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Teacher pay raise sent to voters

Anna Puleo/ LSU Manship School News Service

Friday, June 13, 2025

The Louisiana House voted 98-1 Thursday to give final legislative approval to $53.5 billion budget package for the upcoming fiscal year without objecting to any of the major changes that the Senate had made earlier this week.

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Senate adds $1.2B to state budget bill

Myra Miller

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

By Julie O’Donoghue Louisiana Illuminator The Louisiana Legislature’s leaders want to spend $1.2 billion that would typically be deposited into a state savings account on infrastructure, economic development and technology upgrades. State lawmakers are expected to send Gov.

Southern highbush blueberries ripen earlier than rabbiteye blueberries. Photo by Olivia McClure/LSU AgCenter

This is blueberry season in Louisiana

From The LSU AgCenter

Friday, June 6, 2025

School is out, and summer is near. Here’s something else to celebrate: Blueberries — those refreshing, deeply hued orbs of sweetness — are now ripening on bushes across Louisiana. Blueberries are among the easiest fruit crops to grow.

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Senate reins in tax cut and school voucher plans

Anna Puleo/ LSU Manship School News Service

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

The Louisiana Senate is reining in several major proposals pushed by Gov. Jeff Landry and House conservatives, rejecting additional tax cuts and scaling back spending on private school vouchers amid caution over the state’s longer-term financial outlook.

Termites can become a problem in raised beds that are filled with pieces of wood. Photo by Aaron Ashbrook/LSU AgCenter

Termites aren’t just a threat to structures

Myra Miller

Friday, May 30, 2025

LSU AgCenter Get It Growing Termites aren’t just a threat to structures. They can cause trouble in the garden, too. Growing vegetables, herbs and other plants in raised beds holds a lot of appeal. Raised beds give gardeners more control over soil quality and drainage.

Over $34M in unclaimed property checks on the way

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 23, 2025

BLouisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., announced that about 143,000 unclaimed property checks totaling over $34 million will be mailed out on May 30 following a data match to update addresses with the Louisiana Department of Revenue.

Get ready for hurricane season

Todd Miller / vtmiller@agcenter.lsu.edu

Friday, May 23, 2025

Hurricane season is once again upon us, and the LSU AgCenter has recommendations to mitigate potential danger and losses to yards, homes and animals as well as tips for keeping food and cleaning supplies on hand.

Will legislation lower auto insurance rates?

Wesley Muller / Louisiana Illuminator

Friday, May 23, 2025

Tensions are escalating at the State Capitol as a legislative package that attempts to lower auto insurance costs in Louisiana nears its final stage of approval. On Wednesday, the Senate advanced six of the more controversial insurance measures in a floor session that lasted late into the night.

Democratic lawmakers stand together Monday in the Louisiana House of Representatives to oppose Rep. Emily Chenevert’s House Bill 685, which prohibits policy on diversity, equity and inclusion in state government and prevents state colleges and universities from requiring DEI in their curricula with limited exceptions. (Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)

Anti-DEI bill OK’d despite Black Caucus pushback

Piper Hutchinson / Louisiana Illuminator

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a bill Monday that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices across state government and prohibit state universities and colleges from requiring certain race and gender-based curriculum for undergraduate students. House Bill 685 by Rep.

House passes balanced budget

Harlan Kirgan

Friday, May 16, 2025

The House of Representatives advanced a balanced state budget bill without raising taxes, while also cutting government waste through smart fiscal discipline.