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Louisiana Spotlight: New flood recovery snag? Getting people to sign up
BATON ROUGE — With tens of thousands of Louisiana homes damaged by floodwaters last year, you might expect a mad dash from homeowners scrambling to seek the $1.3 billion in federal recovery aid ava
Trump picks two for Western District U.S. judgeships
President Donald Trump has nominated an attorney specializing in civil litigation and a state district court judge to federal judgeships in Louisiana’s Western District, the White House announced T
Gulf's dead zone reaches record size
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — There’s an unwanted record in the Gulf of Mexico: This year’s “dead zone ,” a largely human-caused phenomenon where there’s too little oxygen to support marine life, is the bigge
Louisiana Spotlight: Expiring taxes threaten La. construction
BATON ROUGE— While debate over the expiration of more than $1 billion in temporary state taxes centers on the risks to health and education programs, the ripple effect also threatens to cause a cas