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Mayor Landrieu to discuss removal of Confederate statues in 'special address' Friday 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1231

Louisiana to get $51 million more federal dollars for flood victims, far short of what's needed 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1268

Legislation to set up statewide rules for Uber and Lyft clears Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1151

Death penalty lives on in Louisiana after House committee rejects bid to end practice 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 2714

Louisiana Legislature could outlaw letting children use Uzis and other fully automatic guns, but ... 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 3 4425

Barricades, no-parking signs crop up near Lee Circle signaling possible removal of statue 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 4448

'We just have to do better': Gov. John Bel Edwards notes neglect as he, lawmakers tour LSU library 1 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 6085

Band director no longer at Ascension middle school after racial slur on social media 2 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 3155

Angola inmate Corey 'C-Murder' Miller ordered to pay $1.15 million to family of slain teen 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2784

Winners: Louisiana owes whopping $4.7M for abortion law challenge 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 2 2556

Medicare scheme nets New Orleans woman prison term, $200,000 in penalties 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 1892

Louisiana residents can't use federal flood recovery funds to repay SBA loans, agencies say 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 1 1901

Trooper, two police officers shot Thursday during standoff in Avoyelles Parish 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2690

77-year-old veteran with dementia punched in the face by employee at state-run Veterans Home 0 TexasTowelie May 2017 May 2017 0 2687

Corporate flat tax bill gaining traction in Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 3600

Temporary taxes could hurt Louisiana's credit, but lawmakers still consider them 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1192

Let 70,000 ex-felons vote? No, says Louisiana House committee 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2830

State, law enforcement officials seek compromise to save controversial prison reform plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1817

House Democrats left wanting more details from Republicans on state budget 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1252

Huge challenge loom, but backers of a gasoline tax hike say they have a plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1232

First NBC Bank fails, ordered closed; will be absorbed by Whitney Bank 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 6523

Special election for state Sen. Troy Brown's old seat, school tax elections top Saturday's ballot 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 2944

New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 8 5216

Smaller tax: Estimates for Edwards' business tax plan plunge 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4713

Kids who bring toy guns to school could go to jail if bill passes 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1484

Woman accused of beating man with flagpole 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1315

Mayor Landrieu responds to Take Em Down NOLA demands on Confederate monuments 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4772

'Tampon tax' would exempt feminine products, diapers from sales tax 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 3337

Bill would exempt students from spanking 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1366

Alcohol regulations affecting local businesses 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1318

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Louisiana auditor finds $1.4M in improper, duplicate Medicaid payments 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4318

GOP lawmakers take aim at Louisiana Medicaid spending growth 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2777

Poll finds widespread support for Louisiana law to address gender pay gap 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1242

Reimagining Louisiana's film tax program: Gov. John Bel Edwards, allies have new plan 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 4277

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves spreading myths, 'can no longer be trusted' on flood aid, Gov. Edwards 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 2 1367

Louisiana tax proposal could increase cost of Netflix, Hulu, other streaming services 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2900

I-49 South supporters tout economic impact study 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 4336

In drive for gas tax hike, first and key battle is in the Louisiana House 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 2717

Labor hiring company ensnared in fatal LaPlace bus crash files for bankruptcy protection 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1258

Many old issues re-emerge as New Orleans prepares for upcoming legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2818

Proposed bill would clarify state ban on strippers under 21 as dancers' court fight continues 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 1423

Racquel Smith sues Cardell Hayes, man convicted of killing Will Smith, shooting her 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1394

Marksville (LA) officer sent to prison for 40 years for killing 6-year-old boy 4 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2049

New Orleans' drug-related deaths exceeded murders in 2016 1 fleur-de-lisa Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1704

Louisiana governor loses in clash over education redesign 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3259

Louisiana governor visits Grambling State University, discusses higher education budget 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2469

Louisiana's archives in 'state of emergency,' historians say 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 2439

Louisiana senators reject closure of children's mental health program by governor 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2573

Tampons, diapers exempt from sales tax under Louisiana lawmaker's proposal 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1287

Louisiana officer convicted of manslaughter in boy's death 3 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1751

Lawmakers say they want to fully fund TOPS, but no one making promises 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1910

Why is Gov. John Bel Edwards pushing this new, specific method of taxing Louisiana businesses? 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2459

Louisiana government auditing office sounds the budget alarm 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2350

Lawmakers seek closer look at Angola rodeo finances; more than $6M mishandled in recent years 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1965

Judge blocks marriage law, says requiring birth certificates violates foreign-born citizens' rights 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 2474

Gov. Edwards urges White House to 'carefully consider' budget cuts that could threaten disaster ... 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 3124

John White accuses teacher unions, others of slowing push for better schools 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2451

Gov. John Bel Edwards denounces public schools overhaul plan pushed by John White 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2590

Hammond Westside Montessori School closes after more than 300 students get Norovirus 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 2511

Court ruling on voting rights of felons in Louisiana expected Monday 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1379

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In appeal, Darren Sharper argues his federal guilty plea was forced and his sentence was miscalculat 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1418

National GOP-backing group launches site against John Bel Edwards, 'The Accidental Governor' 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1786

Intoxicated man bashes East Baton Rouge deputy's windshield with his head, threatens to have officer 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 0 1362

Brick thrown through window of New Orleans church days after it held transgender town hall 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 2 1404

Putting Louisiana back together: How government can repair state's 'broken' tax system 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2017 Mar 2017 1 1458

Gov. Edwards meets with Trump Monday 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2158

Louisiana state park entrance fees, cabin costs edging up 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 3059

Endymion crash driver had .232 BAC, nearly 3 times legal limit, NOPD says 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1924

Not 'a scare tactic': State transportation woes may worsen with loss of federal dollars 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2061

At Napoleonville town hall, Sen. Bill Cassidy says he's on Obamacare, pays $25,000 a year 9 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 3403

Louisiana among states without gun owner responsibility laws 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1853

'Full investigation' ordered by Gov. Edwards into State Police officials' Las Vegas side trip 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 2340

Here's how Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards administration seeks to streamline flood recovery 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1862

Louisiana Legislature agrees to deficit-closing plan hours before special session deadline 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1395

U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise defends decision to hold town hall by conference call 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1869

One budget battle down; now here's Louisiana Legislature's next step 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1513

'Horrific' Endymion crash: 28 hurt; injuries not life-threatening; driver apparently drunk, ... 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1859

Company to Pay $9.5 Million for False Reporting That Led to Explosion in Gulf of Mexico 1 nitpicker Feb 2017 Feb 2017 3 2182

Baton Rouge man, LSU engineers working to create biodegradable Mardi Gras beads 0 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2143

Louisiana's cowering GOP krewe in Washington 0 fleur-de-lisa Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1826

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