Louisiana expected to open ‘more secure’ juvenile facility in Monroe next month
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana officials expect to move the state’s most disruptive incarcerated youth to a revamped, high-security facility in north Louisiana next month. Fertilizer company calls off plans for Jefferson Parish plant
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A Texas fertilizer company announced early last weel it has halted its plans to build an ammonia plant in Jefferson Parish. The decision came ... Louisiana’s long-awaited energy efficiency rules are up for vote
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State regulators will vote this week on new rules that would require utility companies to implement various power-saving measures and technologies. New seafood import fees would fund testing of foreign shrimp and crawfish
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – Additional testing for foreign-caught shrimp and crawfish, which Louisiana fisherfolk say undercuts their local product, could come at the expense of the wholesalers who are ... Univ. of Louisiana System adopts paid parental leave for employees
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The University of Louisiana System will offer paid parental leave for all employees, system President Jim Henderson announced at a Board of Supervisors meeting on ... Former Congressmen: Growing threat of political violence looms over 2024
By Jacob Fischler Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Former members of Congress are deeply concerned about political violence ahead of the 2024 presidential election, former Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama and former Rep. ... Give a child a book for Christmas
By Julianne Malveaux TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist They don’t call it “Black Friday” because they love Black people; they call it Black Friday because many businesses are pushed into the black (from the red ... The buoyancy of hope
By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (Ret.) TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist It’s a good thing in many ways that we Americans tend to believe in hope, but if you are truly listening to the ... Nelson appointment signals an income tax cut
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Columnist The decision by Jeff Landry to name State Rep. Richard Nelson to lead the Louisiana Department of Revenue may signal that a serious effort to reduce or ... What we lose when we don’t vote
Voting rights advocates, civil rights leaders and political analysts are screaming warnings and beating drums on news shows and podcasts that American democracy will die in 2024 if Americans don’t ...
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