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How federal tax rewrite could be a gift for Louisiana lawmakers struggling with budget 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1312
Steve Scalise says he's set to undergo additional surgery, asks for continued support 8 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 2711
Court considers constitutionality of key budget balancing tool 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 1276
No charges for Vermilion teacher cuffed after questioning boss' raise; supporters say it's not over 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1781
Louisiana lawmakers caught in fiscal torrent, not even trying to swim 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2018 Jan 2018 2 1419
Louisiana To Study Interstate Water Sales To Parched Texas Communities 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1659
Judge dies days before trial of private eye over Trump taxes 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 8 2339
Audit: $718K spent in Louisiana on dead Medicaid patients 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 2031
Study: LSU pays men substantially more than women of same rank, in some cases $20K-plus 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1402
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1049
Too restrictive, unequal access: Advisory panel hears concerns about state voting laws 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1263
Congressman seeks pledge med school will stay in Shreveport 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1254
Mayor-elect Cantrell fights bid by Jeff Landry's office to recuse Orleans judges in credit card 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1385
Louisiana Medicaid program running under-budget this year 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 3 1253
Gov. John Bel Edwards creates task force to look into sexual harassment in state government 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1355
Court tie means Louisiana Planned Parenthood keeps funding 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 3 1634
Donna Brazile: LSU 'will receive all of my papers,' including all assessments DNC received for 2016 6 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2893
Baton Rouge voters approve tax on hotel rooms by big margin 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1658
FEMA penalties for some uninsured public buildings could cost governments in Livingston, Ascension 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1469
LaToya Cantrell elected New Orleans' first female mayor 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 2 1908
Republican John Schroder to become Louisiana's next treasurer, defeats Derrick Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1697
Judge overturns rape conviction of Louisiana man imprisoned 46 years 2 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 4 2020
Louisiana House Republicans delay Medicaid contracts that cover 1.6 million people 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 2087
GOP plan to end historic tax credits would hurt New Orleans, developers say 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1942
New effort underway to examine Louisiana's redistricting process; bipartisan summit set for January 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1688
Louisiana mayor says he will 'still be mayor' after arrest for alleged malfeasance, theft related to 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1801
Ex-Louisiana private investigator can't use 'white hat' defense in Trump tax return hacking case, 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1803
Jason Aldean plays to 7,000 fearless fans in New Orleans, his first outdoor concert since Las Vegas 2 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2146
Lawsuit: Louisiana sheriff rejected applicant because of HIV 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1498
(Chef) John Besh steps down from restaurant group after sexual harassment allegations 1 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2056

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Tony the Louisiana truck-stop tiger dies, age 17 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1558
Residents oppose radioactive cleaning facility in Gibson 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1332
Judge dismisses former president's claims against Louisiana College 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1506
LSU President reinstates alcohol ban on Greeks, says they did not take it seriously 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 1470
St. Charles Parish councilman says parish president needs drug rehab 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1309
New Orleans hires attorney who has helped cities crack down on strip clubs 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1343
Caddo Parish Commission votes to remove Confederate monument 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1267
New Orleans Mayor Landrieu slammed as 'unprofessional' by U.S. Sen. John Kennedy in D.C. hearing 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 1511
At union rally, a glimpse of an organized New Orleans hospitality industry 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 9 1717
Louisiana borrowing picture improves after debt refinancing 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 1210
Oil rig explosion rocks Kenner, (LA) injures 7 people Sunday 0 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 5 1690
New Orleans will have its first female mayor (runoff next month) 0 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2048
8-month-old baby left in vehicle for hours in Hammond (LA) dies, TPSO says 2 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 2671
Hurricane Nate in New Orleans: much ado about nothing 3 fleur-de-lisa Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 1915
Judge orders release of congressman sentenced for bribery 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 2 3259
Louisiana cuts early voting short for Hurricane Nate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2457
Drinking game may have preceded fraternity pledge's death 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2422
Slidell pays ACLU $25,000 over defeated panhandling law 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 2 1427
Shreveport bookkeeper accused of stealing more than $450K 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1900
6-year prison sentence for ex-Carnival queen who owned company at center of massive Medicare fraud 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1841
New Orleans man admits spending $84,000 in federal money on items like cruise expenses 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1622
Former state senator disciplined by Louisiana Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1606
Panel holds 7-hour hearing on ethics charges against Mandeville mayor 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1351
Louisiana lawmaker to pay hefty fine after using campaign dollars to 'fund a gambling habit' 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1594
Louisiana leaders cautiously optimistic about surplus; House Speaker suggests repaying rainy day ... 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 1573
Police: LSU freshman dies after 'potential hazing incident' at Phi Delta Theta fraternity 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2606
Killings of two black men in Louisiana believed to be racially-motivated, police say 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 1802
Why parishes? The story behind Louisiana's unique map 0 fleur-de-lisa Sep 2017 Sep 2017 4 2843
Louisiana shuts down state park that has one of nation's largest botanical gardens 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2535
Judge sentences three in Medicare fraud case, including mother of Tyrann Mathieu 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2989

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Cancer patients who usually receive services at MD Anderson can turn to Baton Rouge hospitals 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 2616
Gov. Edwards establishes Harvey-aid outpost in neighboring Texas: 'It's just the right thing to do' 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 1913
New Orleans drainage crisis: Damaged turbine has been fixed but not online yet, mayor says 0 fleur-de-lisa Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 1508
Emergency declared in New Orleans as flood threat looms 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 4779
Judge permanently blocks Louisiana law requiring birth certificates for marriage 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 4 2952
How will state employees' new compensation system work? Here's what you need to know 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2666
LSU, Southern employees getting pay hikes, school leaders say 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2583
Britney Spears is giving a piece of her Las Vegas residency ticket sales to Louisiana schools 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 3006
Gov. John Bel Edwards seeks budget ideas from business leaders, other stakeholders 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2683
Officials: Fire at black Louisiana church caused by arson 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1978
Could Louisiana survive without its colleges and universities? 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2405
Gov. John Bel Edwards: Time to explore to 'fiscal cliff' options, decide if special session 'will be 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2244
Louisiana may need to borrow money to pay its bills; Here's why Gov. Edwards wants to avoid that 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1858
U.S. attorney: Baton Rouge health care company to pay $1.7 million to settle fraud complaint 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 1946
State Police Commissioner Calvin Braxton resigns; calls investigation allegations 'unfounded' 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1959
FBI a presence in Amite for third time since December; this time to serve subpoenas on Town of Amite 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2291
Appeal rejected; Southern University Board votes to fire vice chancellor amid sex tape controversy 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2068
Buried oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster still harming wetlands 0 fleur-de-lisa Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2313
House Democratic leader rescinds resignation 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 1 2539
Officer wounded in deadly ambush sues Black Lives Matter 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2143
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