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Bipartisan consensus elusive on government retirees' benefits - Roll Call

There are renewed signs of life for an overhaul of much-maligned Social Security policies that cut some public workers’ retirement benefits.

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Diplomas for sale: $465, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools

Nearly 9,000 private schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees

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LSU commit Ju’Juan Johnson breaks Louisiana high school yards record

LSU commit Ju’Juan Johnson broke a 24-year Louisiana high school football record as he recorded his 13,662 yard of his career on Friday.

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A gas station culinary trail around No Man’s Land, Louisiana

Louisiana takes its pit stop grub seriously – Ellie Seymour tastes the region’s homespun soul food dishes on a 450-mile tour of the Deep South’s gas stations, convenience stores and diners

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House speaker Mike Johnson likened abortion to ‘American holocaust’

CNN airs clip from May last year in which then Louisiana congressman – a leading anti-abortion voice –made comparison

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Voters in six states decided on 32 constitutional amendments in 2023, the highest number of constitutional amendments during an odd-numbered year since 2003

In 2023, voters in six states decided on 32 constitutional amendments—the highest number of constitutional amendments on the ballot during an odd-numbered year since 2003. Voters approved 27 of the 32 proposed constitutional changes in 2023 for an approval rate of 84.38%.

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A passenger went missing on a cruise ship. His mother says Carnival didn’t tell her

Tyler Barnett, from Louisiana, is believed to have gone overboard the Carnival Glory on Monday

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Woman sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty in case of boy found dead in suitcase in Indiana

A Louisiana woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her involvement in the death of a 5-year-old Atlanta boy whose body was found last year in a suitcase in rural southern Indiana

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Search is on for pipeline leak after as much as 1.1 million gallons of oil sullies Gulf of Mexico

As much as 1.1 million gallons of oil may have been discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline system off Louisiana’s southeast coast

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29 state legislative incumbents lose re-election bids in 2023

In 2023, 29 state legislative incumbents lost their re-election bids: 13 in general elections and 16 in primaries. This was more than in 2021 (22) but fewer than in 2019 (31).

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‘They make it so hard to do the right thing’: New Orleanians battle exorbitant energy bills with few alternatives

City is on the frontlines of the climate emergency and residents are struggling – but necessary transformative political action still looks far off

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Landry (R) defeats Collins-Greenup (D) in Nov. 18 general election for Louisiana Secretary of State

Nancy Landry (R) defeated Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) in the Nov. 18 general election for Louisiana Secretary of State. As of Nov. 18, Landry received 67% of the vote to Collins-Greenup’s 33%. Incumbent Kyle Ardoin (R) did not for re-election.

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Republicans secure all statewide offices in Louisiana after sweeping runoff races

GOP win elections on Saturday in once-bipartisan state for attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer

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New Orleans civil rights activist's family home listed on National Register of Historic Places

The New Orleans home where civil rights activist Oretha Castle Haley grew up and that served as a hub for Louisiana’s 1960s civil rights movement has been added to the National Register of Historic Places

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A passenger went missing on a cruise ship. His mother says Carnival didn’t tell her

Tyler Barnett, from Louisiana, is believed to have gone overboard the Carnival Glory on Monday

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Appeals court frees attorney from having to join, pay dues to Louisiana bar association, for now

A federal appeals court says a Louisiana lawyer who objected to the state bar association’s public statements on health tips and LGBTQ rights, among other topics, cannot be forced to join or pay dues to the association

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Previewing Louisiana’s Nov. 18 elections

Welcome to the Wednesday, November 15, 2023, Brew.

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

In 2023, 41 statewide measures were certified for the ballot in eight states, 10 more measures than the average number certified in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. There are no more pending state ballot measures for 2023. The next—and final—election for state ballot measures is on Sat., Nov. 18…

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3 still critical a day after knife attack that shocked students at Louisiana Tech University

Three women remain in critical condition a day after what officials say was a random knife attack on a college campus in north Louisiana

The Guardian - US

Republican praises January 6 attacker’s ‘good faith and core principles’

Louisiana congressman Clay Higgins asks judge to show leniency to Ryan Nichols, charged with assaulting police at US Capitol

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Louisiana voters will decide on four constitutional amendments on Nov. 18

Louisiana voters will decide on four constitutional amendments on Nov. 18, 2023.

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At least four people stabbed at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston; suspect in custody

A knife attack at Louisiana Tech University in the north Louisiana city of Ruston left four women injured

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Student charged after four injured in ‘random’ Louisiana Tech stabbing

The stabbing occurred at the school’s Lambright Sports and Wellness Center

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At least one dead after stabbing rampage at Louisiana Tech

The stabbing occurred on Monday morning at the school’s Lambright Intramural

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Saints 53-man roster for Week 10 vs. Vikings

There are few changes to the New Orleans Saints' 53-man roster for Week 10's game with the Minnesota Vikings:

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