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The East Baton Rouge Metro Council hopes to persuade more public service retirees to switch to a government-funded health care plan it offers to help make up for a $21 million budget shortfall.
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Elections scheduled for April 18 and May 30 will move to May 16 and June 27, respectively. Both bills passed along party lines.
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Landry formally asked for 1,000 guardsmen to be paid for with federal funds to assist local law enforcement on September 30. The purpose of the request is to help law enforcement fight crime and offset the shortage of police officers.
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Landry wants to push dates back for the closed primaries next year to give lawmakers extra time to possibly approve a new congressional map.
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Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser said he’s heard from many Canadians who are avoiding the state, including upcoming festivals in Acadiana, because of Trump’s comments.
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Lawmakers say it's too soon to tell if a new law to make Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) more transparent is effective.
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Gov. Jeff Landry asked for National Guard deployments to New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Shreveport, saying Monday that his state needs help fighting crime and praising President Donald Trump's decision to send troops to Washington and Memphis.
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Roblox and Discord said in separate statements to WWNO and WRKF that they don’t comment on active lawsuits, but are committed to safety and use advanced technology to protect their users.
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The attorneys general referred to prohibitive security fees as the “assassin’s veto,” a play on the “heckler’s veto,” a phenomenon in which a controversial speaker’s right to free speech is curtailed by an overwhelming negative response.
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Gov. Jeff Landry ordered flags to be flown at half-staff Thursday and Friday in honor of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot on Wednesday.
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Gov. Jeff Landry agreed Friday to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free plane ride to Hawaii and other free flights, ending a years-long ethics investigation into his travels.
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Gov. Jeff Landry has approved sending 135 members of the Louisiana National Guard to Washington, D.C., in support of President Donald Trump’s takeover of the city’s police department.