At Louisiana’s request, Trump administration tanks historic district in ‘Cancer Alley’
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Trump administration has removed eligibility for an 11-mile section of the River Parishes to become a historic district in response to a request from ... Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, again?
By Renuka Rayasam and Sam Whitehead Contributing Writers (kffhealthnews.org) — In January, during a congressional hearing on his way to becoming secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. ... Greenhouse gases from proposed Venture Global site concern Calcasieu neighbors
By Natalie McLendon Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Neighbors, both for and against a proposed natural gas facility, had the chance to share their thoughts on the project during a public hearing on ... 20 million predatory loans drained over billion from consumers
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer New research from the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) finds that in just one year – 2022 – cash-strapped borrowers took out over 20 million predatory loans ... Republicans worry GOP-led states will suffer from Trump’s firings of federal workers
By Jennifer Shutt Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — Some Republicans are raising concerns about how reducing the federal workforce by potentially hundreds of thousands of people and canceling spending approved by Congress ... La. utility regulators sanction colleague who insulted Gov. Landry on social media
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana utility regulators sanctioned one of their colleagues last Wednesday after he called Gov. Jeff Landry an “a–hole” on social media. Thousands of Haitian immigrants to lose protected status by August
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (States Newsroom) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday cut protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, leaving them vulnerable to deportations by ... Suit challenges ballot measure seeking tax law rewrite
By Katie Jane Fernelius Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — A group of Louisiana voters filed suit against Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry on Monday (Feb. 17), seeking to halt a ... The Black Press: The last line of defense as Trump seizes control of the National Archives
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Donald Trump’s recent takeover of the National Archives marks yet another chilling step in his broader campaign to rewrite history, erasing the truths that ... OPSB goes to court to get $20 million – and to stop the city from skimming money from school kids
By Marta Jewson The Lens On last Thursday (Feb. 20) morning, the Orleans Parish School Board, with support of the New Orleans City Council, squared off in Civil District Court against the ...
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