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Judge blocks Biden's Title IX rule in four states, dealing a blow to protections for LGBTQ+ students

The Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students has been temporarily blocked in four states after a federal judge in Louisiana found that it overstepped the Education Department’s authority

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Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Discovery Education Renew Educational Partnership

Edtech provider Discovery Education will continue to work with LPB to provide a suite of digital resources to the state’s schools

TV Tech

Louisiana men arrested for fraud after winning hog-hunting contests

The hunters are charged with catching feral hogs in another state and using them as part of their competition tallies.

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Louisiana Supreme Court reopens window for lawsuits by adult victims of childhood sex abuse

Louisiana's highest court is giving childhood victims of sexual abuse a renewed opportunity to file damage lawsuits

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WATCH: Drew Brees, Cameron Jordan test Disney World’s new Louisiana-themed ride

New Orleans Saints legends Drew Brees and Cameron Jordan were among the first to test Disney World's new Louisiana-themed ride:

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I picked Baton Rouge over New York or L.A. after earning an MIT engineering degree—and am loving its genuine sense of community

After the anonymity of bigger cities, the Louisiana capital’s culture and community has invigorated David Hou.

Fortune

High Levels Of Toxic Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Detected In Louisiana: Report

The researchers found that the air in the industrialized stretch of southeast Louisiana dubbed "cancer alley" has 20 times higher concentrations of carcinogenic ethylene oxide than previously expected.

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Study Reveals High Levels Of Carcinogen In Louisiana

Study by Johns Hopkins University reveals alarming ethylene oxide levels in 'cancer alley', prompting regulatory actions and health concerns.

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Researchers find higher levels of dangerous chemical than expected in southeast Louisiana

Scientists using more modern methods of measuring the carcinogen ethylene oxide have found much higher levels of the chemical along a corridor in southeastern Louisiana than expected

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Air in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ likely more toxic than previously thought

New research reveals levels of ethylene oxide more than 1,000 times above previous measurements

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Louisiana's New 25-Foot Legal Forcefield for Police Threatens Accountability and Civil Liberties

A new law will make it much harder to film law enforcement officers in their public duties. Does that violate the First Amendment?

Reason

Red States Are Reversing Criminal Justice Reform

Republican lawmakers are undoing bipartisan measures against unjust prison sentences and punitive policies.

Reason

Mike Johnson has record of anti-gay hate

The Republican House Speaker has for decades lobbied against efforts to extend legal rights to the LGBTQ+ community

Salon

An American flag, a pencil sharpener − and the 10 Commandments: Louisiana’s new bill to mandate biblical displays in classrooms is the latest to push limits of religion in public schools

Louisiana is not a stranger to controversy over religion in schools. In 2023, it joined almost 20 states that require or allow officials in public schools to post the national motto, “In God We Trust.”

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Louisiana Approves Surgical Castration For Child Sex Offenders

Louisiana lawmakers approve bill allowing judges to order surgical castration for certain sex offenders against children under 13. Proponents argue for the...

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Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration for child sex offenders

Earlier this year, 54-year-old Glenn Sullivan Sr of Springfield, Louisiana, agreed to be physically castrated after he raped and impregnanted a 14-year-old girl

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Republican governors gather to attack Biden’s climate agenda

Governors say president has ‘done nothing but attack American energy’ and urge end to US fossil-fuel rules and regulations

The Independent UK

Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids

Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would allow judges the option to order someone to undergo surgical castration when the person is convicted of a sex crime against a child younger than 13

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The 'Frenchies' of World War II: Cajun Louisianan war hero shares his story

Among the Americans drafted in 1943 to defeat the Nazis in Europe were young Cajuns from Louisiana, who spoke French as their native language. At the time, society tended to view the Cajun French language as a handicap, and the people who spoke it as second-class citizens. All of that…

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Louisiana Law Restricting Filming Of Police Raises First Amendment Concerns

Louisiana's controversial law restricting proximity to police officers sparks debate over civil liberties and transparency in policing.

Latin Times

Venezuelan accused in Louisiana sex trafficking case linked to "Tren de Aragua" gang

Albert Herrera Machado is accused of being part of a human smuggling and sex trafficking operation spanning several states

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One Louisiana Escaped Inmate Captured, One Still At Large.

Inmates escape from Tangipahoa Parish Jail; one captured, one at large. Connection to deadly home invasion.

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Drew Brees says he has a son talking about going to LSU

Drew Brees says he has a son talking about going to LSU. There could be another Brees dropping back to pass in Louisiana:

Reason

Louisiana Finally Fixes America's Dumbest Licensing Requirement

Louisiana lawmakers approved a bill to end the testing requirement for florists. Going forward, only a fee will be required.

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Louisiana Law Restricts Filming Police Within 25 Feet

Louisiana's new law on police proximity sparks debate over filming rights and officer safety.

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