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Louisiana Illuminator
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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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. -
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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The 34-year-old, Ugandan-born democratic socialist defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent, in Tuesday's election, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
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Between DOGE and the government shutdown, it's a tough time to be a federal worker. But students in a Pentagon-funded pilot program are excited about working for the government.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired teacher Barbara VornDick about her years-long efforts to shed new light on the life and death of Eliza Monroe Hay, President James Monroe's eldest daughter.
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There's been a significant slowdown in influenza and COVID samples sent to CDC from other countries, which could impair pandemic preparedness and vaccine development
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A man who threw a sub sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., is now on trial for assault. He's come to symbolize resistance to President Trump's federal surge in the city.