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Louisiana Democrat's new ad has abortion scenes the GOP doesn't want you to see 4 LetMyPeopleVote Jul 2022 Jul 2022 18 3953

Here's a video from Gary Chambers about Sen Kennedy's fake accent 6 Maraya1969 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 17 7562

🚨 By a 6-3 vote, SCOTUS halts a lower court order that struck down Louisiana's racial gerrymander 3 In It to Win It Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 5348

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 sl8 Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 2195

Community reacts to trans athlete bill becoming law 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 3341

Two arrested in Louisiana for illegally transporting house, abandoning it in road 6 sl8 May 2022 May 2022 8 5251

Senator Bill Cassidy: Our Maternal Death Rates Are Only Bad If You Count Black Women 5 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 May 2022 5 5046

Human Rights Campaign condemns Louisiana legislature's revival of 'Don't Say Gay' bill 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 8214

Louisiana House committee advances bill to ban hair discrimination 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 2162

State Supreme Court hears case that could overturn hundreds of split-jury convictions 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 3 3292

Government watchdogs probing $2B Katrina roadwork project as New Orleans faces federal deadline 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 3873

republican official / Christian school headmaster likes to punish kids (arrested twice) 0 Demovictory9 May 2022 May 2022 3 3351

Louisiana legislators advance bill classifying abortion as homicide 2 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 2675

Proposed Louisiana budget includes at least $650 million with no specific purpose 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3774

Louisiana sues health care company over practices under investigation in Ohio 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3265

This message was self-deleted by its author 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2163

Louisiana lawmakers consider more restrictions for abortion pill 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2920

Fines proposed against five insurers for 'unacceptable behavior' following Laura. Here's which ones. 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 4 5827

NTSB Publishes Report on New Orleans Tanker Grounding 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2261

Gov. John Bel Edwards talks insurance reform in hurricane-hit Lake Charles 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 5281

Conrad to Build Two Tugs for the US Army Corps of Engineers 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 3625

Double murder suspect, out on bond, murdered while heading to court 0 Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 Mar 2022 4 3193

Man accidentally shoots pregnant teen to death in car while "playing with" handgun in Louisiana 4 left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 4512

Port NOLA Names Montroll Harbor Police Chief 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 3143

People adopted in Louisiana could get access to their birth certificates 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 6110

Gov. John Bel Edwards vetoes new Louisiana congressional map 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 2245

Democrats pitch second majority-minority district in Congress for Louisiana; Republicans resist 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 3006

Louisiana school board task force rejects $80 million budget increase for public schools 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 4025

Child, 4, accidentally kills himself with gun found in car 14 left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 Feb 2022 13 5454

Louisiana governor denies he delayed probe in deadly arrest 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2342

Louisiana Continued...

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How Brad Pitt's green housing dream for Hurricane Katrina survivors turned into a nightmare 5 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 6867

Louisiana unveiling 2 new Civil Rights Trail markers 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 2562

Baby orangutan at New Orleans zoo being bottle-fed, which intrigues others 2 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 9 4690

Divisive New Orleans street gets a harmonious new name 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 38 4129

Hurricane-ravaged skyscraper haunts Lake Charles residents, officials. What will happen to it? 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 4146

City of New Orleans distributing counterfeit N95 masks in giveaway program 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 2604

Former state senator, known as 'The Conscience of the Senate,' Sydney Nelson, dead at age 86 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 7803

Making sugar, making 'coolies': Chinese laborers toiled alongside Black workers on 19th-century 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 3363

Pilot, Passenger Presumed Dead in Louisiana Helicopter Crash 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 2738

Pipeline spills 300,000 gallons of diesel near New Orleans 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 3253

Grambling mayor opposes $18 million security barrier around university 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 3755

Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Towboat Bridge Strike 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2470

Carnival officially begins each year on Jan. 6, the 12th day after Christmas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 3554

Homer Plessy, man whose arrest led to "separate but equal," is pardoned 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 2572

Louisiana Supreme Court suspends Lafayette judge for racist remarks 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Jan 2022 1 3422

First Ship Sails after Latest Mississippi River Channel Deepening 2 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2599

Contractor lied about FEMA pay to bilk hurricane-battered Louisiana town out of $600K, feds say 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 4799

ACLU pursues complaints of police misconduct statewide 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 1973

As industries decline and storms intensify, Louisiana's small towns shrink 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 7567

Shreveport Mayor in quarantine after testing positive for COVID 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 5640

'A very Louisiana story:' apparent state law violation by city election chief may have helped him 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2890

Louisiana governor's new health order doesn't include statewide mask mandate 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1900

A stunner of a result in the Orleans Parish sheriff's race 21 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 41 6610

"Dear @AGJeffLandry, some asshole is signing your name to stupid letters." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 3039

2 Louisiana insurance companies fail after Hurricane Ida 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1963

Entergy customers could see $11 per month spike for 15 years due to Louisiana storms 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 2858

GOP lawmakers revolt against proposal to require Louisiana students to get COVID vaccines 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 2631

Louisiana energy officials shelve proposal to withdraw from power grid 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1325

KKK may have been involved in Louisiana man's disappearance six decades ago 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1779

Audit finds State Fire Marshal employee and brother bilked Louisiana for nearly $400,000 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 2191

Louisiana Continued...

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Archdiocese of New Orleans Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Resolve Hurricane Katrina-related F 0 Eugene Nov 2021 Nov 2021 2 2648

Federal Court Orders Louisiana Farm, Owners to Stop Retaliation After Operator Denied ... 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 Nov 2021 14 1880

Louisiana Deputy Who Slammed a Black Woman on the Pavement Was Named in Multiple Suits, Records Show 0 Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 2177

Louisiana's teacher shortage is raising alarms: 'Fewer teacher candidates than ever' 5 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 5 2223

Using extra budget money, Louisiana deposits first $205 million into fund aimed at stability 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1848

Plaquemine woman bilked $500K from taxpayers through fraudulent PPP, unemployment claims, feds say 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1221

Should New Orleans standardize Carnival parade routes? Here's what a Mardi Gras expert thinks 4 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1639

Feds push for prison time for ex-Saints player Joe Horn, who pleaded guilty to health care fraud 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1280

Louisiana Bond Commission delays refinancing of state debt over 'gun rights' questions 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1205

Former university president accused of violating Oregon law with response to LSU scandal 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 1324

Louisiana higher education board troubled by number of TOPS recipients from millionaire households 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1378

Boo! Thousands crowd New Orleans streets for 1st parade 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 2 1300

Beyonce and Jay-Z selling former church in New Orleans. People have a lot of questions 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1604

A Black state trooper spoke out about police brutality. Louisiana police want to fire him. 0 LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 1701

New Orleans Mardi Gras 2022 decision expected in October, city says 1 zuul Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1217

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) extends statewide mask mandate through Oct 27 0 zuul Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1113

Both Louisiana Sens. Cassidy And Kennedy Vote Against Disaster Relief For Their Own State 3 634-5789 Sep 2021 Sep 2021 4 1860

5 injured in explosion at Louisiana chemical plant 0 zuul Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 1189

New Orleans man, frustrated over slow trash collection, in custody after threats to shoot mayor 4 zuul Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 1689

Retired Lt. General Russel Honor says he survived fiery I-10 crash 3 zuul Sep 2021 Sep 2021 8 2016

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