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Another @LSU law professor is accused of making inappropriate comments. Students complained to the Title IX office. Story from @piperhutch.bsky.social #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/03/05/l...

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Groups that help sexual assault survivors plan to ask the state for $2 million in funding to backfill federal funding that might be cut by the Trump administration. lailluminator.com/2025/03/04/s...

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Organizations providing services to sexual assault survivors plan to ask Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature for an extra $2 million in state funding this year. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/03/04/s...

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The Louisiana Family Forum has sent out Ten Commandments posters to public school districts in Bossier, Ouachita, Lincoln and Rapides. www.wafb.com/2025/02/25/t...

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Two Louisiana legislators, including the chairman of the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, have introduced legislation to eliminate fluoridation of public water. #lalege www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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State Rep. Dixon McMakin plans to file legislation to exempt NIL deals that college athletes receive from state income tax in Louisiana. #lalege www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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Gov. Jeff Landry will ask the federal government to pay for the costs of his temporary homeless shelter during the Superbowl. thelensnola.org/2025/02/27/w...

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New Orleans was among the places receiving money to replace its tree canopy. That's over because of Trump's anti-DEI push. #lalege www.fox8live.com/2025/03/02/7...

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Louisiana has revamped the way it is teaching kids how to read. (It also got a very good set of reading scores back recently.) www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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Wow. Alabama is building a $1 billion prison. That is a billion with a "b".... www.al.com/news/2024/10...

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Employees at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality give mixed reviews of embattled leader for the agency. #lalege www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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Is it illegal to carry a gun to a parade in Louisiana? It depends on who you ask. Story by @nchrastil.bsky.social #lalege thelensnola.org/2025/03/02/s...

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Five years married. Happy anniversary Jed!

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Louisiana braces for potential Medicaid cuts. Story from @emilywoodruff.bsky.social #lalege #lagov www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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Last week, 5 chief public defenders who run local district offices were told they were losing their jobs. The other 32 chiefs were told their contracts would be "under review" for changes. This follows Gov. Jeff Landry's takeover of the PD board. #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/03/01/5...

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Louisiana's state public defender Rémy Starns sent notice to 5 chief public defenders in local offices that they will be losing their jobs in July. The 5 publicly opposed Starns' plans to gain more control over the PD system. #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/03/01/5...

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State Public Defender Rémy Starns will force 5 chief public defenders who manage local districts out of their jobs. The contracts for other chief PDs will be under review. This follows a law change pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry that gave Starns more power. lailluminator.com/2025/03/01/5...

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We found her! Mardi Gras rascal.

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My dog Roxie got out of our house in Spanish Town in Baton Rouge. She's about 30 pounds and black and tan. If you see her, please reach out to me.

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The Louisiana Board of Ethics will allow statewide elected officials, higher education leaders and other high-ranking state employees to conceal their home addresses on government transparency forms that are legally required to posted publicly. lailluminator.com/2025/02/28/a...

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More Louisiana officials can shield their home addresses on forms posted online for public disclosure, ethics board decides. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/02/28/a...

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Jerry, Jimmy and Mickey are dressed up for Mardi Gras at the Delta Music Museum in Ferriday.

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We may not get a flu vaccine next year because the Trump administration canceled the meeting to pick the flu strains that the vaccine would protect against. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...

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Gov. Jeff Landry plans to reopen a Louisiana youth prison closed a decade ago, @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/02/25/g...

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One of Gov. Jeff Landry's budget priorities is reopening the Jetson youth prison in Baker that was closed in 2014. He and lawmakers have moved $42.4m around to build the new facility. Landry is also asking for $12.7m for staffing next year. #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/02/25/g...

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Louisiana's Surgeon General Ralph Abraham, who ended mass vaccine events in Louisiana and has expressed skepticism about some vaccines, is also urging people to get the measles vaccine if they don't have it. (Texas has a measles outbreak.) www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2...

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So a significant portion of the people working for DOGE were actually civil servants from United States Digital Services office set up by Obama to fix healthcare.gov and other online services? I find it strange that I didn't know this before. apnews.com/article/doge...

