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The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System did not mince words Wednesday while testifying on a resolution...
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The Louisiana House of Representatives killed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have ensured alumni from each...
The mother of LSU student Madison Brooks, who died in January, pleaded with a House committee Thursday to pass a bill to hold bars responsible for serving people under 21.
Despite her emotional testimony,...
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A proposal to place tenure policies for higher education faculty into Louisiana law is dead for the year after its author has...
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A Louisiana Senate committee killed a proposed ban on gender affirming healthcare for transgender youth Wednesday, giving a...
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Near midnight Thursday, LSU students received a “shots fired” text from university police. The next morning,...
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TikTok could soon be expelled from Louisiana’s colleges and universities under a bill advancing through the legislature.
House...
BATON ROUGE—A House committee on Wednesday shot down a bill in a 7-5 vote that would have banned employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
The bill would have added...
A bill that would ban classroom discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation outside of school curriculum passed the House Committee on Education 7-5 on Wednesday.
The proposal, House Bill 466...
BATON ROUGE—The state’s near-total abortion ban has reignited efforts by lawmakers to address Louisiana’s low rankings in maternal and infant health.
One bill, authored by Sen. Beth Mizell,...
BATON ROUGE–Increasing violence in schools has prompted lawmakers to propose the “Protect Teachers Act,” a bill that would grant protection from criminal liability to teachers who try...
BATON ROUGE – The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare advanced a bill Tuesday to require Louisiana operating rooms to have equipment to remove harmful surgical smoke plumes.
The bill’s author,...
