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Northwest Louisiana landowners may face a fight over a pipeline, possible land expropriation

A Texas-based company has asked the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy for permission to construct and operate the 125-mile Red River Pipeline Louisiana that will stretch from southwest Arkansas to the Robeline Gas Treating Facility in Natchitoches Parish. Dozens of northeast Louisiana landowners have received information from CapturePoint about...

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Meet the Baton Rouge head of one of Louisiana’s largest law firms

In 2000, a stock market bubble from online commerce began to burst not long before corporate attorney Ted Jones began his career in San Francisco. Louisiana is starkly different from where he began his career, he said, since most businesses in the Pelican State are small and family-owned and use traditional lines of credit to finance their company. On the other hand, Silicon Valley is the heart of the venture capital industry, where startups look to scale.

Baton Rouge, LA · 2d
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Louisiana has highest flu activity in U.S., health department data shows

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana is seeing the highest influenza activity in the United States, according to data released by the Louisiana Department of Health. “And we feel it in the urgent care,” Dr. Hector Cabrera of LCMC Health said. Cabrera said the 2026-27 flu season started early this...

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Louisiana’s Angel’s Law calls for expanded bereavement care for families who lose an infant

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A new Louisiana law calls for hospitals with maternity or neonatal intensive care units to train staff in bereavement care, provide access to a cooling device and connect families with grief counseling and support. The law gives families more time with their babies after a loss.

Louisiana · 2d
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Economic development expands with new hires at north Louisiana's NLEP

As economic development continues to grow across north Louisiana, so is North Louisiana Economic Development Partnership's staff. NLEP has recently welcomed Tory McCoy, an Economic Development Specialist, and Phillip Summers as Director of Workforce Initiatives. Summers is a Shreveport native and will lead efforts to connect north Louisiana employers to...

Louisiana · 1d

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Louisiana got $200M to shore up rural health care. Hospitals question how it’s being spent.

Rural hospitals in Louisiana are protesting how the state has distributed $200 million from the federal government to shore up healthcare in sparsely populated places, arguing that too little is going to their work on the front lines. “The rural hospitals were deeply disappointed with the amounts that we got...

Louisiana · 1d

The Money Overview

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Property-tax measures passed in Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina on Nov. 3 but failed in Wyoming and Oklahoma, while Louisiana voters added new senior exemptions

Property-tax measures passed in Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina on Nov. 3, while voters in Wyoming and Oklahoma rejected theirs and Louisiana voters approved new exemptions for older homeowners, according to unofficial results. The measures work in very different ways. Only Florida’s changes a homeowner’s bill as soon as 2027, and none of the totals […] The post Property-tax measures passed in Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina on Nov. 3 but failed in Wyoming and Oklahoma, while Louisiana voters added new senior exemptions appeared first on The Money Overview .

North Carolina · 2d

WGNO

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Louisiana GOP shifts focus to congressional runoff races as December election nears

The Republican Party of Louisiana looks to continue its work after the Nov. 3 election.

Louisiana · 17h

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Louisiana artist finishes second as Connecticut painter wins 2027 state Duck Stamp contest

A Connecticut artist won the 2027 Louisiana Waterfowl Conservation Stamp competition with a portrait of a wood duck, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced Friday. Jennifer Reising of Noank won the 39th annual contest. Her painting shows a single wood duck at rest on the water with cypress...

Louisiana · 1d

Louisiana Illuminator

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LSU reinstates law professor suspended for political comments

LSU has reinstated a law professor that it removed from the classroom for making political comments critical of Gov. Jeff Landry in early 2025.  Ken Levy, a tenured professor of criminal law, will make his return to the classroom in the spring semester, two years after he was suspended from teaching.  In an interview, Levy […]

Baton Rouge, LA · 1d

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Louisiana lawmakers, business owners weigh incentives, enforcement to curb blight

BATON ROUGE - Blight is an issue lawmakers have tried to tackle every year, but now there’s an attempt to change strategy. Friday, state leaders met at the capitol, discussing potential policies and incentives to stop the dumping of tires and encourage restoration of abandoned buildings. State Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge, says statewide policies don’t work when the definition of blight is inconsistent.

Louisiana · 1d

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Louisiana runoff elections: St. Tammany Sheriff, Plaquemines President and Bogalusa Mayor

Louisiana voters head back to the polls Dec. 12 for key runoff elections, including races for St. Tammany sheriff, Plaquemines parish president and Bogalusa mayor.

Louisiana · 3d

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Jefferson Parish teachers, school staff to receive state-mandated stipends by end of November

Jefferson Parish teachers and school support staff will receive their state-mandated stipends by the end of this month, after the district’s school board gave the final sign-off to release the bonuses. The move comes several months after Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order requiring public schools to dig...

Jefferson Parish, LA · 2d

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Big Cat Ownership Laws in Louisiana: What Is Banned, Who Is Exempt, and What Penalties Apply

Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Big cat ownership laws in Louisiana are strict, and the short version is simple: private citizens cannot buy, import, or keep a tiger, lion, leopard, jaguar, cheetah, or cougar. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) enforces the ban, and a narrow grandfather clause protects only owners who held a cat before a 2006 … This article, Big Cat Ownership Laws in Louisiana: What Is Banned, Who Is Exempt, and What Penalties Apply , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Do You Need a Draw Permit to Hunt Deer as a Nonresident in Kansas? • Is There a Limit on How Many Deer Licenses You Can Buy in Montana? • When Is Deer Season in Pennsylvania? What the Game Commission’s 2026-27 Rules Say

Louisiana · 14h

American Press

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Editorial: Louisiana voters OK seven amendments

Louisiana voters appeared to be in a positive mood when it came to facing 10 amendments on Tuesday’s election ballot. They approved seven of the 10 and voted against the […]

Louisiana · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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Iowa starts Medicaid work rules Dec. 1, Wisconsin’s 80-hour reporting rule begins Dec. 31, and Louisiana and Colorado follow on Jan. 1 for adults 19 to 64

Four states have set the dates when Medicaid work rules reach their adult members. Iowa starts first, on Dec. 1. Wisconsin’s reporting requirement, 80 hours a month, begins Dec. 31. Louisiana and Colorado start on Jan. 1, the date the federal law sets for every state that covers adults under the Affordable Care Act expansion. […]

Louisiana · 2d

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Republicans lost ground in SWLA in 2026 compared to 2024

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Republican Julia Letlow won Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race Tuesday, but in six Southwest Louisiana parishes she received about 60 votes for every 100 that Donald Trump got in 2024. Over the same period, Democratic votes in the area barely moved. Letlow, a Republican congresswoman...

Louisiana · 1d

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CapturePoint Wants 75 Acres Near Fryeburg for 125-Mile CO2 Pipeline

CapturePoint has asked Louisiana's Department of Conservation and Energy for permission to build and operate a 125-mile carbon dioxide pipeline that could cut across seven northwest Louisiana parishes, and the company is already seeking a right-of-way on 75 acres of a small Bienville Parish tree farm owned by Larry Garrett and his brother. A public hearing on the request is set for November 17 in Baton Rouge, and Garrett says he plans to be there even though he worries he cannot afford a lawyer to represent him.

Louisiana · 1d

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Marad approves Blue Marlin export port off Louisiana

The Maritime Administration has approved a deepwater port license application for Blue Marlin Offshore Port, LLC planned for about 99 miles off the coast of Louisiana. “Building this port will unleash domestic production, create more than 1,000 good-paying construction jobs along the Gulf of America, and open vital supply lines to global markets that will solidify our nation as the world’s largest energy exporter,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said Friday in announcing the license.

Louisiana · 1d