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Jefferson Parish is using opioid settlement money for a new drug court. Is it the best use of funds?
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The House voted along party lines to approve the congressional map with one Democratic district on Thursday. -
Teachers and support staff will get another one-time stipend this year, according to Gov. Jeff Landry. But he hasn’t said where the money will come from. -
With one week left in session two big items are left to be settled, the budget and a new congressional map. -
Jeanette Weiland [WHY-land], who joined UNO’s leadership in March, will serve as interim chancellor and chief administrative officer. -
A congressional map with one Democratic district clears Louisiana House committee -
One final vote in the Louisiana Legislature would allow the state Republican and Democratic parties to exclude unaffiliated voters from their primary elections starting in 2027. -
Louisiana’s top weather official said the 2026 hurricane season is expected to produce an average number of storms, perhaps slightly less. -
Morris’ recent land deals in light of Meta’s Hyperion data center buildout are raising questions about whether the senator violated state laws designed to prohibit self-dealing. -
The congressional map with one less Democratic district will go before the House Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday morning. -
After voters rejected the constitutional amendment to combine education funds to help pay for permanent teacher pay raises, Gov. Jeff Landry made a social media post saying that if teachers do not get a pay raise, then no one in state government will get one.
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The ceasefire with Iran is under strain. In Lebanon and Gaza, the truce deals exist only on paper.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ali Vaez, director of the Iran project at the International Crisis Group, about the Trump administration's efforts to end the war with Iran.
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In the upcoming primary for mayor of Los Angeles, incumbent Karen Bass is defending from two main challengers: a conservative reality TV star and a progressive city council member.
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Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created. -
A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said Friday.
