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Sen. Cassidy, RFK Jr. clash on vaccines

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Friday, January 31, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about vaccine safety, both past and present, appeared likely to lead at least a few Senate Republicans to vote against his nomination following a second confirmation hearing Thursday. Louisiana Sen.
When planting a tree, dig the hole twice as wide as the diameter of the container and only as deep as the height of the container.

When planting a tree, dig the hole twice as wide as the diameter of the container and only as deep as the height of the container.

Arbor Day is upon us. Plant a tree and make a difference.

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 24, 2025
If you’ve ever looked up the date for Arbor Day, you may have run into some conflicting information. Nationally, this holiday celebrating the importance of trees is observed on the last Friday of April. But in Louisiana, we have our own Arbor Day: the third Friday of January, which this year is Jan.
Many tropical plants, such as these ornamental bananas, are root hardy. While they won’t look nice after a freeze, they’ll begin growing back in the spring. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

Many tropical plants, such as these ornamental bananas, are root hardy. While they won’t look nice after a freeze, they’ll begin growing back in the spring. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

Be patient when it comes to dealing with freeze-damaged plants

Harlan Kirgan
Friday, January 24, 2025
The snow has come and gone — and so has the excitement that came with such a meteorological rarity in Louisiana. Now, some gardeners are looking outside at a far less enjoyable sight: plants that turned gray, brown and perhaps even mushy in this week’s frigid temperatures.

Wednesday DOTD road updates

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Update on latest state highway closures across Louisiana Wednesday, January 22, 2025 6:15 PM Baton Rouge, LA – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is providing an update on the latest weather-related closures on state routes throughout Louisiana.

DOTD announces extension of Interstate 10 closure to Louisiana/Texas state line

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 12:35 AM Baton Rouge, LA- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that due to deteriorating road conditions as a result of Winter Storm Enzo, Interstate 10 in the east and westbound direction is now closed to motorists, from the...

DOTD update on latest state highway closures across Louisiana

Harlan Kirgan
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is providing an update on the latest weather-related closures on state routes throughout Louisiana. Motorists should keep in mind that conditions change rapidly and roadways may be closed suddenly if they’re unsafe for travel.

DOTD Announces Interstate 10 Closure from I-49 to La. 415

Harlan Kirgan
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Tuesday, January 21, 2025 2:51 AM Baton Rouge, LA- The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that due to hazardous weather conditions, Interstate 10 in the east and westbound direction from Interstate 49 to La.
A relocation notice posted in front of a makeshift shelter at the Earhart encampment Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Those living at the underpass will be transported Wednesday to the Transitional Center. (John Gray/Verite News)

A relocation notice posted in front of a makeshift shelter at the Earhart encampment Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. Those living at the underpass will be transported Wednesday to the Transitional Center. (John Gray/Verite News)

Ahead of Super Bowl, Landry to relocate unhoused people living near tourist areas

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Monday, January 20, 2025
Louisiana state troopers began Monday notifying residents of a state-sanctioned unhoused encampment under the Pontchartrain Expressway that they will soon have to relocate, per an order from Gov. Jeff Landry.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour arrives Aug. 11, 2018, in San Pedro, California. The vessel is one of dozens Bollinger Shipyard of Lockport has construction for the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class)

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour arrives Aug. 11, 2018, in San Pedro, California. The vessel is one of dozens Bollinger Shipyard of Lockport has construction for the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class)

GOP mega-donor’s Louisiana company pays $1M settlement for illegal workers

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Monday, January 20, 2025
The family-owned company of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign co-chair in Louisiana has agreed to pay $1.025 million to resolve allegations that it hired workers ineligible to work in the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week.
This map from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shows where President Biden’s executive orders restrict new offshore oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Gulf of Mexico and the Bering Sea. (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.)

This map from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management shows where President Biden’s executive orders restrict new offshore oil and gas drilling in federal waters in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the Gulf of Mexico and the Bering Sea. (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.)

Louisiana leads lawsuit against Biden’s ban on new offshore drilling

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Monday, January 20, 2025
The ban on new offshore oil and gas drilling President Biden put in place on his way out of office doesn’t apply to federal waters off the Louisiana coast, but state Attorney General Liz Murrill is challenging the action she calls “blatantly illegal.” Through executive orders on Jan.