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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says he raised $7 million during annual gator hunt fundraiser
3+ hour, 23+ 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…...
Landry marks insurance milestone at Baton Rouge event
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (178+ words) BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Gov. Jeff Landry discussed changes to Louisiana's insurance market during an event in Baton Rouge on Monday. Landry spoke at a PICA insurance event at the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center. According to the governor's…...
Stephanie Grace: John Kennedy speaks boldly, but carries small stick
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (666+ words) As Bill Cassidy’s dramatically fraught tenure in the U.S. Senate comes to an end, it occurs to me that maybe I’ve been a little tough on him — if only in comparison to how I’ve written about fellow Louisiana Republican John…...
As crucial mid-terms approach, Republicans lean into attacks on ‘communist’ Democrats
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (693+ words) Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Benton, speaks at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, talks to people on the floor at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. WASHINGTON – Speaker of the House…...
Ron Faucheux: The volatile politics of data centers
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (602+ words) AI data centers were once treated as economic development trophies. Job-hungry states and financially strapped rural communities saw them as a way to grab a piece of the technology boom. The politics, however, have gotten messy nationwide. Data centers have…...
Letters: I flew with pilot who later died in 9/11 attacks. He will always be remembered
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (240+ words) Twenty-five years ago, I was living in Germany. The day after 9/11, a German newspaper ran an article with the headline: "Great God, stand by us — thousands dead in America." But it was a line within the article that touched me…...
Will Sutton: Here’s an idea to get state and New Orleans leaders talking again
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (498+ words) Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry with Attorney General Liz Murrill outside the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans on Wednesday, August 5, 2026. This needs to stop, and I have a tiptoe way forward. Until July, not many knew…...
State senator: Vermilion Parish has been losing for years. SpaceX is a win.
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (450+ words) President and chief operating officer of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell speaks during the SpaceX announcement at Magdalen Place in Abbeville, La., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. Southern Vermilion Parish has spent a generation watching two things leave: land and people. The marsh south of…...
Ascension Planning Commission approves 68-lot subdivision in Gonzales pending DOTD traffic revisions
5+ day, 27+ min ago (393+ words) After more than two hours of discussion and three separate motions, the Ascension Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat Wednesday for a 68-lot subdivision in Gonzales, with road infrastructure review and revisions required before construction can begin. The Farm subdivision…...
Running for office: London seeks reelection to Zachary School Board seat for District 8
1+ week, 23+ min ago (271+ words) Crystal London, 39, with no party affiliation, is running for reelection to the Zachary Community School Board District 8 seat. “It has been an honor to serve the Zachary community over the past four years. I am running for reelection because the…...