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Louisiana Legislature adjourns 2022 session; eight measures to appear on November ballot and three to appear on December ballot

The Louisiana State Legislature adjourned its 2022 legislative session on June 6, referring six constitutional amendments to this year’s ballots. These amendments join five other constitutional amendments that the Legislature referred during its 2021 session.

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Industrial water use threatens Louisiana capital’s drinking water

Unchecked water use by companies like Exxon risks saltwater intrusion and undrinkable tap water

The Guardian - US

103 statewide measures (and counting) certified for the 2022 ballot

Welcome to the Wednesday, June 8, Brew.

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Involuntary servitude on the ballot

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Karine Jean Pierre condemns ‘radical’ and ‘extreme’ Louisiana anti-abortion bill

Doctors could face prison and heavy fines and force women to carry medically unsafe pregnancies to term with new restrictions under the state’s latest legislation

The Independent UK

New Orleans Starbucks store 1st in Louisiana to vote union

Employees at a Starbucks store in New Orleans are the first in Louisiana to unionize

The Independent UK

'No excuse' to withhold deadly arrest video, governor says

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said there was “no excuse” for a video he watched of the deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene failing to reach prosecutors for another six months

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Louisiana voters to decide in November on constitutional amendment to remove language that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime

Louisiana voters will decide in November on a constitutional amendment that would remove language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime. The amendment would also add language to say that the section of the constitution prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude “does not apply to…

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Louisiana Bill To Protect Employees From Firing Over Medical Marijuana Heads To Gov.'s Desk

Louisiana employees who use medical marijuana may soon receive much-needed protection from being fired, reported Marijuana Moment.

Benzinga

As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage

There are neighborhoods in Southwest Louisiana that have endured seven federally declared disasters in just two years

The Independent UK

POINT: Bold action is needed before hurricanes strike

Another hurricane season begins after two of the most devastating seasons in recent memory, particularly for my home state of Louisiana.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers ask governor to testify in Ronald Greene probe

Louisiana lawmakers are asking Gov. John Bel Edwards and his top attorneys to testify before a bipartisan committee investigating allegations of a cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene

The Independent UK

Jones, Samuel and Paris Among Top Sleeper Recruits in Louisiana

Looking back at top performers from the ‘Battle of the South’ camp in New Orleans

Sports Illustrated

ULM Warhawks Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

ULM College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

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Louisiana Ragin Cajuns Preview 2022: Season Prediction, Breakdown, Key Games, Players

Louisiana College Football Preview 2022: Team breakdown, season prediction, keys to the campaign, and what you need to know

The Independent UK

Governor saw deadly arrest video months before prosecutors

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards watched a key video of Black motorist Ronald Greene's deadly 2019 arrest six months before prosecutors knew it existed

Reason

Supreme Court Turns Away Red State Effort to Block Social Cost of Carbon

Without opinion the justices rejected Louisiana's application to vacate a lower court stay.

The Conversation

Rivers can suddenly change course – scientists used 50 years of satellite images to learn where and how it happens

Throughout history, important cities around the world have flourished along river banks. But rivers can also be destructive forces. They routinely flood, and on rare occasions, they can abruptly shift pathways.

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Venture Global 'Secretly' Started Constructing $13B LNG Plant On US Gulf Coast

The Financial Times reported that Venture Global LNG would build one of the largest new liquefied natural gas export plants in the U.S. on the Louisiana coast.

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Louisiana legislature refers two constitutional amendments to 2022 ballot concerning property taxes

On May 24, the Louisiana State Legislature referred two constitutional amendments to the Nov. 8 general election ballot, bringing the total number of measures currently certified for the ballot to seven.

The Independent UK

Infrastructure plan: $33M to clean up hundreds of oil wells

The Biden administration says $33 million in infrastructure money will be used to clean up some 277 of an estimated 15,000 abandoned oil and gas wells on federal land

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House Found Abandoned On Louisiana Road In Middle Of Night

Two suspects have been arrested in this highly unusual crime.

The Guardian - US

Louisiana men who tried to illegally transport house leave trail of havoc

Modular home left abandoned in street after dead-of-night move damaged mailboxes road signs and trees

The Independent UK

Louisiana gov faces decision on transgender athlete bill

A bill to keep transgender women and girls in Louisiana from competing on college and K-12 women’s and girls’ athletic teams has won final legislative passage

Wales Online

The cafe hosting Cardiff’s first ever Louisiana-style crawfish boil with cocktails

Get your bib on and let's boil!

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