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Republican Rep. Gabe Firment of Pollock

Republican Rep. Gabe Firment of Pollock

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Gender-affirming care banned

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Lawmakers on Tuesday overrode the governor’s veto of a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. That was the only veto override that made it through both the House and Senate, and lawmakers called an end to the special session late in the day. Gov.
Illustration by Maddie Fitzmorris of The Reveille at LSU

Illustration by Maddie Fitzmorris of The Reveille at LSU

New data shows Louisiana is losing college grads to Texas and other states

Rebecca Chaisson
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
By Josh Archote LSU Manship School News Service Lucy Bui would have liked to stay close to her family and find a job in Louisiana after graduating from LSU with an architecture degree in 2022. But the professional opportunities were not in Louisiana, she said.

Gun violence in Eunice

By (not verified) on Tuesday, July 4, 2023

LSU Manship News Service reporter and Eunice native Layne Miller interviews victims of gun violence and Police Chief Kyle LeBouef.

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Gov. John Bel Edwards (Photo by Allison Allsop / LSU Manship School News Service)

Gov. John Bel Edwards (Photo by Allison Allsop / LSU Manship School News Service)

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Edwards says he expects to veto three transgender bills

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 9, 2023
Gov. John Bel Edwards said he expects to veto three anti-LGBTQ+ bills passed in the legislative session that ended Thursday.
State Sen. Heather Cloud

State Sen. Heather Cloud

Bill to limit minors’ access to sexually explicit materials passes

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Friday, June 9, 2023
A bill that would limit minors’ access to sexually explicit materials in public libraries received final legislative passage Thursday. While lawmakers are rushing to pass their bills before the session ends at 6 p.m. Thursday, the final version of Republican Sen.

Louisiana’s $50B coastal plan approved by Legislature

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 9, 2023
The Louisiana Legislature has unanimously approved a $50 billion plan to protect and restore the state’s diminishing coast over the next 50 years. “We’re not just throwing money at the problem,” Gov.

Teacher pay raise turns into $2K stipend

Rebecca Chaisson
Friday, June 9, 2023
Under a compromise approved in the chaotic closing minutes of the spring session Thursday, state lawmakers limited a $2,000 pay increase for teachers to a one-year stipend and cut $100 million from what the Senate had sought for the Louisiana Department of Health.
Senate President Page Cortez proposed lifting the state spending cap, and the House agreed on Wednesday. (Photo by Francis Dinh/LSU Manship School News Service)

Senate President Page Cortez proposed lifting the state spending cap, and the House agreed on Wednesday. (Photo by Francis Dinh/LSU Manship School News Service)

House raises state spending limit

(not verified)
Thursday, June 8, 2023
The House voted 85-19 Wednesday to raise the Legislature’s limit on spending to make use of much of the large pile of extra cash flowing into state coffers. Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 would raise the expenditure limit for this fiscal year and next.