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Lawmakers convene in Baton Rouge to adjust 2026 election calendar ahead of key Supreme Court ruling
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Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards places top aide on leave amid misconduct investigation
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The Advocate - Louisiana
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Baton Rouge Mayor-President Sid Edwards has placed a high-ranking staffer on leave after while his office investigates complaints of misconduct. Monique Appeaning, Edwards' assistant chief administrative officer, was placed on administrative leave...
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WDSU Editorial: New Orleans has spoken
Helena Moreno has been elected as the next mayor of New Orleans, winning outright in the primary election with the strongest voter turnout in more than 20 years. Moreno swept the vote across the city, driven by an electorate desperate for...
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What you need to know about 'No Kings Day' protest this weekend in New Orleans
Nationwide protests will be held on Saturday amid ongoing frustrations about what some people believe to be President Donald Trump's increase in authoritarian practices, including sending military troops into major cities.The "No Kings" protests...
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Landry calls special session on elections as SCOTUS weighs Louisiana’s congressional map
Published: October 17, 8:26 am This story was first reported by Louisiana Illuminator and republished with permission. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has summoned the Louisiana Legislature for a three-week special session starting next week to address...
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No Kings protests today in 11 Louisiana cities. Here's when and where
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The Daily Advertiser - Louisiana
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Back in June, Indivisible and a coalition of pro-democracy organizations mobilized to create the "No Kings" protest. No Kings demonstrations took place in towns and cities in every state in order to reject corrupt, authoritarian politics in the...
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88th International Rice Festival well underway in Crowley
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KADN News 15 - Louisiana
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CROWLEY, La. (NEWS 15) — The 88th International Rice Festival got underway on Thursday, October 16, bringing one of Louisiana's oldest and largest agricultural celebrations back to Crowley. This festival, which began in 1937, annually honors the...
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WDAM, Gray expand access to New Orleans Pelicans basketball in 2025-26 NBA season
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - WDAM-TV and Gray Local Media Friday announced greatly expanded access to New Orleans Pelicans basketball games to benefit regional NBA fans as the 2025-26 season begins. Non-national Pelicans’ games broadcast on the...
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Missing 1,900-year-old Roman artifact found in a New Orleans garden
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Daniella Santoro and her husband were clearing underbrush from the backyard of their New Orleans home in March when they stumbled on a mystery that spanned continents and centuries. What they first thought was a massive rock turned out to be the...
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Trump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean
By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Zachary Cohen, Ines Capdevila, CNN (CNN) — As President Donald Trump weighs military action inside Venezuela, building up forces in the Caribbean and flying B-52 bombers off the country’s coast this week, Nicolás Maduro is...
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Alleged Hamas terrorist tied to attack on Israel arrested in Louisiana after lying on visa
(The Center Square) − Federal agents have arrested a man living in Louisiana, saying he lied to obtain a visa in the United States after having taken part in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Mahmoud...
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Washington: Keep Louisiana affordable by protecting Medicare
As a business leader in Louisiana, I can’t stress enough about the importance of ensuring affordability. People are leaving the Pelican State; we are suffering from population loss. This is happening for many reasons, but affordability is a top...
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Chicago's Gaelic Park to host Ireland's International Famine Commemoration
Ireland's International Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine will be hosted in Chicago this year, Ireland's Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, Patrick O’Donovan TD,...
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New Orleans police add 400 officers each night for upcoming NBA YoungBoy concerts
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans police plan to increase their presence at rapper NBA YoungBoy concerts Sunday and Monday at the Smoothie King Center. The plans come as a law enforcement source says social media reports indicate rivals of NBA...
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California Enacts Law Defining “Ultra-Processed Food”
On October 8, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1264, which makes California the first state to legally define so-called “ultra-processed food” (“UPF”).1 Importantly, there is not a generally accepted scientific definition...
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Louisiana Restaurant Worker Accused of Participating in the Oct. 7, 2023 Terrorist Attack on Israel
A 33-year-old man living and working in Lafayette, Louisiana has been arrested and is facing federal charges of taking part in the deadly October 7, 2023 terrorist attack on Israel. According to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in...
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Scalise blames Schumer and Democrats for shutdown's impact on Louisiana and federal workers
Steve Scalise, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | Official facebookSteve Scalise, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | Official facebook House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) addressed the...
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Scalise criticizes Senate Democrats over government shutdown impact on homeland security
Steve Scalise, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | Official facebookSteve Scalise, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st district | Official facebook House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) spoke in...
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BTR evaluating whether to play video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for government shutdown
BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Airport has not yet decided whether it will show a video of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, officials say. Assistant Director of Aviation at the...
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Steve Scalise criticizes Democrats over government shutdown impacts in recent posts
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