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After a two-month delay, the Louisiana Bond Commission cleared the way for the city of New Orleans to receive $39 million in funding for drainage infrastructure. Many of the state’s top Republican officials had threatened to withhold the funds over the city’s abortion policies but the board eventually advanced the funding request.
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Suicide is a leading cause of death in women, and mood and anxiety disorders make perinatal risks more complicated. Dr. Fortney’s work is focused on this issue. -
Due to dry weather causing a lack of freshwater outflow, saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is encroaching into the Mississippi River — and it’s concerning state and local officials.
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Karen Carter Peterson’s stunning resignation and guilty plea to federal wire fraud charges left an unexpected vacancy in her highly-coveted Senate district and set the stage for the most intriguing state legislative race of 2022.The contest quickly drew two of the biggest names from New Orleans’ Democratic party: state representatives Mandie Landry and Royce Duplessis.
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Louisiana allows more toxic chemicals to enter its waterways than most of the country, landing among the top-five states in a new analysis from three national environmental advocacy groups.
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Jackson’s water issues echo infrastructure struggles across the Gulf South, resulting in nearly 1,800 lawsuits over the past year and attention from the EPA.
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As a state panel mulls the ideal location for a new Mississippi River bridge in the capital region, a recent study revealed that 80% of daily drivers using the existing Interstate 10 bridge are local motorists.
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After nearly 40 years, a final decision on the state’s $2.2 billion bid to reconnect the Mississippi River to the sediment-starved marshes on Plaquemines Parish’s east bank is closer than ever.
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Queen Elizabeth II spent 70 years on the throne — making her Britain’s longest-reigning monarch.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Cameron Lew of the band Ginger Root about his new EP Nisemono and the vintage Japanese pop that inspires his sound.
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The British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister finally broke their silence after a disastrous week for the economy that many are blaming on their policies.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sandra Viktorova, reporter for WGCU in Fort Myers, Fla., about the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, after the eye of the storm made landfall in the area.
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Billy Eichner and Luke MacFarlane star in the first major studio gay romantic comedy with an almost entirely gay cast.
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