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WEB4 days ago · The Louisiana Illuminator is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization with a mission to cast light on how decisions in Baton Rouge are made and how they affect the lives of everyday Louisianians. Our in-depth investigations and news stories, news briefs and commentary help residents make …
Secretary of State Nancy Landry picks top assistant
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Secretary of State Nancy Landry picks top assistant. Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry has appointed Catherine Newsome her first assistant, the agency’s number two position. Newsome has worked with the Department of State as state archivist and executive director of the Louisiana State Archives for more than four years.
Louisiana lawmakers settle on dates for redistricting, crime special ...
WEBDec 19, 2023 · The January and February special sessions had to be squeezed in between the regular session and Mardi Gras festivities. Washington D.C. Mardi Gras – which hundreds of elected officials from Louisiana attend annually – begins Jan. 24 and lasts through Jan. 27.
Louisiana’s fortified roof grant program on track to exceed …
WEBSep 7, 2023 · The state has begun certifying local contractors and evaluators for the Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP) that will provide grants to homeowners to help retrofit their roofs to withstand hurricane-force winds.. As of Thursday, the Louisiana Department of Insurance has approved 13 of 21 evaluator applications and 35 of 57 contractor applications.
Louisiana lawmakers kill an insurance mandate to cover fertility ...
WEBJun 5, 2022 · A powerful Louisiana Senate committee scuttled a proposal that would have required insurance companies to cover fertility preservation procedures for cancer patients about to undergo radiation, chemotherapy and other treatments that will render them sterile. The Louisiana Senate Finance Committee last week deemed House Bill 537 too expensive for the state, which would have had […]
Louisiana Supreme Court to decide who stays in race for its …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The Louisiana Supreme Court Building on Royal Street in New Orleans, Dec. 7, 2021. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator) The Louisiana Supreme Court issued an order Thursday afternoon saying its justices will consider a case over which candidates get to stay in the election for a seat on the high court. The …
New Orleans jail to offer limited free phone calls, tablet access for ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · NEW ORLEANS — During her successful 2021 campaign for Orleans Parish Sheriff, Susan Hutson criticized the high fees — more than 20 cents per minute — that detainees in the city’s jail pay to make phone calls, saying she would work to provide free phone service. Two and a half years into her tenure, she’s come a little closer to meeting that goal.
Louisiana sees one of the steepest drops in granting parole, early ...
WEBOct 19, 2023 · The number of people granted parole and early release from prison has dropped precipitously across the country over the past several years, with Louisiana experiencing one of the steepest declines, according to a new report.. That drop, however, likely resulted, in part, from a series of reforms to the state’s criminal justice system that made a new population of prisoners parole eligible ...
Gov. Landry seeks scrutiny of Sewerage & Water Board in …
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · Gov. Landry seeks scrutiny of Sewerage & Water Board in executive order. By: Greg LaRose - February 28, 2024 5:00 am. The Sewerage and Water Board plant in New Orleans, pictured Aug. 18, 2022. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) NEW ORLEANS — Wildly inaccurate customer bills, persistent …
Gulf 'dead zone' is larger than average this year, the size of New ...
WEBAug 3, 2024 · In 2020, the Union of Concerned Scientists estimated the dead zone’s average annual cost in damages to fisheries and marine habitats at $2.4 billion. This year’s dead zone impacts a swath of marine habitat roughly the size of New Jersey, stretching from south Louisiana almost to Galveston, Texas. The Mississippi River meets the Gulf of ...