bills head to governor 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1270

Tesla says new law will prohibit direct sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 3 4162

Federal lawsuit filed against Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office and district court 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 4 3978

Bill to protect medical marijuana users from prosecution moves to House 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1159

Louisiana senator brings up mayonnaise during education hearing 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4211

Why can't we be friends? Senator seeks civility 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 5415

$29 billion budget hangs in balance as Legislature nears end 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4251

Louisiana's school aid plan clears final hurdle in legislature; here's what it includes 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3900

Senators restart debate over Louisiana marriage license law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 3966

Baton Rouge man at center of Trump tax return hacking probe 'tricked' by federal agents, lawyer ... 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4175

Legislation touted as way to protect campus speakers clears final hurdle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3964

Gov. John Bel Edwards signs automobile, State Police legislation into law 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3962

Under proposed air permit, upgraded Noranda alumina plant near Gramercy would get nod to release ... 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 4083

Former Sen. David Vitter joins law firm's New Orleans office 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3999

Louisiana House Democrats leader announces he's stepping down amid ongoing budget battle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 4003

Budget deal could resolve dispute between Gov. John Bel Edwards, AG Jeff Landry 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2470

Former Angola prison official arrested over alleged misuse of funds 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1182

Trump's NAFTA renegotiation, local rice farmers concerned 3 Jimbo101 May 2017 May 2017 1 4729

Edwards: Special session on taxes more likely every day 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4387

Louisiana minimum-wage hike advances 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2652

Senate approves bill to sunset movie tax credit program 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2705

Mayor Landrieu to discuss removal of Confederate statues in 'special address' Friday 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1156

Louisiana to get $51 million more federal dollars for flood victims, far short of what's needed 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1168

Legislation to set up statewide rules for Uber and Lyft clears Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1047

Death penalty lives on in Louisiana after House committee rejects bid to end practice 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 2635

Louisiana Continued...

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Louisiana Legislature could outlaw letting children use Uzis and other fully automatic guns, but ... 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4302

Barricades, no-parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of statue 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4346

'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 5982

Band director no longer at Ascension middle school after racial slur on social media 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 3037

Angola inmate Corey 'C-Murder' Miller ordered to pay $1.15 million to family of slain teen 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2642

Winners: Louisiana owes whopping $4.7M for abortion law challenge 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2465

Medicare scheme nets New Orleans woman prison term, $200,000 in penalties 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1810

Louisiana residents can't use federal flood recovery funds to repay SBA loans, agencies say 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1826

Trooper, two police officers shot Thursday during standoff in Avoyelles Parish 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2612

77-year-old veteran with dementia punched in the face by employee at state-run Veterans Home 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2575

Corporate flat tax bill gaining traction in Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3507

Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1097

Let 70,000 ex-felons vote? No, says Louisiana House committee 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2734

State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1729

House Democrats left wanting more details from Republicans on state budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1165

Huge challenge loom, but backers of a gasoline tax hike say they have a plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1132

First NBC Bank fails, ordered closed; will be absorbed by Whitney Bank 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6445

Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 2874

New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 4969

Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4618

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