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After Sen. Troy Brown's domestic abuse case, some legislators call for his dismissal 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2306

Lead found in Saint Joseph drinking water in 20-plus percent of homes, businesses 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 3026

Sharon Weston Broome sworn in as Baton Rouge's mayor-president 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2890

In John Bel Edwards, Louisiana finally has effective, full-time governor 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 2 2756

Here are some of the laws that take effect New Year's Day 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2962

River Parishes seek nearly $500 million from feds for levees 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2321

Appeals court tosses life sentence for $15 theft 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 6 3515

Louisiana wildlife secretary opts to resign immediately, says reforms sabotaged 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 10 3359

Health nonprofit sues Louisiana for unpaid $12M, alleges defamation 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2937

Audit finds management weakness in state's welfare, food stamp programs 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3278

Amazon.com to start collecting taxes for online sales in Louisiana 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2888

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards defends brother, Tangipahoa Sheriff Daniel Edwards: 'He did not enga 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2897

More than $1 billion in Louisiana flood recovery funds released by federal government 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1618

Mayor: New Orleans Settles Police Shooting Suits for $13.3M 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1454

Legislature candidate stands by FB post calling for Muslim business boycott, calling Islam a false 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1919

Louisiana nondiscrimination order declared unconstitutional 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2413

Louisiana AG Opposed to LGBT Rights: I Love My Gay Brother But The Law Matters More 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2328

Misogynistic jokes spark Rep. Helena Moreno taking #ItsNoJoke campaign to next level 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 4 2388

Violent convicts working in state buildings, audit finds 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2038

Gov. John Bel Edwards takes issue with Sen.-elect John Kennedy's take on federal flood aid 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1654

Married GOP Politician Who Admitted to Sexting Male Teen: Im Not Gay 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Dec 2016 1 2711

Gov. John Bel Edwards' task force recommends $700 million boost for transportation 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1642

Gov. Edwards' approval rating rises after 9 months filled with budget crunch, tragedy 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1568

Obama administration makes second request for Louisiana flood relief from Congress 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1438

Baton Rouge council approves settlement with protesters 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1350

Audit: Poor record-keeping in attorney generals office 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1605

Fire at ExxonMobil refinery leaves four workers critically injured in Baton Rouge 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1501

'Model' New Orleans cop had secret life for years as serial sexual predator, police say 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1918

LSU fraternity voluntarily suspends most operations while alleged sexual assault investigated 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1278

Mother sues Ascension School Board after son's injury from bullying required emergency brain surgery 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 4 1768

Louisiana Continued...

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Eric Trump slams David Duke, says U.S. Senate candidate 'does deserve a bullet' 4 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 2464

Fringe figure David Duke hijacks final Senate debate 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1574

Priests don’t have to report sexual abuse, Louisiana Supreme Court rules 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1488

Videos: Protesters pepper-sprayed, David Duke in shouting match with moderator at U.S. Senate debate 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1653

Raucous protest against David Duke at Dillard University leads to pepper-spraying 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1565

$13 billion road and bridge backlog big part of upcoming debate 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1836

Democratic and Republican party heads criticize David Duke's participation in statewide debate 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1917

Rapper Kevin Gates drops out of 2016 Voodoo Fest 'due to unforeseen incarceration' 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1646

Gov. John Bel Edwards increases federal flood aid request to $4 billion 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1374

With $313M budget deficit looming, Louisiana agencies, colleges braced for cuts 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1543

David Duke to debate at historically black college 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1651

Louisiana Senate campaign: Campbell leads Fayard in Democratic money race 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1444

Gretna grocer hit with $1.4 million judgment for parking lot death 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1482

Dixie Cab in Lafayette faces permit suspension for not paying traffic camera fines 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1332

Kenner City Council asks Mike Yenni to resign as Jefferson Parish president over sexting scandal 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1539

Baton Rouge women sentenced to 1 year, order to pay over $850K in defrauding pediatric surgery group 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1643

Attorney General Jeff Landry challenges Gov. John Bel Edwards' LGBT rights order 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1401

Medicaid expansion enrollment tops 326K people in Louisiana 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1428

First NBC Bank Co. deemed in 'troubled condition' by Fed 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1653

Black LSU student reports possible hate crime, prompting Baton Rouge police investigation 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1687

Married GOP Politician Admits to Sexting Male Teen in Video Pleading for His Job 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 7 1840

Louisiana delegation returns from Cuba, waiting for U.S. to change policies 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1435

From cub to LSU mascot, man who raised Mike the Tiger devastated by prognosis 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 4052

Louisiana officials respond to released recordings of Donald Trump's 'offensive and indefensible'... 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1857

Married Republican Politician in Louisiana Being Investigated by FBI for Sexting 17-Year-Old Boy 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2150

BP oil spill may have caused 'irreversible' damage to marshes, study says 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1747

Nicholls celebrates building upgrades; Lafourche family donates another $1 million 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1290

Three strippers in Baton Rouge, New Orleans sue over state ban on those younger than 21 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1659

Former president Aguillard suing Louisiana College 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1533

AG Jeff Landry blocks state contracts that include language preventing LGBT discrimination 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1439

Louisiana Continued...

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Court upholds public records lawsuit, penalties against Lafayette city marshal 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1355

New Orleans fire union, administration at odds over promotions and pay 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1459

Judges question groups seeking to keep New Orleans Confederate monuments; no ruling issued 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1325

Baton Rouge police: Man arrested in rape of a 9-year-old girl 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 2 1642

U.S. Senate OKs $500M flood aid in short-term budget plan needed to prevent government shutdown 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1309

Manhunt in Louisiana for gunman who killed driver in carjacking, shot at vehicles in Cedar Hill, TX 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1968

Louisiana’s cost to respond to flooding could reach $81M 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1482

A white police chief rants on Facebook, and a Louisiana town hears echoes of its racist past 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1797

Louisiana will borrow up to $400M in short-term loans to shore up budget 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1339

Legislators to Attorney General Jeff Landry and Gov. John Bel Edwards: 'Do your job' 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1385

White House asks Congress for $2.6 billion to help Louisiana 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1372

'Not going to be easy': Task force to make final recommendations on Louisiana's budget issues by ... 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1732

Louisiana Democrats release anti-Donald Trump ad 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 5 2218

Police: Sovereign citizen attempts to reach for gun while resisting arrest in Slidell 2 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2120

Louisiana borrows $187M for state-financed construction work 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1414

Nearly $9 billion in damage after catastrophic Louisiana flooding, Gov. John Bel Edwards tells ... 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1453

Many Central homes dropped from 'high risk' zones, allowed to drop insurance weeks before flood 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1437

With insurance claims in the balance, flooded homeowners fed up with debris pickers 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1926

Gov. John Bel Edwards unveils new plans for Louisiana flood recovery housing 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 1753

Much like post-Katrina, a major homeowner aid package could make or break flood recovery 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1499

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