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Board of Regents recommends moving UNO back to LSU System

By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The state’s higher education oversight board unanimously voted on Wednesday of last week to recommend moving the University

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Louisiana OMV technical issues trigger emergency declaration

By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana, citing the need to immediately address system

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Big boots to fill: Anthony Hingle Jr. didn’t touch beads or feathers for 32 years. Now he’s back in town, continuing the work of his father, Flagboy Meathead, a legend among Black Masking Indians
By Katy Rechdahl The Lens With about a week left until Mardi Gras, Anthony Hingle Jr. went to his parents’ house to finish a set of beaded pterodactyls. Using white plastic from ...
LaDOTD says its moving to address bridges vulnerable to vessel strikes
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A federal agency has determined 68 bridges nationwide, including eight in Louisiana, are vulnerable to vessel strikes that could have catastrophic consequences — and local officials ...
Federal court invalidates Gulf oil drilling lease
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — In a legal setback for fossil fuel advocates, a federal court has invalidated a large offshore oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of ...
Louisiana conducts its first nitrogen gas execution, ending 15-year death penalty hiatus
By Greg LaRose Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Jessie Hoffman was put to death Tuesday evening at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, becoming the first person in the state executed using nitrogen gas.
Louisiana could open VA homes to paying National Guard, Reserve veterans
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — State residents who served in the military on a part-time basis could soon opt to live at Louisiana Veteran Homes locations, which provide geriatric and ...
Playing the game! How athletes at smaller La. universities are contesting to score their own NIL deals
By Ella Armstrong, Caroline Burk, Ty Cazeaux and Christian Gladney Contributing Writers (LSU Manship School News Service) — Bailey Tillman began her freshman year at McNeese State University in 2021 after new ...
Louisiana’s higher education employees could see better retirement prospects
By Piper Hutchinson Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — The Louisiana Legislature will consider a wish list of retirement reforms college and university faculty and staff have suggested, all aimed at keeping tenured professors ...
Residents express frustration with federal government at Troy Carter town hall on Medicaid
By Safura Syed Contributing Writer (Veritenews.org) — Residents vented their frustration with the Trump administration’s recent actions to overhaul the federal government Tuesday (March 18) at a town hall U.S. Rep. Troy ...

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