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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he raised $7 million during annual gator hunt fundraiser
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (221+ words) Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during 2026 Baton Rouge Business Luncheon hosted by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce at Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center on Thursday, January 22, 2025. Gov. Jeff Landry brought in $7 million at his 16th annual gator hunt fundraiser this weekend in…...
Environmental groups sue DEQ over air permit for new CF Industries plant in Ascension Parish
1+ week, 4+ day ago (527+ words) An ammonia tank bearing the CF Industries logo sits behind the new CO2 Dehydration and Compression Unit at CF Industries on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. On the same day CF Industries broke ground on its new $3.7 billion ammonia plant in Ascension Parish, three…...
Is a data center coming to Livingston Parish?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (748+ words) Rumors have started swirling about a potential data center coming to Livingston Parish. In recent days, posts circulating on social media have claimed that one of the centers used by tech companies to power AI computing is on its way,…...
Gov. Jeff Landry names Louisiana state representative to top transportation job
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (185+ words) Gov. Jeff Landry has named Rep. Mark Wright, R-Covington, to a top role at the state transportation department, according to a news release Monday. Wright is a former chair of the House Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee and has…...
Ponchatoula student completes IMPACT and enrolls at Troy University
2+ week, 6+ day ago (45+ words) The Advocate Olevia Hartman, of Ponchatoula, has completed IMPACT new student orientation and enrolled at Troy University for the fall 2026 semester at the Troy Campus. The fall semester for the Troy Campus starts Aug. 12....
Louisiana Wildlife Federation questions SpaceX environmental waivers
2+ week, 6+ day ago (145+ words) Louisiana Marsh in Vermilion Parish PECAN ISLAND, La. (NEWS 15) — The Louisiana Wildlife Federation is raising concerns about coastal restoration, wetlands protection and the waiver of numerous environmental laws tied to a SpaceX project in the state. While SpaceX and the…...
Victim in 35-year-old Ascension murder case identified, new investigation opened
2+ week, 6+ day ago (276+ words) Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office vehicles are seen, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, in Donaldsonville, La. A man shot to death 35 years ago in Ascension Parish, whose body was covered in a tarp and left in a swamp with no immediate clue to his…...
Gulf Coast drilling leases are back on schedule. Here’s how it’ll impact Louisiana
3+ week, 1+ day ago (757+ words) An offshore supply vessel works alongside the Hess Gulfstar oil platform at the Tubular Bells field. Hess Corp. said Monday Nov. 17, 2014 it has started production at Tubular Bells, which is located about 135 miles southest of New Orleans in the deepwater…...
Letters: Insulin is not a luxury. Legislation would cap the monthly cost.
3+ week, 3+ day ago (191+ words) For more than two decades as a pharmacist in New Orleans East, I have seen how difficult it can be for patients to afford the insulin they need to survive. Some have told me they take only half their prescribed…...
Ron Faucheux: Eyeing 2028, Democrats try to crack the presidential primary calendar code
3+ week, 3+ day ago (743+ words) Changes made to the political system are usually motivated by self-interest. But that doesn’t mean the changes produce expected results. New campaign finance rules that Congress enacted in the 1970s and afterward were supposed to take money out of politics. Obviously,…...