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LSU has fired Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million. The decision comes on the heels of a loss to No. 3 Texas A&M.
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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. -
Elections scheduled for April 18 and May 30 will move to May 16 and June 27, respectively. Both bills passed along party lines. -
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response. -
Multiple bills have passed through Louisiana House and Senate committees as Gov. Jeff Landry’s special session on 2026 election dates is underway. -
State lawmakers will begin a special session on Thursday to decide new dates for the 2026 election cycle amid the U.S. Supreme Court case concerning Louisiana's congressional map. -
In cities both big and small, rural and urban people gathered for 'No Kings' Day protests. There were 11 in Louisiana, with one in Baton Rouge drawing around 1,000 attendees. -
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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National Nurses United has been negotiating new staff contracts with UMC administrators since March 2024. This is the fifth strike in just over a year. -
A flea market is Florida is feeling the effects of immigration enforcement as it's lost at least 30% of its customers.
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Losing a loved one is something almost everyone can relate to. But sometimes the way we process our grief can be a light in the darkness for others.
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Two years ago, California launched an experiment that lets judges order people with psychotic illness into care. Some counties are emphasizing something else the law enabled: "relentless outreach."
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Moderate Democrats made a political calculation to end the shutdown but try to keep health care in the spotlight.
