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Gov. Jeff Landry pitched lawmakers Wednesday on his tax-overhaul proposals.

Louisiana House advances 3% personal income tax proposal, moving state closer to eliminating income tax

BATON ROUGE—A House tax committee voted Thursday to advance Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal for a flat 3% personal income tax rate. If approved by the full House and Senate, the plan would eliminate...

Louisiana is fifth among states in total carbon emissions and emissions per-capita, according to 2015-16 U.S. Department of Energy statistics. 

‘False Solution’: Questions mount over dangers of carbon capture in Cancer Alley

By Cade Savoy November 7, 2024

On Jan. 27, 2021, newly-elected President Joe Biden announced the Justice40 initiative. The initiative’s goals are ambitious: according to the White House’s official website, the plan would...

Harris Concession AP

Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting

By Chris Megerian & Darlene Superville November 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Faced with a sweeping rejection by American voters, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump on Wednesday and encouraged supporters to...

Clouds move past the Capitol Building Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.

How did Louisiana vote? Results from statewide and East Baton Rouge Parish races

By Courtney Bell November 6, 2024

On Tuesday, Louisiana voters cast their ballot for the presidential election, congressional races and one statewide amendment, as well as issues and positions in local elections. Statewide ResultsPresidential...

Broome and Edwards to face off for mayor-president in December runoff

Broome and Edwards to face off for mayor-president in December runoff

By Courtney Bell November 6, 2024

Republican Sid Edwards and Democrat and Incumbent Sharon Weston Broome will face each other next month in a runoff for East Baton Rouge mayor-president.Almost 190,000 Baton Rouge residents cast their vote...

In this June 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump tours a section of the border wall in San Luis, Ariz.

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

By Bill Barrow November 6, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and now president-elect often skipped over details but through more than a year of policy...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, stand on stage at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump wins the White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years...

AP File photo of Donald J. Trump.

Donald Trump wins Louisiana, securing the Bayou State’s 2024 electoral votes for president

By The Associated Press November 5, 2024

Former President Donald Trump won Louisiana on Tuesday for the third consecutive presidential election, increasing his electoral vote tally by eight. In addition to voter support, Trump has various powerful...

Raising Voices, Raising Futures: The Circle of Sisterhood’s Global Fight for Education

By Abigail Homrock, Digital Director November 5, 2024

In a heartfelt effort to make a difference, the Circle of Sisterhood, a nonprofit organization founded by sorority women, is calling on the Panhellenic community to help combat educational inequalities...

Rides stand at the Six Flags of New Orleans site in Aug. 18, 2009.

A former Six Flags park is finally being demolished after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation

By The Associated Press November 5, 2024

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ former Six Flags theme park, which shuttered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, is finally coming down. Demolition is underway at the eastern New Orleans site...

Hodges Hall stands tall on Friday, April 1, 2022, on Field House Drive in Baton Rouge, La.

Why have foreign language curricula become so standardized? Language department chair answers

By Cade Savoy November 5, 2024

The Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures is one of the largest and most important departments at LSU, enrolling a high number of undergraduate students each semester. To effectively...

This undated image provided by Mark Longo shows his pet squirrel Peanut that was seized by officers from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, at Longo’s home in rural Pine City, N.Y., Oct. 30, 2024.

The man who took in orphaned Peanut the squirrel says it’s ‘surreal’ officials euthanized his pet

By Julie Walker November 4, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who took in an orphaned squirrel and made it a social media star vowed Saturday that New York state’s decision to seize and euthanize the animal “won’t...