It’s almost impossible to find anyone in coastal Louisiana opposed to the idea of “coastal restoration.” Storms like Katrina, Gustav and Isaac have...
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Friday, the Senate Finance Committee continued to comb through the budget, and discovered there’s a lot left to fund this session. To get a summary,
In the Finance committee Thursday Senators questioned the way the House filled the hole it dug in the proposed budget for next year. The House took
NPR News Analyst Cokie Roberts grew up in Louisiana in the 1940 and 50s -- the daughter of Hale and Lindy Boggs, who both represented New Orleans in
The clang of tide gauges throughout parts of southeast Louisiana aren’t from a science fiction movie, though they may make residents feel like they...
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