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    National, News

    Conservative activist Charlie Kirk assassinated at Utah campus event

    Charlie Kirk, a longtime ally of Donald Trump and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot during a midday appearance at Utah Valley University...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 5 months ago5 months ago
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    Elections, Local Government, News, Politics

    District Court Judicial Hopefuls Spar Over Court Reform, Community Trust at Forum

    Four candidates vying for a pivotal seat on the 19th Judicial District Court took the stage on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at the East Baton...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 5 months ago5 months ago
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    Elections, Local Government, News, Politics

    Baton Rouge City Court Candidates Outline Contrasting Approaches at Community Forum

    Local residents gathered Tuesday evening, September 2, for a community forum featuring the two Republicans vying for an open Baton Rouge City Court judgeship: Calli...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 5 months ago5 months ago
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    Louisiana GOP Tries to Kill Voting Rights Act, Put Baton Rouge’s Black Congressional Seat on the Chopping Block

    The legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional map intensified this week as the state and Black voters filed starkly opposing briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court,...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 5 months ago5 months ago
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    “You Come Out a Stranger”: Exonerees Describe Life After Wrongful Conviction

    BATON ROUGE, La. – Thirteen men who collectively spent 644 years in Louisiana prisons for crimes they didn’t commit gathered earlier this month at the...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 7 months ago7 months ago
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    SCOTUS Punt Leaves Baton Rouge’s Congressional Future Hanging in the Balance

    On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court took the rare step of punting a high-stakes challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map, setting the stage for another round...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 7 months ago7 months ago
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    Local Government, News, Politics

    Louisiana Freedom Caucus appears to sanction shooting “No Kings” protesters

    BATON ROUGE — Ahead of Saturday’s “No Kings” protests in Baton Rouge and across Louisiana, the ultra‑right Louisiana Freedom Caucus issued a press release invoking statutes...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 8 months ago8 months ago
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    Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Would Quietly Re-Write Who Gets a Voice in Louisiana’s Future

    H.R. 1 — the 900-page “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” now barreling through Congress at President Donald Trump’s urging — has been branded the most...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 8 months ago8 months ago
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    Local Government, News

    Former EBR Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden Dies at 72

    Melvin Lee “Kip” Holden, the first African American to serve as Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish and a transformative figure in Baton Rouge politics,...

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    by The Bayou Progressive 9 months ago9 months ago
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    Hunger or Hiring? Louisiana GOP Pushes Overhaul of SNAP and TANF Programs

    Two bills moving through the Louisiana Legislature — House Bill 617 and House Bill 624, sponsored by Rep. Kim Carver (R-Covington) and Rep. Stephanie Berault...

    The Bayou Progressive
    by The Bayou Progressive 9 months ago9 months ago

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