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Gov. Landry commits to more permanent domestic violence prevention funding after his original 2025-26 budget plan didn't include $7 million to match what lawmakers added last year. @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/02/24/l...

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Gov. Jeff Landry commits to providing permanent, stable funding for domestic violence prevention in Louisiana. (His initial budget proposal reduced funding for DV services by $7 million.) lailluminator.com/2025/02/24/l...

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Gov. Jeff Landry released a statement money said he was committed to adding back funding into his budget proposal for domestic violence prevention services. Last week, his initial budget proposal reduced funding for anti-DV efforts by $7 million. #lalege #lagov His statement below:

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Help us create @lailluminator.com podcast! Please fill out our survey and make a contribution. lailluminator.com/2025/02/24/i... #lalege

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A lot of anxiety over what will happen given the current state of politics was on display at the LSU Board of Supervisors meeting. #lalege #lagov Story from @piperhutch.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2025/02/21/p...

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The Trump administration has cut $23 million worth of education grants from Louisiana. Story from @patrickwall.bsky.social www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/... #lalege

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Louisiana's juvenile justice officials said they saw a steep drop in attacks on staff and between incarcerated youth in their facilities. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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There's an effort to weaken public worker protections in Louisiana through changes to the civil service system. Civil service is supposed prevent government leaders (think Huey Long) from using public jobs for political favors. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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One of the death row inmates that Gov. Jeff Landry was seeking to put to death via gassing next month died over the weekend. #lalege #lagov lailluminator.com/2025/02/23/l...

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Louisiana prosecutors rarely face discipline even though the state is a hotbed for overturned criminal convictions (which means more cases than normal haven't been handled properly.) #lalege #lagov www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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This is a very Louisiana story. One of the highest points for miles in lower Louisiana is a pile of semi-radioactive waste from a fertilizer plant. State regulators just gave permission for it to expand. www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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Livingston Parish in Louisiana has pulled 30k print and audiobooks for young adults from its collection. They are going to be read and reviewed by librarians for sexually explicit material. Story from @clargrune.bsky.social www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...

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There's confusion about whether Louisiana's Surgeon General, Ralph Abraham, has been implying that he is a family medicine specialist as opposed to a general practitioner. Abraham is a doctor who worked in rural NE Louisiana. From @rosemarywestwood.bsky.social lailluminator.com/2025/02/18/a...

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OVERNIGHT: Louisiana man with execution date next month dies at Angola lailluminator.com/2025/02/23/l...

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Hell yeah New Orleans is hosting Wrestlemania April 11-12, 2026 @orlandofloresjr.bsky.social

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National publications are reporting that Louisiana's Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Madison Sheahan will be the new head of ICE. Sheahan has a little over a year of law enforcement experience running Louisiana's wildlife and fisheries department. #lalege www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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Gov. Landry’s budget proposal includes cuts to Louisiana’s domestic violence shelter funding, @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports: lailluminator.com/2025/02/21/j...

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Gov. Jeff Landry's budget proposal reduces funding for Louisiana's domestic violence shelters and outreach offices. An advocate said the cut would close domestic violence shelter beds in a state where 1,400 requests for DV shelter are already unmet. #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/02/21/j...

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Landry prioritizes public money for private education in state budget proposal, @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports #lalege #lagov

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Gov. Jeff Landry prioritizes public funding for private education/schools in his budget proposal released today. #lalege #lagov lailluminator.com/2025/02/20/l...

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Who sits on the management board of the Ware Youth Center where Louisiana houses incarcerated girls? Juvenile justice officials couldn't say. (The information also can't be found on the Ware Youth Center website.) #lalege lailluminator.com/2025/02/20/l...

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Who sits on the board that oversees a girls' prison at the heart of a New York Times investigation into abuse allegations? @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports their names aren't readily available, and two state senators want answers from juvenile justice officials lailluminator.com/2025/02/20/l...

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Until recently, Louisiana’s incarcerated youth could earn holiday furloughs with good behavior. Those privileges have been pulled and @jsodonoghue.bsky.social reports state senators are asking why. lailluminator.com/2025/02/19/l...

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