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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill endorses Julia Letlow for U. S. Senate
1+ week, 1+ day ago (251+ words) Rep. Julia Letlow, left, and Attorney General Liz Murrill, right Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has endorsed Julia Letlow in the ferocious Republican primary election for U. S. Senate against incumbent Bill Cassidy and Treasurer John Fleming. "Julia doesn't just talk about…...
Sen. Bill Cassidy says he has delivered for Louisiana as he campaigns to win a third term
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1670+ words) U. S. Sen. Bill Cassidy stood before 75 people at St. Anthony's Gardens home for seniors in Covington earlier this month and spoke earnestly for 10 minutes about why he deserves another six years in Washington. He then opened it up for questions that…...
Louisiana will get $208 M to help rural health care. Here's how it will be used.
4+ mon, 14+ hour ago (554+ words) Louisiana will get more than $208 million from the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which the state plans to spend on efforts like treating chronic health conditions, recruiting and retaining doctors and nurses and shoring up hospitals and health clinics, officials…...
Louisiana has one of the highest rates of ADHD in children. See where your parish ranks.
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (193+ words) A classroom is set to welcome students, parents and guardians during an open house at Brownfields Elementary Thursday evening, August 29, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. Attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders in childhood,…...
First Louisiana patient to receive sickle cell gene therapy heads home after 6 weeks in hospital
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (1180+ words) Daniel Cressy, Louisiana's first patient to receive gene therapy for sickle cell, leaves Manning Family Children's in New Orleans on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Staff held a small parade for him as he walked from his room to outside for the first…...
Safe storage law fails as Louisiana Legislature weighs solutions to rising child gun deaths
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (638+ words) A Louisiana House panel on Tuesday rejected a Republican-sponsored bill that would have allowed prosecutors to charge adults who gave children access to loaded guns if a gun was then used to kill, wound or make public threats. It marks…...
Louisiana's $1. 5 billion coastal plan gets final approval. Confirms controversial strategy shift.
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (715+ words) Louisiana's $1. 54 billion annual plan for coastal protection and restoration received final approval from the Legislature on Monday, cementing a controversial shift in strategy by Gov. Jeff Landry's administration, which lauded the spending framework as a "big win." The plan for…...
Grammy-award winning band The Cox Family inducted into The Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (487+ words) President of The Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars, John Lieberman, introducing The Cox Family: Anna, Sara, Lydia and Sidney. The plaque for The Cox Family for The Northwest Louisiana Walk of Stars. Grammy Award-winning group The Cox Family was honored…...
LSU baseball vs. Southeastern Louisiana: How to watch Tuesday's game at Alex Box Stadium
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (162+ words) LSU starting pitcher Reagan Ricken (35) throws in the second inning of LSU's game vs Grambling Tuesday in LSU's Alex Box Stadium. After losing nine straight games in Southeastern Conference games, LSU baseball will try to capture a win on Tuesday…...
A dollar goes farther in these Louisiana metros than almost anywhere. Here's what it means.
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (895+ words) A painter works on a mural on a wall of the 70th Street underpass below Interstate 49 in Shreveport, La. , Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. In much of Louisiana, a dollar goes further than almost anywhere else in the country. Economists say that's not necessarily…...